This is the Coast

North Yorkshire Council is set to make a trial ban on overnight motorhome parking permanent at coastal hotspots following concerns over safety and anti-social behaviour.

North Yorkshire councillors will meet on April 24 to decide on Europa Oil & Gas's controversial proposal to construct a temporary 38-metre gas drilling rig in Burniston, following a previous delay.

A bitter dispute has erupted between North Yorkshire Council chiefs and Mayor David Skaith over claims the county is being shortchanged by £20m in expected road repair funding.

Homes and businesses across the Yorkshire Coast will benefit from a multi-million-pound government investment in local flood defences and coastal erosion schemes.

A man and a woman have been released on bail after police officers intercepted a vehicle suspected of involvement in criminality in Bridlington town centre.

Firefighters have spent the night tackling a blaze in a building behind the JET Petrol Station near Primrose Valley.

Local businesses in Scarborough are being asked to allow the public to use their facilities as the town centre grapples with a lack of public toilets ahead of the busy tourist season.

The Director of VisitEngland is calling on residents to support the Yorkshire Coast's visitor economy by exploring local attractions during English Tourism Week.

A £125,000 funding bid aims to repurpose Whitby's historic Grade II* Listed Old Town Hall into a vibrant community and heritage venue.

The Scarborough and Whitby Green Party has strongly criticised Water Minister Emma Hardy's response to Yorkshire Water's pollution plans, demanding an end to water privatisation amid ongoing concerns over local bathing water quality.

David Skaith, Mayor of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, visited Scarborough TEC to witness how adult learners on the Yorkshire Coast are developing essential skills for new careers and supporting the regional economy.

Scarborough's Mayor has announced a public meeting this Thursday evening to address mounting concerns over North Yorkshire Council's ten-year strategy for the region's harbours.

Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said.

Excavators working for the family of murder victim Muriel McKay have discovered a bone at a site where they were told her body was buried 57 years ago.

Boxer Ricky Hatton had brain disease caused by repeated head trauma when he died, an inquest has ruled.

A former police special constable has been jailed for 24 years after being found guilty of a series of sex offences including the rape of a child.

Students in Kent could "incubate" meningitis and spread it to other parts of the UK, a health official has speculated as his "most likely" scenario.

Average annual energy bills will rise by £332 in July, more than double the previously anticipated increase, due to high oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran, trusted forecasters predicted.

Cabinet ministers have looked at a blueprint for how Labour could cut taxes on work by taking on "vested interests" profiteering from the cost of living crisis.

Preliminary readings of sites in Arizona and southern California indicate that the US has suffered its hottest March day on record.

Students in Kent could "incubate" meningitis and spread it to other parts of the UK, a health official has speculated as his "most likely" scenario.

Average annual energy bills will rise by £332 in July, more than double the previously anticipated increase, due to high oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran, trusted forecasters predicted.

Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said.

Three men have denied involvement in a plot to rape and sexually assault another man's wife after she had been drugged by her husband.

Excavators working for the family of murder victim Muriel McKay have discovered a bone at a site where they were told her body was buried 57 years ago.

Cabinet ministers have looked at a blueprint for how Labour could cut taxes on work by taking on "vested interests" profiteering from the cost of living crisis.

A former police special constable has been jailed for 24 years after being found guilty of a series of sex offences including the rape of a child.

Boxer Ricky Hatton had brain disease caused by repeated head trauma when he died, an inquest has ruled.

The last 24 hours of eye-wateringly expensive missile duelling over the Persian Gulf has made one point above all.

The Australian prime minister was booed by protesters during a visit to the country's largest mosque.

Denmark sent soldiers and explosives to Greenland in January so that it could blow up runways in the event of a US invasion, the country's public broadcaster has said. 

Kevin Spacey has reached an out-of-court settlement in civil claims brought by three British men accusing him of sexual assault.

Val Kilmer is to ​posthumously appear in an action-adventure film, a year after his death from pneumonia - thanks to AI.

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The UK government has scrapped plans to introduce copyright law exceptions which would allow AI firms to use the work of songwriters without their permission.

After Oscar winners collect their golden statuettes on stage at the Dolby Theatre, they are brought into rooms outside to have their photos taken and answer questions from journalists.

The US central bank has raised its forecast for inflation as the Iran war-linked surge in global energy prices threatens self-inflicted damage on the world's largest economy.

Online forum 4Chan has been fined £450,000 by regulator Ofcom for failing to have age checks in place to stop children from seeing pornography on its site.

Sharp rises in the price of oil and gas as a result of the war in Iran have set off an economic chain reaction which is already hitting people in the pocket.