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Residents, businesses and visitors to Scarborough are being encouraged to have their say on which projects would benefit most from a multi-million pound investment to drive regeneration and improve the health and wellbeing of communities.

Scarborough is standing at the threshold of a significant transformation as it decides how to spend £20 million from the government’s Pride in Place programme. But which projects should get the money?

Trevor Bull has thanked the likes of Sheffield United, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday for their loan signings as the club battle through their injury crisis.

The Seadogs stay sixth but are level on points with fifth-placed Radcliffe in National North.

A local Councillor says politicians need to speak honestly about the prospects of the A64 being upgraded and a local MP bemoans a lack of vocal support for the idea from some other local leaders.

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has welcomed new powers to make it easier to restrict pavement parking.

Town's struggles continue in front of goal while second-bottom Workington remain in trouble despite picking up what they might feel is a useful point on the road.

Brid RUFC thumped Halifax to stay top of Yorkshire Two.

Residents across North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire are being urged to prepare for a weekend of hazardous travel and freezing temperatures as the Met Office issues a series of yellow weather warnings.

Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has held a meeting with North Yorkshire Council to address the local authority's response to a week of what she described as "Baltic weather" across the region.

As North Yorkshire prepares for another night of freezing conditions, residents can sit in the warmth of their own homes and follow live progress from the county's fleet of gritters.

Bridlington Town AFC have confirmed the signing of Olly Green, who returns to the Mounting Systems Stadium until the end of the season.

The number of people killed in anti-government protests across Iran has risen dramatically to more than 500, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

The extent of the state's crackdown on Iranian protesters is beginning to emerge, despite the internet shutdown.

In an industrial corner of the city of Shenzhen, there was a sense the system was bracing.

Four people, including three teenagers, who died in a crash between a taxi and a car in Greater Manchester have been named locally.

Five human heads were found hanging from ropes at a beach in Ecuador as the country suffers a wave of violence related to drug trafficking.

Thousands of tourists have been left stranded in northern Finland after flights at Kittila Airport were cancelled due to severe cold.

London has recorded the lowest number of homicides in more than a decade, according to new figures from the Metropolitan Police.

A power outage, caused by bad weather, at a National Air Traffic Service's (NATS) radar site halted arrivals to Birmingham Airport overnight.

Four people, including three teenagers, who died in a crash between a taxi and a car in Greater Manchester have been named locally.

Police are hunting for a convicted robber who absconded from an open prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

A power outage, caused by bad weather, at a National Air Traffic Service's (NATS) radar site halted arrivals to Birmingham Airport overnight.

London has recorded the lowest number of homicides in more than a decade, according to new figures from the Metropolitan Police.

A British skier has died in an avalanche in the French Alps.

Five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in County Durham.

Newborns with jaundice can now receive vital treatment at home using a special sleeping bag-style device, thanks to the launch of a new service by Scotland’s largest health board.

Drivers in England can find out how their local councils are tackling potholes following the introduction of a new traffic rating system from the Department for Transport (DfT).

Former Premier League footballer Shay Given has apologised for describing sacked Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy's time at the club as an "absolute Holocaust".

Eighteen‑year‑old Frazer McKenna has spent most of his adolescence living with the consequences of something he never chose to see.

The number of people killed in anti-government protests across Iran has risen dramatically to more than 500, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

The extent of the state's crackdown on Iranian protesters is beginning to emerge, despite the internet shutdown.

In an industrial corner of the city of Shenzhen, there was a sense the system was bracing.

Five human heads were found hanging from ropes at a beach in Ecuador as the country suffers a wave of violence related to drug trafficking.

Thousands of tourists have been left stranded in northern Finland after flights at Kittila Airport were cancelled due to severe cold.

A British skier has died in an avalanche in the French Alps.

A new-look Sky News series takes viewers straight into some of the world's most hostile environments.

More than 1,000 apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv remain without power after a Russian bombardment of the country's energy system overnight.

In Germany's fight against people smugglers, Chief Inspector Igor Weber's Pasewalk force is on the frontline.

Human remains have been found in Australia as bushfires continue to rage on in the country.

Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.

Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the single most anticipated video game of 2026.

Gabby Logan has paid tribute to her father, former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath, who died at the age of 75 following a short illness.

Brigitte Bardot's funeral has been held with a private service in Saint-Tropez.

The arraignment of Rob Reiner's son over the killing of his parents has been delayed after his high-profile defence lawyer withdrew from the case. 

Manchester United are expected to accelerate the process of appointing a new interim head coach, with further detailed talks planned before a final decision is made between Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

No manager, no trophy hopes, no noise. The final whistle against Brighton was met with a few boos, then stunned silence. Just where do Manchester United go from here?

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley will miss the rest of the season with a significant knee injury sustained in Thursday's goalless draw at Arsenal.

Drake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter as the New England Patriots defense roughed up Justin Herbert in a 16-3 AFC Wild Card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a sensational 23-19 upset of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to knock them out of the NFL playoffs in the Wild Card round.

Financial markets have taken fright amid a resumption of the row over US central bank independence between its chair and the Trump administration.

Oil sits at the heart of Donald Trump's Venezuelan gamble. Within a day of the US operation which ousted President Nicolas Maduro, Trump made his top priority clear: reviving the country's oil industry.

Evictions of migrants living in asylum hotels are set to start in the spring, Sky News understands.

Four people, including three teenagers, who died in a crash between a taxi and a car in Greater Manchester have been named locally.

The number of people killed in anti-government protests across Iran has risen dramatically to more than 500, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

The company behind London's Pride parade recorded a £120,726 loss in 2024, latest accounts show.

The Conservatives have said they would ban social media for children under the age of 16.

David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes - such as those made using Elon Musk's Grok - are "entirely unacceptable".

The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida within days.

The UK government "wants any excuse for censorship", Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X's artificial intelligence tool.