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Local tourism chiefs and councillors have been left frustrated by what they feel is a lack of consultation by North Yorkshire's Mayor, David Skaith, around a so-called tourism tax in the region.

As part of their ongoing commitment to this year’s Christmas drink and drug drive campaign, North Yorkshire Police have so far made 133 arrests.

A report has highlighted how North Yorkshire communities came together to help flood-hit households when Storm Darragh brought torrential rain and damaging winds last winter.

The Seadogs go to Spennymoor Town, on Tuesday night, in National North.

Nominations are now open for the 2026 East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Chairman’s Awards.

It was confirmed on Monday that the Special New Year’s Day trains to Whitby from Darlington via Thornaby and Middlesbrough will run as advertised.

A man who sustained life threatening injuries following a collision in Wetwang on Boxing Day has since died and has been named by his family as 51-year-old Douglas Noble.

Conservative party chairman and Filey MP Kevin Hollinrake has outlined his opposition to the installation of solar panels on prime farmland.

People are being urged to share their views on wild camping, fires and barbeques in nine locations across Scarborough and Whitby.

Thousands of hospital bed days are being lost each year across Yorkshire because patients who are medically fit to leave hospital cannot be discharged due to a lack of funded care in the community, new figures show.

Eden Camp, the modern history museum in North Yorkshire, is celebrating a successful end to 2025 following a year packed with events.

This year's event was the 50th anniversary of Whitby's Boxing Day Dip.

Idris Elba, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as well as England's victorious women's football and rugby teams, are among 1,157 people recognised in the New Year Honours list.

Two December days in Palm Beach and I have sunburn and whiplash.

The two "close friends" of Anthony Joshua killed in a car crash in Nigeria in which the British boxer was injured have been named by his spokesperson.

Nightfall in Bristol and volunteers at One25 are stocking up their van for the evening.

China has fired rockets into the waters off Taiwan on a second day of large-scale war games around the island aimed at rehearsing a blockade.

Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of "serious information failures" in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.

The Cabinet Office has blamed an "administrative error" after historical royal documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were released by mistake.

The two men accused of committing the Bondi Beach antisemitic terror attack "acted alone", Australian police have said.

Idris Elba, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as well as England's victorious women's football and rugby teams, are among 1,157 people recognised in the New Year Honours list.

The Cabinet Office has blamed an "administrative error" after historical royal documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were released by mistake.

Nightfall in Bristol and volunteers at One25 are stocking up their van for the evening.

John Major's Downing Street sent a grovelling apology after the prime minister birthday telegram to the Queen Mother was addressed in an "improper manner", newly-released government documents show.

Kent Police are attempting to trace two men in relation to a fatal collision between a car and a pedestrian.

Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of "serious information failures" in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.

A mother and two children have died after a Boxing Day fire in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder after a grandfather died six days after he was punched outside a village pub.

The second time Fulham footballer Beau Parker suffered an ACL injury was even harder to process.

A man believed to have been carrying a handgun has been shot and killed by police after a car crash in the Norfolk town of Thetford.

The two "close friends" of Anthony Joshua killed in a car crash in Nigeria in which the British boxer was injured have been named by his spokesperson.

Two December days in Palm Beach and I have sunburn and whiplash.

Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died following a prolonged illness, her political party has said.

China has fired rockets into the waters off Taiwan on a second day of large-scale war games around the island aimed at rehearsing a blockade.

Donald Trump said he was "very angry" to hear reports of an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on one of Vladimir Putin's state residences in Russia.

The two men accused of committing the Bondi Beach antisemitic terror attack "acted alone", Australian police have said.

Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of "serious information failures" in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.

Six militants and three police officers have been killed during a shoot-out after extremists clashed with authorities in Turkey.  

Donald Trump has offered Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed plan to end Russia's invasion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Not going backwards is a win. Given Donald Trump's fraught relationship with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that's important.

Brigitte Bardot was the sultry film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolution, a woman whose cultural significance extended beyond her acting career.

The Bayeux Tapestry will be insured for around £800m when it comes to the UK next year.

The guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died.

American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel delivered an alternative Christmas message this year, taking aim what he said was the rise of fascism under Donald Trump's government.

Griff Rhys Jones has been campaigning for decades to preserve Britain's old buildings.

Anthony Joshua remains in a stable condition in hospital after he was injured in a fatal car crash in Nigeria in which two of his friends and members of his training team died.

Jofra Archer has been included in England's provisional T20 World Cup squad after his Ashes-ending injury, with fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue also named in a 15-player group for February and March's tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

Liverpool set-piece coach Aaron Briggs has left the club midway through a season in which the Reds have the joint-worst set-play record in Europe's big five leagues.

Antoine Semenyo's representatives are due in Manchester to finalise contract terms as Manchester City open talks with Bournemouth over his £65m release clause.

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United's days of solely playing with a back three are over and revealed he refrained from changing formation earlier to ensure his players did not feel he was caving in to media pressure.

The UK could be set to have had its warmest year on record, according to forecasters.

Idris Elba, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as well as England's victorious women's football and rugby teams, are among 1,157 people recognised in the New Year Honours list.

The two "close friends" of Anthony Joshua killed in a car crash in Nigeria in which the British boxer was injured have been named by his spokesperson.

Angola and Namibia have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals after the home secretary threatened to impose visa bans on them if they failed to do so.

A mother and two children have died after a Boxing Day fire in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of "serious information failures" in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.

Space is an alien environment for humans.

The row between Europe and Washington about what you can do online just ramped up.

The UK could be set to have had its warmest year on record, according to forecasters.

Two burglars who used the Grindr dating app to trick victims into letting them into their homes have been jailed.