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A Scarborough councillor has expressed frustration over a perceived lack of financial ambition from North Yorkshire Council for the town's 400th anniversary celebrations compared to its investment in the Tour of Britain cycle race.

Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor Luke Campbell has defended his progress on public transport after being challenged over the lack of discounted youth travel in rural and coastal areas.

New figures reveal that the Scarborough and Whitby area has the highest relative crime rate in North Yorkshire, prompting targeted police operations to tackle retail offences and anti-social behaviour.

Local councillors in Whitby have unanimously backed Anglo American's proposals to remove production limits and redesign key infrastructure at its Woodsmith polyhalite mine.

A new £1.2 million domestic tourism campaign aimed at boosting year-round visits to coastal towns has been welcomed by North Yorkshire MPs, alongside calls for a licensing system for short-term holiday lets to protect local communities.

Alan and Betty Grundy are celebrating sixty years of marriage alongside Alan's remarkable sixty-year tenure as Ringing Master at St Laurence’s Church.

A woman whose grandfather was rescued from the tragic 1914 wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla has donated a handmade maritime quilt to the Friends of Whitby Lifeboat.

Two North Yorkshire MPs have launched a joint campaign demanding an urgent safety review of the A64 Barton Hill junction after a constituent was involved in a serious collision.

North Yorkshire Council has unveiled revised £15 million regeneration plans for Scarborough's West Pier to balance its future as a working harbour and a popular visitor destination.

A pioneering £100,000 pilot programme in North Yorkshire is using the region's national parks to improve mental and physical health, securing a further £550,000 to expand its green social prescribing model.

The National Coastwatch Institution has applied to keep its vital life-saving mobile lookout trailer on Filey's Royal Parade for an additional two years.

A new report has highlighted significant disparities in educational standards and severe financial pressures facing smaller rural schools in the Scarborough and Whitby area.

The leader of the UK's policing watchdog has urged people to stop speculating about the murder of Henry Nowak.

The Prince of Wales has declared his love for Britain's pubs, saying they must be protected and supported.

"For now."

SpaceX plans to raise up to $75bn (£56bn) when it goes public this month – putting Elon Musk on course to become the world's first trillionaire.

Kanye West will be allowed to perform two gigs in the Netherlands after a judge shot down a Jewish group's attempt to block them.

London Underground drivers are on strike again today.

A new ovarian cancer treatment has been approved for use on the NHS for the first time in 20 years.

A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in Devon, killing three navy staff.

The leader of the UK's policing watchdog has urged people to stop speculating about the murder of Henry Nowak.

The Prince of Wales has declared his love for Britain's pubs, saying they must be protected and supported.

London Underground drivers are on strike again today.

A new ovarian cancer treatment has been approved for use on the NHS for the first time in 20 years.

A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in Devon, killing three navy staff.

Europe's first Universal theme park is being built in the UK with £1.3bn in taxpayer support, it has been announced.

A teenage hitman flew to the UK from Norway to murder an unknown target on behalf of an organised crime group used by the Iranian regime, a court has heard.

A woman accused of murder and perverting the course of justice after the body of a man was found in the back of a van has appeared in court.

The footage of Henry Nowak being handcuffed as he lay dying on the ground has provoked intense debate over the past few days.

"For now."

At least 21 people have been killed after a fire tore through a hotel in the Indian capital New Delhi.

Kanye West will be allowed to perform two gigs in the Netherlands after a judge shot down a Jewish group's attempt to block them.

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Two boys from Gaza who received medical treatment in the UK have said the prime minister has "broken a promise" to reunite them with their families and bring over hundreds of injured children.

Kanye West will be allowed to perform two gigs in the Netherlands after a judge shot down a Jewish group's attempt to block them.

Actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery and was sentenced to probation for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during the Mardi Gras festival.

A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns.

Donald Trump is considering cancelling a series of concerts after a number of artists pulled out - and holding a political-style rally instead.

The Oscar-winning editor of the original Star Wars films, Marcia Lucas, has died aged 80.

England Test captain Ben Stokes has defended Jofra Archer's absence from England's side to face New Zealand at Lord's, saying that the "landscape of cricket has changed".

England have three strikers at this World Cup, and Harry Kane's replacements have never had such an important role.

Marco Silva is set to take over as Benfica head coach after his exit from Fulham was confirmed.

Charles Leclerc has signed a contract extension with Ferrari that keeps him with the team until at least the end of the 2028 Formula 1 season, Sky Sports News understands.

Undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor looks set to end her stellar career against unbeaten French fighter Flora Pili.

A majority of UK defence technology firms have suffered financial harm because of a chronic delay in the publication of a government investment plan for defence, a survey has revealed.

A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in Devon, killing three navy staff.

The leader of the UK's policing watchdog has urged people to stop speculating about the murder of Henry Nowak.

Britain's reliance on US tech firm Palantir in transforming public services is an "unacceptable point of weakness" that could leave people's private information "at the mercy" of foreign actors, MPs have warned.

The Prince of Wales has declared his love for Britain's pubs, saying they must be protected and supported.

A robot has become so good at playing table tennis that at times it defeated elite human players, in what has been hailed as "a longstanding milestone for AI".

SpaceX plans to raise up to $75bn (£56bn) when it goes public this month – putting Elon Musk on course to become the world's first trillionaire.

Blue Origin will try to relaunch New Glenn, its huge rocket that exploded spectacularly last week, within the year.

Finding time to pump some iron a few times per week can help you live longer, experts have found.

Google search is facing a series of targeted rules that a UK regulator says will secure a fairer deal for publishers and consumers, and improve its services at the same time.