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Campaigners from Frack Free Coastal Communities are urging residents to join a protest outside Scarborough Town Hall on April 24th to oppose controversial plans for a gas drilling rig in Burniston.

Fans of science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal are preparing to descend on the Yorkshire Coast this weekend as Sci-Fi Scarborough returns for its twelfth consecutive year.

Three creative projects in Scarborough and Whitby will share a portion of a £2.3 million fund designed to regenerate local high streets and boost economic growth on the Yorkshire Coast.

A record 96 per cent of families in North Yorkshire have successfully secured their first-choice primary school for September 2026.

An eight-year review has revealed that a Maritime and Coastguard Agency funding programme for seafarer training contributes more than £500 million to the UK economy.

This Is The Coast's Paddy In The Morning and his other half Nicky, will complete 7 challenges in 7 months for The Rainbow Centre in Scarborough.

Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency are rolling out a £150 million investment and advanced monitoring technology to tackle the persistent bathing water quality issues in Scarborough.

Callers to This Is The Coast report a number of emergency vehicles in attendance on Racecourse Road near the junction of Irton Moor Lane.

North Yorkshire Police has highlighted the vital role and thousands of hours contributed by volunteers, including those in Scarborough, to help keep communities safe.

A new vehicle registration scheme will launch at North Yorkshire's household waste recycling centres on April 27 to ensure the service is used fairly by residents and to save taxpayers up to £400,000 a year.

Ninety-five per cent of children in the East Riding have been offered a place at their first-choice primary school for the upcoming academic year.

Revised plans have been unveiled for a 500MW solar project near Beverley, now named Clean Air Solar Farm, which aims to power approximately 160,000 UK homes.

At the start of this year, Donald Trump ordered the capture and removal of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro - he's now facing a trial in New York.

A judge has halted the construction of Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom.

Three people have been charged in connection with an arson attack at a Persian-language media group in northwest London.

US singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl who went missing last year.

A helicopter has crashed in Indonesia, killing all eight people on board. 

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons will resign at the end of next month, federal officials have announced. 

More people are reporting their employers for underpaying staff, data shared exclusively with Money has shown.

Armed robbers have targeted a bank in the Italian city of Naples - holding 25 people hostage before escaping through a tunnel.

The government has been urged to ban the resale of concert tickets above face value after fans reported feeling "neglected and ripped off". 

Three people have been charged in connection with an arson attack at a Persian-language media group in northwest London.

Kemi Badenoch should go on an "apology tour" for the "mistakes" the Conservatives made while in government, a former leader of the Scottish Tories has said.

More people are reporting their employers for underpaying staff, data shared exclusively with Money has shown.

A cross-party group of MPs is set to launch a national advertising campaign that will highlight their view that the UK's military is underfunded - amid calls for increased defence spending.

A former church warden who was jailed for life for the murder of a university lecturer has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.

Three people, including a 16-year-old boy, have been arrested after an attempted arson attack on the offices of a Persian language media organisation.

Residents living on the site of the new Chinese "super embassy" in London fear they have unknowingly been living "in China" since 2018.

A woman in her 70s has died after being attacked by two dogs in a house in Wolverhampton.

At the start of this year, Donald Trump ordered the capture and removal of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro - he's now facing a trial in New York.

A helicopter has crashed in Indonesia, killing all eight people on board. 

Armed robbers have targeted a bank in the Italian city of Naples - holding 25 people hostage before escaping through a tunnel.

Pope Leo has condemned a "handful of tyrants" for ravaging the world, following a deepening public rift with Donald Trump over his Iran war.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train, police said.

An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car after pulling alongside them on a major road in Minneapolis.

Residents living on the site of the new Chinese "super embassy" in London fear they have unknowingly been living "in China" since 2018.

US singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl who went missing last year.

The government has been urged to ban the resale of concert tickets above face value after fans reported feeling "neglected and ripped off". 

Concert giant Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster have had a harmful monopoly over big music venues, a jury in the US has found.

The BBC will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its biggest downsize in 15 years.

Kanye West has postponed a concert in France - a week after he was denied a visa to perform at Wireless Festival in the UK.

Arsenal winning at Manchester City on Sunday would mean more than just taking a huge step towards the Premier League title - it would finally be proof that Mikel Arteta can deliver when it matters most.

Jonny Clayton cemented his lead at the top of the Premier League Darts table with a 6-4 victory over Luke Littler in the Night 11 final in Rotterdam.

Ahead of Sunday's blockbuster Premier League clash between Man City and Arsenal, the Sky Sports Football writers have their say on the match that could decide the outcome of the title...

Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali has said the club will start signing "ready-made" players and revealed the departure of former head coach Enzo Maresca was "not a change we wanted to make".

The UK government will build a central YouTube content channel featuring influencers and everyday people in a bid to better communicate its policies to the public.

The BBC will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its biggest downsize in 15 years, according to reports.

A former church warden who was jailed for life for the murder of a university lecturer has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.

At the start of this year, Donald Trump ordered the capture and removal of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro - he's now facing a trial in New York.

Pope Leo has condemned a "handful of tyrants" for ravaging the world, following a deepening public rift with Donald Trump over his Iran war.

Armed robbers have targeted a bank in the Italian city of Naples - holding 25 people hostage before escaping through a tunnel.

A large asteroid named after a god of chaos is on track for a historic close pass of Earth, according to NASA.

Autonomous taxis are now driving themselves around London streets, the American company behind the technology has announced.

A man who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been charged with attempted murder.

More than 60% of underage Australians are still using social media despite the country's world-first ban introduced four months ago, new research suggests.