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Three local Proudfoot supermarkets in Newby, Seamer, and Manham Hill will be taken over by Tesco later this year, while the Eastfield store remains under independent ownership.

North Yorkshire Council has pledged to explore the rollout of community-led rapid water testing to provide faster and more accurate information for bathers at Scarborough South Bay.

Two North Yorkshire councillors have agreed to write to the Maritime Minister, calling for the Coastguard service to be better resourced and to move away from relying on volunteers.

Thousands of free school uniform items will be handed out to families in Scarborough this week to help with financial pressures and reduce landfill waste.

Flamborough RNLI is inviting the community to its July Cake Weekend to view their new lifeboat, 'Forever Yibba', which has already been involved in several rescues.

Nature Minister Mary Creagh has visited the North York Moors to inspect a £3 million restoration project following last year's devastating Fylingdales wildfire, amid ongoing calls from local leaders to compensate affected farmers and businesses.

Midfield competition at Whitby Town will intensify this season following the permanent signing of twenty-five-year-old Muhamet Gashi.

Fado & Tide in Filey has submitted a licensing application to host live indoor and outdoor music, dance performances, and late-night refreshments.

North Yorkshire Council has confirmed that a proposed new access road for the Oliver's Mount race circuit will not be ready for the August racing events.

A veteran Yorkshire Coast pub landlord is leaving the industry after 50 years, warning that rising taxes, wages, and costs have made running an independent pub unviable.

North Yorkshire Council has decided not to proceed with a judicial review against York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith over the reallocation of transport funding.

Road user satisfaction on the A64 and across the Yorkshire and North East region has seen significant improvements over the last year, according to a new survey by the independent watchdog Transport Focus.

Two of the men jailed for killing police officer Andrew Harper after he was dragged down a country road while responding to a burglary may be eligible for early release.

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, has been approached to join a consortium which is in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club.

In a significant move in the middle of a war, Ukraine's president has sacked his military chief and is seeking to woo a former defence minister back into the fold – just days after ousting him too.

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

Chelsea have broken the record for the most expensive transfer for a British player, signing Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m.

A humanitarian worker is being assessed in a London hospital following potential exposure to Ebola, health officials say.

US actress Kaylee Hottle, 18, who starred in two Godzilla movies, has died in a car crash in Maryland, her father has announced.

Two of the men jailed for killing police officer Andrew Harper after he was dragged down a country road while responding to a burglary may be eligible for early release.

A humanitarian worker is being assessed in a London hospital following potential exposure to Ebola, health officials say.

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, has been approached to join a consortium which is in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club.

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

The death of a man who fell after balcony railings gave way is being investigated as a potential corporate manslaughter, according to a pre-inquest review.

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.

Chelsea have broken the record for the most expensive transfer for a British player, signing Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m.

Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to his former rival Kevin Keegan, celebrating him for building Newcastle's "best ever team".

A woman has died following a disturbance at a property in Edinburgh.

France has approved a blanket ban on under-15 children using social media, the first European country to introduce such a restriction.

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

At least 10 people have died in a disaster inside an under-construction tunnel in India.

A woman in her 50s has been seriously injured in a suspected stabbing at a church in Ireland.

In a significant move in the middle of a war, Ukraine's president has sacked his military chief and is seeking to woo a former defence minister back into the fold – just days after ousting him too.

A family of six have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Ireland's deputy prime minister has urged parents to stop buying electric scooters as "toys" for their children ahead of new age limits coming into force.

Arctic winter sea ice is back in rapid decline after a slowdown in melting at the start of the decade, scientists have found.

An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplets conceived naturally from a single embryo - in a one in 15 million chance occurrence.

A rare Titanic letter written by a passenger days before he died in the disaster is expected to sell for up to £35,000 at auction.

US singer D4vd, who is accused of murdering and dismembering a teenage girl, told police he did not know she was a minor, a court has heard.

US actress Kaylee Hottle, 18, who starred in two Godzilla movies, has died in a car crash in Maryland, her father has announced.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.

A judge has ordered a temporary halt to the takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) by Paramount Skydance, as several US states move to block the deal.

Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the UK, their lawyer has said, after the brothers appeared in court for the first time since their arrest on rape and sex trafficking charges.

Kevin Keegan has died at the age of 75.

Long-serving Premier League referee Anthony Taylor is standing down after 16 years in England's top flight at the conclusion of the World Cup.

Luke Littler thinks he still has a long way to go to be the "greatest ever" darts player but is motivated to keep checking achievements off his list, starting with going back-to-back at the World Matchplay in Blackpool.

Luke Littler and Nathan Aspinall produced a World Matchplay epic, with the world No 1 hitting a nine-darter on the way to a mesmerising 11-8 win at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Former British No 1 Jack Draper is set to have to qualify for the US Open this year as the 2024 semi-finalist missed out on a spot in the main draw.

More than two million people will face a hosepipe ban after South East Water said it was extending water restrictions.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.

Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the UK, their lawyer has said, after the brothers appeared in court for the first time since their arrest on rape and sex trafficking charges.

Flying taxi factories could soon be built in the UK, with a Bristol-based manufacturer announcing it's in advanced talks with the government.

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

Britain's biggest water company has announced a hosepipe ban for more than 10 million people - as the Environment Agency warned much of England is at risk of drought.

Flying taxi factories could soon be built in the UK, with a Bristol-based manufacturer announcing it's in advanced talks with the government.

Arctic winter sea ice is back in rapid decline after a slowdown in melting at the start of the decade, scientists have found.