This is the Coast

Disposable barbecues could be banned across open countryside and moorland areas following warnings from senior councillors that they pose a severe threat to wildlife and residents.

Overall crime in North Yorkshire has fallen by nearly three per cent over the last twelve months, driven by significant reductions in bicycle thefts, vehicle offences, and shoplifting.

Families across the Yorkshire Coast can enjoy three weeks of free, sports-themed storytelling and craft events at local libraries this summer to help boost children's reading habits.

A vibrant carnival-themed gala is set to take place in aid of Saint Catherine’s Hospice – with tickets on sale now.

A major bus manufacturer that saw hundreds of staff walk out has said it is committed to resolving a dispute with workers in North Yorkshire.

Emergency response times across North Yorkshire are steadily improving following a brief dip in May, despite a seasonal surge in calls during the busy summer months.

The Seadogs were back at Scarborough Sports Village for the first time in over a year.

Florian Gjuni, 25, of no fixed address in Scarborough, has, on Friday, been sentenced to 29 months imprisonment for possession of cocaine with the intent to supply.

Seamer & Irton's cricketers beat Scarborough in a thriller on Saturday.

Local swimmers are being encouraged to get their entries in for the Special Olympics Come & Try It Gala on Sunday, September 20.

Police have made almost 200 arrests for drink and drug driving in York and North Yorkshire in five weeks.

The Pikes lost out 3-0 in Lincolnshire on the opening day of the Northern Counties East Premier Division.

Four people, including a baby girl, have died after a car crashed into trees in Derby, police have said.

Two witnesses have identified their own relative as a new suspect in the murder of Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter in Kent 30 years ago.

Both terminals at Gatwick Airport are suffering a severe water outage, with passengers being given bottled water.

Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after the final stage ended in Paris.

Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook, is among the billionaires who have been approached to join the consortium plotting to acquire a stake in Liverpool Football Club.

Anthony Joshua has won his comeback bout against Kristian Prenga with a second-round knockout.

Residents are "upset, angry and frustrated" over evacuation orders in a Highlands village and smoke from a nearby wildfire that has been called "apocalyptic".

The UK is set for its fourth heatwave next week - and it may not be the last of the summer.

Two witnesses have identified their own relative as a new suspect in the murder of Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter in Kent 30 years ago.

Four people, including a baby girl, have died after a car crashed into trees in Derby, police have said.

Both terminals at Gatwick Airport are suffering a severe water outage, with passengers being given bottled water.

Residents are "upset, angry and frustrated" over evacuation orders in a Highlands village and smoke from a nearby wildfire that has been called "apocalyptic".

The UK is set for its fourth heatwave next week - and it may not be the last of the summer.

Anthony Joshua has won his comeback bout against Kristian Prenga with a second-round knockout.

The younger brother of missing Madeleine McCann has competed for Scotland in the final of the men's 400 metres freestyle at the Commonwealth Games.

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 17-year-old boy at a park in Luton.

Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after the final stage ended in Paris.

Anthony Joshua has won his comeback bout against Kristian Prenga with a second-round knockout.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 3,000 confirmed cases of Ebola, as it continues to battle the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

An employee at a Dublin museum has been charged with possession of explosives after an alleged car bomb was intercepted by Irish police near the border with Northern Ireland.

Singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray over a confrontation at a London nightclub in which a man was hit over the head with a bottle.

Sir Salman Rushdie has testified at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of trying to kill him. 

Former River City star Iain Robertson has been jailed for nine years for raping a woman and assaulting two others.

Donald Trump must turn over financial records sought by the BBC as part of his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation case against the broadcaster, a US judge has ruled.

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

Andy Burnham has made a third policy announcement to help bring down costs - after dropping hints there would be more to come.

The Trump administration has imposed new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 countries over claims they failed to prevent forced labour. 

Sperm whales can hang vertically in the water while sleeping by releasing gas bubbles that regulate their buoyancy, scientists found.