This is the Coast

The Environment Agency has launched a public consultation after granting draft environmental approval for a controversial temporary gas exploration rig on the North Yorkshire coast.

A new maritime and renewables cluster will launch this September to connect local businesses, education providers, and young people with the growing clean energy economy off the Yorkshire Coast.

A ten-week public consultation has been launched to gather views on renewing and expanding a mandatory licensing scheme designed to improve the quality of privately rented homes in Scarborough.

Thousands of unpaid carers in North Yorkshire are being asked to share their experiences to help shape a new countywide support strategy.

Construction students at East Riding College will become the first in the UK to use industry-standard project management software in the classroom.

The family of a 26-year-old woman who died following a two-vehicle collision on the A170 near Wrelton have paid a heartfelt tribute to their "beautiful daughter, sister and granddaughter."

Shoplifting and retail crime in Scarborough have surged by 27 per cent, sparking concerns from local councillors despite an overall reduction across the wider police force area.

Drivers parking along the coast between Staithes and Filey are being targeted by fraudulent QR codes designed to steal financial and personal data.

Crime prevention advice and community updates will be available to residents during a police drop-in session in Wykeham on Monday.

It was a very busy weekend of cricket on the Yorkshire Coast.

A charity football tournament held in Hunmanby has smashed its fundraising target, raising over £1,600 for a teenage cancer ward.

The Seadogs went to National League Harrogate Town, who were relegated from the Football League, just four months ago.

A fugitive fraudster who Sky News confronted in Tenerife has been jailed.

Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after a mass rush from Morocco last week, the enclave's president has said.

Two people have died in the US after being affected by the cyclospora outbreak that often causes "explosive diarrhoea".

A man who put deer heads and slaughtered lambs with inverted crosses at churches in the New Forest has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

The body of a missing 19-year-old kayaker has been found off Northumberland.

A motorist who drove at high speeds and falsely claimed his electric Jaguar would not brake in an attempt to avoid paying his car finance has been jailed.

Thousands of people filled the streets in Dublin to pay tribute to singer and actor Glen Hansard.

A man has been arrested following the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Angus.

A fugitive fraudster who Sky News confronted in Tenerife has been jailed.

A motorist who drove at high speeds and falsely claimed his electric Jaguar would not brake in an attempt to avoid paying his car finance has been jailed.

A man who put deer heads and slaughtered lambs with inverted crosses at churches in the New Forest has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Best-selling crime author Lynda La Plante has been disqualified from driving for six months - after tearfully telling a court a ban would end her career.

The body of a missing 19-year-old kayaker has been found off Northumberland.

England and Wales have seen their driest July on record, provisional Met Office figures show.

The Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle has died.

A man who kept his mother's body in a freezer for nearly three years while receiving more than £78,000 of her benefits has been jailed.

Thousands of people filled the streets in Dublin to pay tribute to singer and actor Glen Hansard.

Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after a mass rush from Morocco last week, the enclave's president has said.

Countries across Europe are on the brink of an energy emergency as the River Danube falls to record-low water levels - with Romania carrying out underwater detonations to improve water flow.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met a Red Cross official - marking the first positive development in years, her son says.

The Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle has died.

Ariana Grande has announced she will step back from public-facing engagements, citing concerns about "endless, ongoing public scrutiny".

Gabrielle Carrington, a former X Factor contestant, has pleaded not guilty to murdering a social media influencer by running her over with a car.

Vincent Pastore, who played Tony Soprano's best friend turned FBI informant on HBO's prestige drama The Sopranos, has died aged 80.

In the end it wasn't close. Labour's Bev Craig comfortably held the Greater Manchester (GM) mayoralty, vacated last month by Andy Burnham.

Vincent Pastore, who played Tony Soprano's best friend turned FBI informant on HBO's prestige drama The Sopranos, has died aged 80.

Heat health alerts have been issued for most of England, with temperatures set to hit 35C today - as farmers warned about the impact of the prolonged hot weather on food production.

Countries across Europe are on the brink of an energy emergency as the River Danube falls to record-low water levels - with Romania carrying out underwater detonations to improve water flow.