This is the Coast

North Yorkshire Police have reported a 6.5 per cent increase in antisocial behaviour across the coast command, specifically targeting areas in Scarborough and Whitby, despite an overall downward trend across the wider county.

Progress in establishing a community anchor organisation in Scarborough has been slow, as North Yorkshire Council explores a collective approach instead of a single hub.

Snainton Golf will become Boro's new 'front of home shirt' sponsor in a 3-year deal beginning at the start of the new season.

Bridlington Town came from behind, at Grimsby Borough, on Wednesday night.

Passengers travelling between Scarborough and York will have to wait more than two years for just two extra daily train services from the coast, as politicians confirm the goal of a half-hourly timetable has not yet been met.

Local councillors have voiced their concerns over the ongoing poor bathing water quality in Scarborough, demanding faster action and clear timelines for improvement.

North Yorkshire Council is proposing a £750,000 investment to advance redevelopment plans for prominent empty buildings in Scarborough town centre, including the town hall site.

The expansion of accessible seed-sharing hubs across North Yorkshire libraries has been hailed a major success, fostering community gardening and local food security.

A new 100-space free council car park, funded by Aldi as part of a land exchange, will open on Driffield's former cattle market site on April 8, paving the way for a new supermarket development.

Locals in Bridlington and South East Holderness are being invited to share their views and apply for neighbourhood board positions to help direct nearly £40 million in regeneration funding through the Pride in Place Programme.

It was a fine second half comeback from the Pikes at Knaresborough on Tuesday.

Whitby Lit Festival has revealed the first wave of acclaimed authors for its 2026 programme, alongside the appointment of Sir Alan Ayckbourn as Honorary Co-Patron.

New DNA testing has "definitively" linked serial killer Ted Bundy to the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974, the Utah sheriff's office said.

A woman in her 80s has been stabbed to death in southeast London.

The US Supreme Court has heard arguments concerning Donald Trump's executive order to end automatic birthright citizenship – in a hearing attended by the US president.

A system failure caused more than 100 driverless cars to suddenly stop mid-traffic in China.

Scott Mills has released a statement after his sacking by the BBC as he addressed the police investigation into him.

Chelsea FC have announced a pre-tax loss of £262.4m - the biggest in Premier League history.

Prosecutors are "providing early investigative advice" to the police as they carry out inquiries into Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Two migrants have died off the coast of France during an attempt to cross the English Channel.

Scott Mills has released a statement after his sacking by the BBC as he addressed the police investigation into him.

A woman in her 80s has been stabbed to death in southeast London.

Police have warned parents to "take responsibility" for their children as three teenage girls were arrested after crowds flooded a London high street as part of a social media "link-up".

A warning for very strong winds that could cause damage and travel disruption has been issued for parts of the UK over the Easter weekend.

Chelsea FC have announced a pre-tax loss of £262.4m - the biggest in Premier League history.

A woman has been charged over the death of an 87-year-old great-grandmother who was assaulted at Birmingham New Street railway station.

Prosecutors are "providing early investigative advice" to the police as they carry out inquiries into Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The King has been invited to address Congress during a state visit to the US.

Footage has emerged which appears to show a US journalist being kidnapped in Iraq.

The European Union (EU) could revive measures brought in after Russia cut gas supplies in 2022 amid a mounting energy crisis due to the Iran war.

A system failure caused more than 100 driverless cars to suddenly stop mid-traffic in China.

Two migrants have died off the coast of France during an attempt to cross the English Channel.

Scott Mills has released a statement after his sacking by the BBC as he addressed the police investigation into him.

Celine Dion has announced her first series of full-length concerts since being diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS).

Arnold Schwarzenegger has said it is "unbelievable" after receiving an honorary doctorate from Ulster University - and recalled how Belfast gave him a "breakthrough".

A Bronze Age shield has returned to Scotland for the first time in more than 230 years.

The countdown has begun for the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon.

Tiger Woods has said he is "stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment" after being charged with driving under the influence.

The countdown is on until NASA's first moon mission in more than half a century, and the quarantined astronauts who'll be travelling into space have taken part in a Q&A.

Footage has emerged which appears to show a US journalist being kidnapped in Iraq.