This is the Coast

The number of empty shops in Scarborough is 5% above the national average but councillors are optimistic for the future.

Not sustainable and not fair. That's the view of one councillor on planned government cuts to special educational needs funding in the East Riding.

A person was safely recovered after becoming trapped in the mud at Whitby Harbour earlier, in what officials have described as a "worrying experience" that required a swift multi-agency response.

Nine community groups along the North Yorkshire coast are celebrating a funding boost that will help people feel more connected, supported and confident in their everyday lives.

Humberside Fire Authority has agreed a maximum pre-referendum level council tax precept rise for the fire service but will still have to dip into its reserves in the next year.

Councillors have agreed to provide £150,000 to Citizens Advice in North Yorkshire to reduce winter deaths and help vulnerable people stay warm in cold weather.

The executive of North Yorkshire Council has today unanimously approved a loan facility of up to £150,000 to support Scarborough Athletic Football Club following a challenging period of displaced fixtures and lost revenue.

As a 12-week national government consultation on the proposed "Overnight Visitor Levy" reaches its conclusion, the future of the Yorkshire Coast's tourism landscape hangs in the balance.

‘ALL options’ remain on the table in discussions over the future of the Scarborough water park.

The Blues were edged out by Lincolnshire side Gainsborough Trinity, on Tuesday.

Bridlington Town produced a resilient and clinical away performance to secure a 2–0 victory over Garforth Town, with Ben Whelan scoring twice and Alex Baird saving a first half penalty.

A community-led battle has commenced in the Woldgate area near Bridlington as residents and local representatives unite to oppose plans for a potential new wind turbine development.

Eight skiers have been found dead, and one is still missing, after an avalanche in the northern California mountains, authorities have said.

Former Manchester United player Mikael Silvestre has claimed Jose Mourinho has "failed us" over his response to Vinicius Junior's allegations of racist abuse.

A billionaire mogul says paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein stole vast sums from his family.

CCTV shows the moments before a Saudi student was fatally stabbed in the neck by a stranger as he sat with friends outside his university accommodation. 

NHS operations are facing disruption due to a global shortage of bone cement.

A Britain's Got Talent dancer found dead at home had been arrested over a child sex offence just days earlier, an inquest has heard.

Donald Trump has once again criticised the UK's decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal that includes a formal transfer of Diego Garcia, home to a key US military base.

Vinicius Junior had every right to want to leave the pitch - and for the game to be abandoned.

A third British man has died while skiing in the French Alps in less than a week.

A Britain's Got Talent dancer found dead at home had been arrested over a child sex offence just days earlier, an inquest has heard.

Detectives have named a man they want to speak to in connection to the murder of Dariusz Serafin, who died a year ago after he stumbled into a London pub with knife wounds.

A masseur has been charged with multiple sexual offences in North East England.

CCTV shows the moments before a Saudi student was fatally stabbed in the neck by a stranger as he sat with friends outside his university accommodation. 

A former gamekeeper accused of murder has said "why would I wait all that time" to shoot an old colleague dead as he branded the police investigation a "monumental shambles".

Donald Trump has once again criticised the UK's decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal that includes a formal transfer of Diego Garcia, home to a key US military base.

Six people have been taken to hospital after two double-decker buses collided in south London, emergency services have said.

UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector after allegations a racist ‌slur was directed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during last night's Champions League match against Benfica.

A billionaire mogul says paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein stole vast sums from his family.

Eight skiers have been found dead, and one is still missing, after an avalanche in the northern California mountains, authorities have said.

Former Manchester United player Mikael Silvestre has claimed Jose Mourinho has "failed us" over his response to Vinicius Junior's allegations of racist abuse.

DNA recovered from a glove found near the home of Nancy Guthrie does not match anything in a national database, authorities have said.

Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after allegedly assaulting two men in New Orleans amid Mardi Gras celebrations, police say.

The UK's entrant for this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be YouTuber and electronic artist Look Mum No Computer.

Hollywood icon Robert Duvall, star of films including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95.

"Britain's loneliest sheep" has given birth for the first time.

Robert Jenrick, in his first major speech as Reform's Treasury spokesperson, said he wanted to approach his brief as a "reassuring revolutionary".

Hollywood icon Robert Duvall, star of films including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95.

Six firms linked to Sarah Ferguson are being wound down following revelations from the latest release of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show.