This is the Coast

A 12-week government consultation to determine whether regional mayors in England should be granted the power to introduce a visitor levy on overnight stays is due to end later this month.

A powerful new dramatisation of what has been described as the largest miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom’s history is set to premiere in Scarborough tonight.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has approved its budget for 2026/27 at the annual Full Council budget setting meeting held on Thursday 5 February.

Taxpayers in North Yorkshire are apparently being given some of the best value for money in England as independent research places the delivery of council services in the county as among the best performing nationally.

The North York Moors National Park Authority will this month open its astronomical observatory at Danby Lodge National Park Centre, adding a new permanent, purpose-built base for astronomy and space science learning in North Yorkshire.

Alison Hume MP has welcomed news that more children and families within her Scarborough and Whitby constituency are set to benefit as the government’s free breakfast clubs programme continues its roll-out.

Scarborough hospital can install more than 1,000 solar panels on its buildings after receiving the go-ahead from North Yorkshire Council.

The Pikes are looking to make it two wins in two under their new manager on Friday.

Humberside Police have released fresh video evidence highlighting the range of driving offences captured by the public as part of Operation Snap, an initiative designed to improve safety across the region's road network.

Concerns are mounting for families across the East Riding of Yorkshire as local leaders warn of a deepening financial crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision

North Yorkshire Police are seeking the public's assistance following a racially-aggravated assault on a teenage boy that occurred on the Coastliner 843 bus on Monday, 2 February.

Plans for a controversial 24-hour adult gaming centre in Whitby have been approved on appeal despite hundreds of objections.

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse.

Sir Keir Starmer risks being toppled by the fiasco around Lord Mandelson "unless he takes action", Baroness Harman has warned.

In a crowd of hundreds, two voices on the royal visit to Essex would inevitably end up grabbing some of the attention.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was attacked, police have said.

A man who stabbed a nine-year-old girl playing outside her mother's embroidery shop has been found guilty of murder.

Leicester City have been docked six points after being found to have breached profit and sustainability rules (PSR) for the 2023/24 season.

A cyber security student at De Montfort University who was fatally stabbed in Leicester city centre has been named as Khaleed Oladipo.

Anthropic, one of the biggest and most influential tech companies in the world, is launching a new model: Claude Opus 4.6.

Documents released by the US Department of Justice reveal plan for Jeffrey Epstein to own a majority stake in Sarah Ferguson's women's empowerment brand after his child sex offence conviction.

Sir Keir Starmer risks being toppled by the fiasco around Lord Mandelson "unless he takes action", Baroness Harman has warned.

A cyber security student at De Montfort University who was fatally stabbed in Leicester city centre has been named as Khaleed Oladipo.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was attacked, police have said.

Leicester City have been docked six points after being found to have breached profit and sustainability rules (PSR) for the 2023/24 season.

In a crowd of hundreds, two voices on the royal visit to Essex would inevitably end up grabbing some of the attention.

A man who stabbed a nine-year-old girl playing outside her mother's embroidery shop has been found guilty of murder.

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse.

One person has died, and three others have been hurt after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin city centre.

A man has died and a girl is missing after heaving flooding hit Spain and Portugal. 

A women's ice hockey match between Finland and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics has been postponed after a norovirus outbreak.

An Australian man has been charged with child abuse-related offences after an investigation uncovered more than 23,000 videos and images linked to 459 victims, some as young as seven.

US TV host Savannah Guthrie has pleaded for the return of her mother and said the family is "ready to talk" to her captor - but asked them to provide proof she is alive.

Saturday Night Live has announced the comedians cast for the first UK incarnation of the hit late-night US series.

Sky News has been nominated for nine Royal Television Society TV journalism awards, including for news channel of the year.

Former player and broadcaster John Virgo has died at the age of 79, World Snooker has announced.

Sir Keir Starmer risks being toppled by the fiasco around Lord Mandelson "unless he takes action", Baroness Harman has warned.

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse.

The Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates was short on action but strong on signals that a rate cut this spring is now more likely than not.

The family of a British woman who died after a holiday in Cape Verde have urged travellers to take hygiene warnings seriously as UK health authorities examine a spike in serious illnesses.