This is the Coast

The severe lack of access to NHS dentistry in Scarborough and Whitby has been highlighted in the House of Commons by local MP Alison Hume, as the government promises fundamental reforms to tackle regional dental deserts.

Humberside Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are expanding an automatic speed camera network across the East Riding following a highly successful trial in Bubwith.

A £15 million regeneration project aimed at modernising Scarborough's historic West Pier while preserving its maritime heritage will be debated at a special town council meeting this week.

Marie Couch from Saint Catherine's has been named a finalist in the Palliative and End of Life Care Awards 2026 for her dedication to creating meaningful experiences for patients and their families.

North Yorkshire Council has applied for a £75,000 government grant to use LiDAR-equipped drones to monitor the region's rapidly eroding coastal cliffs.

A by-election will be held on July 30 to fill a vacancy on Scarborough Town Council following the resignation of Reform UK mayoress Stacy Bolton.

North Yorkshire Council is rolling out innovative road treatments to prevent potholes and stretch budgets after facing a multi-million-pound shortfall in highway maintenance funding.

North Yorkshire Council experts will undertake overnight works requiring a full road closure to resolve mechanical issues preventing the Whitby Swing Bridge from closing properly.

The B1249 Staxton Hill will be closed for routine maintenance on Monday & Tuesday next week, with a signed diversion route in place via Bridlington.

The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is set to invest in its own drone technology and satellite communications to better tackle remote wildfires following a major incident debrief into last summer's Fylingdales Moor blaze.

An internal audit of Scarborough Town Council's accounts shows the Mayor claimed less than £40 of a £3,500 allowance that previously sparked a national debate.

Scarborough Town Council has written to the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire to express its strongest possible objection to the proposed introduction of a tourist tax.

From tests to scans, and from going into labour to feeling your new baby's skin on yours for the first time - what happens at each stage of the maternity care journey is recorded by healthcare staff.

BBC staff could see a real-terms pay cut in the year ahead, a proposal shows, just weeks after the announcement that hundreds of roles are to be axed.

Former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack's coach called her a "psycho" before her death, an inquest heard.

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man in a reported stabbing in London.

A woman said she believed she was going to die when she was attacked by an "evil" sex predator who allegedly went on to murder two others, a court has heard.

A teenager who caused the death of his 14-year-old friend while riding his e-scooter through a red light and into the path of oncoming traffic has walked free from court.

Andy Burnham's approach is unusual but it should work, former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has said.

A woman has described Top Boy actor Micheal Ward as "overpowering," telling a court she "didn't really feel like I had a choice" as she was raped by him in a car.

From tests to scans, and from going into labour to feeling your new baby's skin on yours for the first time - what happens at each stage of the maternity care journey is recorded by healthcare staff.

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man in a reported stabbing in London.

A teenager who caused the death of his 14-year-old friend while riding his e-scooter through a red light and into the path of oncoming traffic has walked free from court.

A woman said she believed she was going to die when she was attacked by an "evil" sex predator who allegedly went on to murder two others, a court has heard.

BBC staff could see a real-terms pay cut in the year ahead, a proposal shows, just weeks after the announcement that hundreds of roles are to be axed.

A man who brutally murdered a "kind" musician who had allowed him to stay at his Inverness flat has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years.

Former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack's coach called her a "psycho" before her death, an inquest heard.

A makeshift bomb which detonated outside a residential building in Monaco has injured three people, with reports suggesting a Ukrainian tycoon is among them.

Red alerts for extreme heat have been issued in Italy and the Balkans as a record-breaking heatwave continues to bake the European continent.

A woman has died after an alligator bit off one of her arms in Florida.

A commercial pilot reported a collision with a drone as he approached New York's JFK Airport to land on Monday morning.

BBC staff could see a real-terms pay cut in the year ahead, a proposal shows, just weeks after the announcement that hundreds of roles are to be axed.

A woman has described Top Boy actor Micheal Ward as "overpowering," telling a court she "didn't really feel like I had a choice" as she was raped by him in a car.

A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series.

The UK culture secretary could be about to put a spanner in the works for one of the biggest media deals in history.

From tests to scans, and from going into labour to feeling your new baby's skin on yours for the first time - what happens at each stage of the maternity care journey is recorded by healthcare staff.

People of colour or on low income are more than twice as likely to live in neighbourhoods that are polluted and prone to overheating, according to new analysis shared exclusively with Sky News.

Actress and TV presenter Dame Penelope Keith has died aged 86.

The UK will replace a fleet of big, expensive destroyers with smaller, budget warships under an investment plan that seeks to rearm the military for less cash than officers say they need.