This is the Coast

Three local Proudfoot supermarkets in Newby, Seamer, and Manham Hill will be taken over by Tesco later this year, while the Eastfield store remains under independent ownership.

North Yorkshire Council has pledged to explore the rollout of community-led rapid water testing to provide faster and more accurate information for bathers at Scarborough South Bay.

Two North Yorkshire councillors have agreed to write to the Maritime Minister, calling for the Coastguard service to be better resourced and to move away from relying on volunteers.

Thousands of free school uniform items will be handed out to families in Scarborough this week to help with financial pressures and reduce landfill waste.

Flamborough RNLI is inviting the community to its July Cake Weekend to view their new lifeboat, 'Forever Yibba', which has already been involved in several rescues.

Nature Minister Mary Creagh has visited the North York Moors to inspect a £3 million restoration project following last year's devastating Fylingdales wildfire, amid ongoing calls from local leaders to compensate affected farmers and businesses.

Midfield competition at Whitby Town will intensify this season following the permanent signing of twenty-five-year-old Muhamet Gashi.

Fado & Tide in Filey has submitted a licensing application to host live indoor and outdoor music, dance performances, and late-night refreshments.

North Yorkshire Council has confirmed that a proposed new access road for the Oliver's Mount race circuit will not be ready for the August racing events.

A veteran Yorkshire Coast pub landlord is leaving the industry after 50 years, warning that rising taxes, wages, and costs have made running an independent pub unviable.

North Yorkshire Council has decided not to proceed with a judicial review against York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith over the reallocation of transport funding.

Road user satisfaction on the A64 and across the Yorkshire and North East region has seen significant improvements over the last year, according to a new survey by the independent watchdog Transport Focus.

Britain's biggest water company has announced a hosepipe ban for more than 10 million people - as the Environment Agency warned much of England is at risk of drought.

Jeffrey Epstein met with 10 leaders of The Gates Foundation - including billionaire Bill Gates - around 30 times, according to an external review for the charity.

Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to his former rival Kevin Keegan, celebrating him for building Newcastle's "best ever team".

An unidentified man whose dismembered remains were found in weighted bin bags in a Suffolk river died after a "violent assault", a coroner has concluded.

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

The death of a man who fell after balcony railings gave way is being investigated as a potential corporate manslaughter, according to a pre-inquest review.

A woman in her 50s has been seriously injured in a suspected stabbing at a church in Ireland.

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

The death of a man who fell after balcony railings gave way is being investigated as a potential corporate manslaughter, according to a pre-inquest review.

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.

Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to his former rival Kevin Keegan, celebrating him for building Newcastle's "best ever team".

A woman has died following a disturbance at a property in Edinburgh.

An unidentified man whose dismembered remains were found in weighted bin bags in a Suffolk river died after a "violent assault", a coroner has concluded.

Scotland's first minister has paid tribute to all those tackling the wildfire within the UK's largest national park.

Britain's biggest water company has announced a hosepipe ban for more than 10 million people - as the Environment Agency warned much of England is at risk of drought.

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

At least 10 people have died in a disaster inside an under-construction tunnel in India.

A woman in her 50s has been seriously injured in a suspected stabbing at a church in Ireland.

A family of six have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.

A judge has ordered a temporary halt to the takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) by Paramount Skydance, as several US states move to block the deal.

Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the UK, their lawyer has said, after the brothers appeared in court for the first time since their arrest on rape and sex trafficking charges.

Newsreader and journalist Edward Stourton has died aged 68.

Britain's biggest water company has announced a hosepipe ban for more than 10 million people - as the Environment Agency warned much of England is at risk of drought.

More than two million people will face a hosepipe ban after South East Water said it was extending water restrictions.

Private sector wage growth has fallen below 3% for the first time since 2020, official figures show.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.