This is the Coast

North Yorkshire councillors have highlighted strong opposition from local businesses regarding a proposed tourism tax favoured by Mayor David Skaith.

A three-day curated festival of outdoor activity featuring street art, live music, and circus acts is taking place across four town centre locations in Scarborough this weekend.

Visitors to the North York Moors and surrounding countryside are being urged to exercise extreme caution after authorities declared an official extreme risk of wildfires.

All our major Yorkshire Coast cricket sides are in action on Saturday.

Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team has issued vital safety advice for walkers after volunteers were called out twice in one week to assist people suffering in the heat.

Seven aspiring young actors from Scarborough, Bridlington, Eastfield, and Malton have been selected to perform in a professional production of Calendar Girls the Musical this summer.

Scarborough Hospital is set to undergo an £8.7 million green energy transformation, featuring a new heat pump system and over 1,000 solar panels, to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.

Two swimmers in Hornsea have been checked over by a casualty care team after getting into difficulty between the groynes near the rescue launch beach.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued a stark warning about the hidden dangers of open water swimming following 12 tragic deaths during the recent heatwave.

A three-day curated festival of outdoor activity will kickstart the season in Scarborough this weekend, featuring street art, performances, and workshops across four town centre locations.

North Yorkshire Council is facing pressure to resolve a seven-year access issue at Scarborough's historic Oliver's Mount race circuit, as operators warn future seasons could be at risk.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced the reopening of its full 24-mile heritage route from Pickering to Whitby starting on the 1st of June following essential bridge repairs.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead, police said.

Police have launched an appeal after two rare miniature horses were stolen from a farm in Kent.

A 15-year-old girl has become the 13th person to die in a water-related incident during the heatwave.

A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns.

The Oscar-winning editor of the original Star Wars films, Marcia Lucas, has died aged 80.

Almost 100 homes have been evacuated following reports of ground movement in a former mining village in Clackmannanshire.

A blood test designed to detect multiple cancers could offer "genuine hope" for people with some types of the disease, experts say.

A 16-year-old has been charged with murder after a teenage boy was fatally stabbed in east London.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead, police said.

Temperatures will drop across much of the UK over the weekend, as a record-breaking heatwave gives way to cloudy skies and rain, the Met Office has said.

Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving, Sky News understands.

Police have launched an appeal after two rare miniature horses were stolen from a farm in Kent.

Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said.

Four people trapped for 10 days in a flooded cave in Laos have been safely evacuated by rescuers.

A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns.

Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said.

A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns.

The Oscar-winning editor of the original Star Wars films, Marcia Lucas, has died aged 80.

President Donald Trump has lashed out after a judge ordered the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center.

An Austrian man has been jailed for 15 years for plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna during her record-breaking Eras tour.

When we talk about the value of the video games industry in the UK, it's usually in terms of money. 

Four people trapped for 10 days in a flooded cave in Laos have been safely evacuated by rescuers.

Allies of Andy Burnham will form a new "council" of cross-party figures to discuss working together to stop a Reform UK government.

Thousands of people in Kent have been warned that disruption to their tap water supply is likely to continue over the weekend.