This is the Coast

Transport improvements on the Yorkshire Coast will fail to deliver faster journey times unless the A64 is upgraded, a local councillor has warned.

The A169 Blue Bank will be closed during daytime hours for five days from Monday, 19 October, to allow for annual maintenance works.

A dramatic rescue carried out by Bridlington and Scarborough lifeboat volunteers during Storm Amy will be broadcast on national television on Tuesday.

Whitby Town will make the long trip to Workington this Tuesday night for new manager Graeme Lee's first away match in charge.

More than 5,400 potential new homes across East Yorkshire, including major sites in Bridlington and Driffield, are set to be unlocked through a new strategic partnership.

One thousand free, accessible books will be distributed across Whitby in everyday locations like bus shelters and fish and chip shops to help people rediscover the joy of reading.

Parents and carers in North Yorkshire can now submit primary school applications for children starting in September 2027.

A long-delayed pedestrian and cycle bridge linking the High Mill housing development in Scalby with Newby is finally set to be built following the approval of the project's final phase.

The area surrounding Scarborough railway station will undergo a major £6.68 million transformation starting early next year following the approval of new planning proposals.

Residents in Whitby are struggling to go about their daily lives due to problem parking, prompting the town's mayor to seek assurances from North Yorkshire Council against future parking meters.

Visitors to Scarborough are cancelling plans due to mistaken reports that the Central Tramway is closed, following confusion with the town's separate Spa Cliff Lift.

Three casualties were extracted by lifeboat and helicopter after becoming trapped by the tide and struggling in difficult conditions at Thornwick Bay on Saturday.

The victim of the tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park told the animal to "stop being naughty" just before the incident, Sky News understands.

RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

A Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Navy as part of the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said she will "not be silenced" after her home was raided by federal agents, calling it the "latest escalation" in President Donald Trump's "intimidation" campaign.

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as "negative and cruel".

The victim of the tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park told the animal to "stop being naughty" just before the incident, Sky News understands.

A Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Navy as part of the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100.

Motorists have been caught driving with children on their lap and both hands on their phone rather than the wheel in a trial of AI-powered cameras.

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A man in his 20s has died after he was stabbed outside a birthday event in Birmingham.

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a former football coach and teacher who was jailed for abusing boys after being extradited from Vietnam.

A man has denied the racially-aggravated murder of a scientist in Dundee.

The BBC has defended its decision to remove a trans rights slogan from an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the move was "in line with our editorial guidelines".

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as "negative and cruel".

Pope Leo has cancelled all planned public events until Tuesday 20 October, ahead of surgery to remove a small growth on one of his lungs.

Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan will "vehemently defend" the case against him and plans to seek bail, his solicitor says.

RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

The BBC has defended its decision to remove a trans rights slogan from an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the move was "in line with our editorial guidelines".

"A portrait is a document of the relationship between the artist and the sitter, and when that chemistry works, you sense it in the painting."

Skydance-owned Paramount has completed its $81bn (£61bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery - bringing together the two media giants under a combined company.

The victim of the tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park told the animal to "stop being naughty" just before the incident, Sky News understands.

The data firm mentioned in the ASOS hacking message has said the breach was not caused by a flaw in its system.

Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan will "vehemently defend" the case against him and plans to seek bail, his solicitor says.

A Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Navy as part of the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100.