This is the Coast

Local football clubs are gearing up for the start of the new season this weekend, with Scarborough Athletic returning home after a year in exile and Bridlington Town beginning their FA Cup campaign.

Brave participants will attempt to run across a 37-foot suspended and greased pole to capture a flag as a traditional challenge returns to the Whitby Regatta this weekend.

A dedicated volunteer who helped shape the modern Flamborough RNLI station has retired after nearly half a century of service to the lifesaving charity.

York and North Yorkshire's deputy mayor for crime and policing has proposed a multi-agency meeting to address growing concerns over the impact of HMOs and emergency accommodation on Scarborough residents.

A major restoration project has secured the future of Whitby's historic Old Town Hall, bringing the eighteenth-century landmark back into public use with a refurbished first floor for community events and a returning outdoor market.

Up to sixteen children with special educational needs will benefit from tailored support closer to home as a new purpose-built facility opens at a Scarborough primary school this September.

Supermarkets are facing pressure to stop selling disposable barbecues after a severe fire broke out in woodland on the outskirts of Scarborough.

SeaGrown Ltd has submitted plans to convert a coastal farm shop and café at Flatts Farm into a new research and cultivation hub, which could create up to 25 jobs.

A Yorkshire Coast MP and the GMB Union have welcomed new government procurement rules that prioritise job creation over environmental targets, though green groups warn the shift should not come at the expense of nature.

A body believed to be that of a missing 13-year-old boy has been recovered from the water following a major multi-agency search operation off the coast of Hornsea.

Two people have sustained minor injuries after being bitten by a dangerously out-of-control dog in East Ayton.

A £119,500 strategy to manage urban gulls through enhanced street cleaning, gull-proof sacks, and potential food waste collections has been approved for the North Yorkshire Coast.

EasyJet has agreed to a deal to sell the airline for around £5.7bn ($7.7bn) to a US-based investment firm.

Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been sentenced to over a year in prison for breaching a restraining order linked to his conviction for filming a sex tape without consent and posting it online.

The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government.

Authorities say an explosive drone found near a jet in Leipzig was a "serious attack" on Germany - amid reports the Ukrainian aircraft was loaded with ammunition.

The son of Manchester United and Wales footballer, Mark Hughes, died from "sudden adult death syndrome", an inquest heard.

People who ride e-scooters face a higher risk of injuries to the brain and internal organs than cyclists or motorcyclists, a new study suggests.

Cosmetic surgery performed by under-qualified practitioners "remains an avoidable risk to the public", a former top medic has warned.

Two people have been arrested after a female police officer was "seriously bitten" and another hit with a rock during a second night of violence in Norfolk.

Two people have been arrested after a female police officer was "seriously bitten" and another hit with a rock during a second night of violence in Norfolk.

A farmer and former butcher who murdered his lodger, dismembered his body and hid the remains in a concrete-filled barrel for six years, has been jailed.

Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been sentenced to over a year in prison for breaching a restraining order linked to his conviction for filming a sex tape without consent and posting it online.

EasyJet has agreed to a deal to sell the airline for around £5.7bn ($7.7bn) to a US-based investment firm.

Promoters who worked with Oasis on their huge 2025 reunion tour have secured a licence to host events at Knebworth, the site of the band's most famous gigs.

The son of Manchester United and Wales footballer, Mark Hughes, died from "sudden adult death syndrome", an inquest heard.

More than 200 deaths suspected of being linked to weight-loss jabs have been reported to health officials, figures suggest.

The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government.

Authorities say an explosive drone found near a jet in Leipzig was a "serious attack" on Germany - amid reports the Ukrainian aircraft was loaded with ammunition.

A man accused of killing a British aid worker and disposing of her body in a suitcase has appeared in court charged with homicide with intent.

A drone carrying an explosive device that was found at Leipzig airport was "very professionally carried out", a German minister said.

Bangladesh's ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has announced plans to return to her country from exile despite facing a death sentence over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.

The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government.

Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been sentenced to over a year in prison for breaching a restraining order linked to his conviction for filming a sex tape without consent and posting it online.

Promoters who worked with Oasis on their huge 2025 reunion tour have secured a licence to host events at Knebworth, the site of the band's most famous gigs.

Star Wars: A New Hope, the first film released in the popular franchise, has been dubbed into the Welsh language for the first time. 

Elon Musk has predicted that his Starlink system could deliver a majority of the world's internet within 10 years.

Two people have been arrested after a female police officer was "seriously bitten" and another hit with a rock during a second night of violence in Norfolk.

A farmer and former butcher who murdered his lodger, dismembered his body and hid the remains in a concrete-filled barrel for six years, has been jailed.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has defended a black university professor who resigned amid a plagiarism row.