This is the Coast

More smaller accommodation providers on the Yorkshire Coast could close for the winter unless the national VAT threshold according to local councillors.

Calls for major railway investments to reconnect Whitby and Pickering are growing as the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire brings a draft transport plan to the coast on Wednesday.

People living and working in Eastfield are being urged to attend a drop-in session on Thursday 8th October to help shape how a £3.2 million grant and future regeneration funds will be spent in the rapidly expanding town.

A £1 million investment for Scarborough's railway station could be jeopardised if councillors reject the revised Station Gateway redevelopment plans.

Almost 130 workers at Leeds Bradford Airport will walk out over a pay dispute in mid-October, though airport bosses anticipate running near-normal operations.

Two major holiday parks have committed to providing a regular monthly income to The Rainbow Centre to help secure the long-term sustainability of its community services.

A draft report detailing the repair costs for Whitby's historic cliff lift is expected by the end of October, as regional leaders await a formal business case to provide funding.

Scarborough and Whitby commuters will see continued efforts to improve inadequate train timetables, including a potential direct service to London.

A veteran football manager with deep family ties to the club will lead Whitby Town into their weekend fixture against Bamber Bridge.

Scarborough Athletic's FA Cup journey has ended following a tense two-one defeat to Macclesfield in an extra-time replay.

Whitby Town faced a challenging evening at the Towbar Express Stadium as they fell to a 6-2 defeat against Gainsborough Trinity in the Northern Premier League.

Scarborough’s Grand Hotel is part of a multi-agency investigation exploring potential sources of bacteria affecting the bathing water quality at South Bay.

The family of a GP who was found dead at home in Norfolk has paid tribute to her "kind, generous and loving" nature.

An 87-year-old woman, whose eviction from her home sparked major protests in Spain and was partly responsible for a snap election, has died.

Two men have been arrested after a man in his 40s was found dead in Slough last month.

Police are not treating the death of an 11-year-old girl, whose body was found in a park in Worcestershire, as a criminal investigation.

A deal has been announced which would see the £6.7bn sale of the 1,800 Boots stores across the UK and Ireland.

The head coach of Southampton FC has been given a suspended ban of six weeks and a fine of £28,000 over his role in the Spygate scandal.

A man who allegedly stabbed a British toddler at a playground in the French Alps will go on trial charged with attempted murder, prosecutors have said.

A planned gun attack on the largest mall in the US was prevented after a teenager was arrested trying to buy an assault rifle, according to officials.

The family of a GP who was found dead at home in Norfolk has paid tribute to her "kind, generous and loving" nature.

The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has appeared in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage.

A man has admitted sexually assaulting a woman who was drugged and raped by her husband for more than two decades.

The head coach of Southampton FC has been given a suspended ban of six weeks and a fine of £28,000 over his role in the Spygate scandal.

Up to 2,500 Royal Mail employees could lose their jobs under an 'organisational review', the company has announced.

Police are not treating the death of an 11-year-old girl, whose body was found in a park in Worcestershire, as a criminal investigation.

Two men have been arrested after a man in his 40s was found dead in Slough last month.

A three-month-old girl who died while camping with her family in Staffordshire has been named by police.

An 87-year-old woman, whose eviction from her home sparked major protests in Spain and was partly responsible for a snap election, has died.

Russia's health watchdog claims there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a plague institute worker in Siberia - with the Kremlin accusing the media of providing false information about the case.

A man who allegedly stabbed a British toddler at a playground in the French Alps will go on trial charged with attempted murder, prosecutors have said.

A man has been arrested after seven people were injured in an attack at a school in Poland.

"A portrait is kind of 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.

Eva Marie Saint, the US actress who won an Oscar for her first movie role in On The Waterfront has died aged 102, her family said.

Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said his "heart is broken" following the death of his wife, Niamh O'Brien, at the age of 52. 

J Sainsbury held merger talks with rival grocer Morrisons earlier this year - a deal that would have represented the most significant tie-up in the sector for more than five years.

Like a twist in one of his novels, Jeffrey Archer's shock death came in the middle of the Conservative Party conference.

Britain's water regulator is lining up advisers to oversee the performance of troubled South East Water, days after the company sought to curb non-essential use by thousands of business customers.

Jaguar has unveiled its new electric car - two years after the company's controversial rebrand, and 12 months on from a major cyber attack that halted production.