This is the Coast

An independent investigation has revealed that Whitby Town Council depleted its funds and borrowed tens of thousands of pounds from a local charity's reserves without public explanation to pay its bills.

Two Whitby town councillors accused of unacceptable behaviour towards staff have resigned ahead of a meeting to discuss an independent investigation, alongside three other councillors who stepped down the same day.

Scarborough Town Council is urging North Yorkshire Council to introduce new planning rules to prevent family homes from being converted into shared accommodation without permission.

The proportion of patients waiting more than 12 hours in emergency departments at York and Scarborough hospitals has more than doubled since April, with Scarborough facing particularly severe delays due to staff shortages.

Action is being taken to ensure major bus orders by larger regions do not push the Yorkshire Coast down the waiting list for new British-built vehicles.

A seventy-nine-year-old Whitby man who smoked for more than six decades has successfully quit the habit, dramatically improving his health and saving enough money to help buy a new electric car.

Air traffic controllers at Leeds Bradford Airport have paused a planned weekend strike to vote on a new pay offer, but half-term holidaymakers still face potential disruption from hourly-paid staff.

A 39-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of possessing a bladed article following reports of threats near the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough.

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

Young people across Scarborough and Whitby will gain access to more extracurricular activities after seven local schools were invited to join a multi-million-pound government programme.

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.

The man who was mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after entering its enclosure has been identified as William Chapman, Sky News understands.

The Pope has undergone surgery to treat lung cancer.

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI.

A Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.

The head of MI5 has said the result of the Brexit referendum "is not in dispute" after the prime minister said Russia had interfered in the 2016 vote. 

A civil servant "exploited" remote working culture and used sick notes to fraudulently work five Government jobs at the same time, a court has heard.   

The president of a US university has suspended fraternity parties after a female student alleged she was drugged and gang-raped at a party two years ago.

The man who was mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after entering its enclosure has been identified as William Chapman, Sky News understands.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is "supercharging" security threats to the UK, including the potential development by terrorists and states of new killer bioweapons, the head of MI5 has warned.

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI.

The head of MI5 has said the result of the Brexit referendum "is not in dispute" after the prime minister said Russia had interfered in the 2016 vote. 

A civil servant "exploited" remote working culture and used sick notes to fraudulently work five Government jobs at the same time, a court has heard.   

Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher has avoided bankruptcy after settling an unpaid tax bill with HMRC.

A former police officer accused of raping a sleeping woman had been trained in how to deal with victims of sex offences, a court has heard.

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

The Pope has undergone surgery to treat lung cancer.

A Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.

Two adults who died alongside two children following an arson attack at a home in Ireland have been named as Philip and Kim English.

Formula One is set to return to Africa for the first time in more than three decades after Rwanda signed a 10-year deal to host the race.

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

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

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."

The UK economy is set to grow faster than expected this year, though households are expected to face higher rates of inflation, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A closely-watched measure of grocery inflation has ticked up for a second consecutive month amid fears of an energy-led surge ahead.

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.