Yorkshire Coast News
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Langdale Fire Funding Still To ArriveNorth Yorkshire Fire service are still waiting for government funding to help cover the costs of last summer's Langdale Fire.
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Scarborough Athletic Travel To FA Trophy Quarter-FinalistsBoro are hoping to return to the National North play-offs.
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Whitby Town Take On Title ChasersThe Blues go to the West Midlands on Saturday.
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Bridlington Town Back At Home For Dunston DateThe Seasiders are targeting more points under recently-appointed manager, Scott Kerr.
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Pickering Town's Friday Night Derby PostponedThe Pikes were looking to make it two wins in two under their new manager.
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Yorkshire Coast Divided as Consultation on Proposed "Tourism Tax" Set to CloseA 12-week government consultation to determine whether regional mayors in England should be granted the power to introduce a visitor levy on overnight stays is due to end later this month.
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New Play About The Post Office Scandal Premieres in ScarboroughA powerful new dramatisation of what has been described as the largest miscarriage of justice in the United Kingdom’s history is set to premiere in Scarborough tonight.
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East Riding Budget Agreed as Council Tax Rise Set at 4.99%East Riding of Yorkshire Council has approved its budget for 2026/27 at the annual Full Council budget setting meeting held on Thursday 5 February.
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New Index Ranks North Yorkshire Council as 3rd Best in Value for MoneyTaxpayers in North Yorkshire are apparently being given some of the best value for money in England as independent research places the delivery of council services in the county as among the best performing nationally.
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Dark Skies Observatory Opens at Danby LodgeThe North York Moors National Park Authority will this month open its astronomical observatory at Danby Lodge National Park Centre, adding a new permanent, purpose-built base for astronomy and space science learning in North Yorkshire.
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Free Breakfast Clubs Extended to Friarage and Barrowcliff SchoolsAlison Hume MP has welcomed news that more children and families within her Scarborough and Whitby constituency are set to benefit as the government’s free breakfast clubs programme continues its roll-out.
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Scarborough Hospital Solar Panel Project ApprovedScarborough hospital can install more than 1,000 solar panels on its buildings after receiving the go-ahead from North Yorkshire Council.
Top Stories
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White House removes video shared by Trump showing Obamas as apesDonald Trump has been accused of "disgusting behaviour" after a video was shared on his Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
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Paedophile camp leader Jon Ruben jailed for 23 years for sexually abusing children he drugged with sweetsA summer camp leader who drugged children with sweets laced with a tranquiliser before sexually assaulting them has been jailed for more than 23 years.
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'Flights and yachts of horror': What we've learned from latest Epstein filesWe've now combed through hundreds of thousands of files, photos and videos.
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Teenager charged with murder of university student in LeicesterAn 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a university student in Leicester.
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Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealedThe next Gruffalo book will introduce a new member to the monster's family, best selling children's author Julia Donaldson has revealed.
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Michelin-star restaurant owner spiked woman's cocktail with date-rape drugThe owner of a Michelin-star restaurant has been found guilty of spiking a woman's drink with a date-rape drug at a Mayfair private members' club in a bid to overpower her for sex.
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'Suffolk Strangler' told he will die in jail as he's sentenced for sixth murderPolice have launched a fresh appeal for information about "possible previous offending" by serial killer Steve Wright, as he was jailed for the murder of a teenager more than 25 years ago.
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Only surviving victim of 'Suffolk Strangler' Steve Wright says others may have lived if police had taken her seriouslyThe only surviving victim of "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright has told how if police had taken her story seriously, the other women he went on to murder may still be alive today.
National News
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'Suffolk Strangler' told he will die in jail as he's sentenced for sixth murderPolice have launched a fresh appeal for information about "possible previous offending" by serial killer Steve Wright, as he was jailed for the murder of a teenager more than 25 years ago.
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Only surviving victim of 'Suffolk Strangler' Steve Wright says others may have lived if police had taken her seriouslyThe only surviving victim of "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright has told how if police had taken her story seriously, the other women he went on to murder may still be alive today.
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Teenager charged with murder of university student in LeicesterAn 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a university student in Leicester.
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Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealedThe next Gruffalo book will introduce a new member to the monster's family, best selling children's author Julia Donaldson has revealed.
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Michelin-star restaurant owner spiked woman's cocktail with date-rape drugThe owner of a Michelin-star restaurant has been found guilty of spiking a woman's drink with a date-rape drug at a Mayfair private members' club in a bid to overpower her for sex.
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Paedophile camp leader Jon Ruben jailed for 23 years for sexually abusing children he drugged with sweetsA summer camp leader who drugged children with sweets laced with a tranquiliser before sexually assaulting them has been jailed for more than 23 years.
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'Incel' schoolboy who threatened Valentine's Day massacre pleads guilty to terrorism offencesAn "incel" schoolboy who threatened to launch a Valentine's Day massacre has pleaded guilty to possessing bomb-making videos.
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When will the rain end? What the Met Office is saying after heavy downpours across UKThere is "no end in sight to the rain", forecasters have warned, despite downpours having lashed Britain every day in 2026.
World News
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This Russian general fought and meddled for Vladimir Putin around the world, now he's fighting for his own lifeFrom the Skripal poisonings to the invasion of Ukraine to subverting American elections, it is hard to think of a Russian outrage Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev has not been involved in.
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Pakistan suicide bombing leaves at least 31 dead and 169 injuredAt least 31 people have been killed and 169 injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.
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Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit apologises over Epstein linksNorway's crown princess Mette-Marit has apologised for her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest release of files about the late convicted sex offender.
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Iran and US to begin high-stakes talks amid fears of conflictIranian and American officials will kick off face-to-face talks in Oman today, following weeks of threatened military action by Donald Trump.
Entertainment News
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Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealedThe next Gruffalo book will introduce a new member to the monster's family, best selling children's author Julia Donaldson has revealed.
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One Battle After Another: ICE killings have made film 'devastatingly' timely, says producerIn filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, resistance is framed as survival.
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A 'terrible choice' or uniting the nation? Why Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is causing a stirPuerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny's half-time performance during this weekend's Super Bowl has divided opinion since it was announced.
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Savannah Guthrie makes emotional plea to mother's captors: 'We are ready to talk'US TV host Savannah Guthrie has pleaded for the return of her mother and said the family is "ready to talk" to her captor - but asked them to provide proof she is alive.
Video
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'The market's in seek and destroy mode': The new Anthropic AI model scaring lawyers and legal firmsAnthropic, one of the biggest and most influential tech companies in the world, is launching a new model: Claude Opus 4.6.
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'Suffolk Strangler' told he will die in jail as he's sentenced for sixth murderPolice have launched a fresh appeal for information about "possible previous offending" by serial killer Steve Wright, as he was jailed for the murder of a teenager more than 25 years ago.
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Starmer branded 'weak' over Mandelson saga - as top Labour figure warns it could bring him downSir Keir Starmer has been made to look "weak, naive and gullible" by blaming Peter Mandelson's "lies" for the crisis engulfing his premiership - and it could bring him down, a senior Labour figure has said.
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White House removes video shared by Trump showing Obamas as apesDonald Trump has been accused of "disgusting behaviour" after a video was shared on his Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.





