This is the Coast

David Skaith has been elected as the first mayor of York and North Yokshire

Political leaders in North Yorkshire and York have said the region’s first mayoral election was “too close to call” as voters went to the polls.

Scarborough is hosting it's first Street festival this weekend.

Counting will get underway today in the election to choose North Yorkshire's first ever elected Mayor.

Police say one of the Yorkshire Coast's main routes is closed.

New homes can be built on the site of a Whitby landslip that led to the demolition of five cottages in 2012.

Police are appealing for information about a disturbance that occurred in Scarborough yesterday.

Following the death of a woman in Malton last week, North Yorkshire Police say they have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election drubbing and bruising council losses across England.

The main story so far is a Conservative collapse. They have lost the Blackpool South by-election and more than half of the council seats they were defending.

A teenager will be jailed for a minimum of 16 years after stabbing a boy to death with a large hunting-style knife at a house party.

The King was seen grinning as he received a hug from niece Zara Tindall during a visit to the Royal Windsor Horse Show, as he returns to public duty following his cancer diagnosis.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

The wife of a California doctor accused of deliberately driving a car off a cliff with his family inside has begged prosecutors to drop the charges against him, according to US media reports.

Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull, who died in 1999 when he fell from the roof of his home while attempting to adjust his television aerial.

A prolific egg collector has avoided a prison sentence after he stole almost 3,000 wild bird eggs from their nests.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election drubbing and bruising council losses across England.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever - as counting continues.

The King was seen grinning as he received a hug from niece Zara Tindall during a visit to the Royal Windsor Horse Show, as he returns to public duty following his cancer diagnosis.

A prolific egg collector has avoided a prison sentence after he stole almost 3,000 wild bird eggs from their nests.

A teenager will be jailed for a minimum of 16 years after stabbing a boy to death with a large hunting-style knife at a house party.

Barry Manilow has become the latest singer to book out the AO Arena in Manchester in case the Co-op Live fails to open later this month.

Manchester Co-op Live will be the UK's biggest indoor arena - but it has been beset by problems before it has even opened.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

A young women's rights activist from Afghanistan recently left the country and travelled to Iran.

At least 29 people have been killed in floods in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, in what has been described as "the most critical flooding recorded in history" by local authorities.

Madeleine McCann's parents said their daughter's absence "aches" and they are still "living in limbo" as they mark 17 years since she vanished.

Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull, who died in 1999 when he fell from the roof of his home while attempting to adjust his television aerial.

Britney Spears has downplayed concerns about her health, after paramedics were called to the Chateau Marmont, a boutique hotel in LA.

Manchester Co-op Live will be the UK's biggest indoor arena - but it has been beset by problems before it has even opened.

Hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey will return for its "last ever episode" on Christmas Day, James Corden has announced.

Official figures have raised fears of a deepening public sector drag on the UK's economic recovery from recession.

A former top Post Office lawyer has been accused of telling the Horizon IT inquiry a "big fat lie" over his knowledge of a bug in the system that could have stopped wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters in their tracks.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft blasts off, hoping to become the first mission to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.