This is the Coast

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).

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision on A171 at Ugthorpe, Whitby.

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.

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 government's plan to meet climate targets and green the economy has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

The government's plan to meet climate targets and green the economy has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.

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.

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.

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.

Take That say they are switching their Manchester shows this month from the new Co-op Live venue to a different arena in the city.

A famed "emotional support" alligator has gone missing while on a trip with its owner after being targeted by suspected pranksters.

Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic.

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

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.