This is the Coast

Farmers on the Yorkshire Coast could be facing a shortage of straw this winter.

Officials in Filey are planning to speak to the first mayor of York & North Yorkshire.

Scarborough and Driffield are still looking for their first wins of the new cricket season but Bridlington and Folkton & Flixton are still in fine form.

Midfielder Lewis Hawkins has signed a new contract to keep him at the Towbar Express Stadium.

Councillors in Filey are meeting with the town's MP today for further talks about re-establishing a community transport scheme in the resort.

St John Ambulance volunteers in the Whitby area are giving free first aid demonstrations at Whitby Bandstand, at the northern end of Pier Road on Saturday.

The country’s third largest unitary authority looks set to press the Government to ensure hospices facing a cash crisis get a “fair contribution” from the NHS.

Aurora Borealis have been sighted across the UK, including on the Yorkshire Coast.

Russia claims its troops have seized control of four more Ukrainian villages as intense fighting continues in the Kharkiv region.

BAFTA TV nominees and VIP guests hit the red carpet in style ahead of this year's ceremony.

A man has died after a crash involving two jet-skis off the coast of Dumfries and Galloway.

The first person to have a pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after the procedure.

The Duchess of Sussex has said Nigeria is "my country" and that it is "humbling" to learn about her background while there on a visit.

Israel's prime minister has paid tribute to the country's Eurovision performer - as Ireland's contestant continues to criticise organisers and an Israeli broadcaster.

Manchester United have won the Women's FA Cup final for the first time after beating Tottenham 4-0 at Wembley Stadium.

Thunderstorms will strike large parts of the UK this afternoon - with a warning that flooding in some places could cause "danger to life".

A man has died after a crash involving two jet-skis off the coast of Dumfries and Galloway.

The Duchess of Sussex has said Nigeria is "my country" and that it is "humbling" to learn about her background while there on a visit.

Thunderstorms will strike large parts of the UK this afternoon - with a warning that flooding in some places could cause "danger to life".

An Israeli arms embargo is "not a wise path" and the UK and America are "in a totally different situation", the foreign secretary has said.

Manchester United have won the Women's FA Cup final for the first time after beating Tottenham 4-0 at Wembley Stadium.

BAFTA TV nominees and VIP guests hit the red carpet in style ahead of this year's ceremony.

A grandmother who was stabbed to death in north London has been remembered for being "devoted to her family".

An "increasing number" of drivers are "choosing to ignore" the official diversion route around the M25 closure, highways bosses have warned.

Russia claims its troops have seized control of four more Ukrainian villages as intense fighting continues in the Kharkiv region.

Russia has reopened a major front in its war with Ukraine in a move that will stretch Kyiv's already undermanned and outgunned forces as they wait for Western weapons.

Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi, kicking off a week of rolling protests against a Putinesque new law threatening press and civic freedoms.

The first person to have a pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after the procedure.

Israel's prime minister has paid tribute to the country's Eurovision performer - as Ireland's contestant continues to criticise organisers and an Israeli broadcaster.

BAFTA TV nominees and VIP guests hit the red carpet in style ahead of this year's ceremony.

Switzerland has won Eurovision, topping the leaderboard in a competition fraught with last-minute changes and backstage incidents.

OTT outfits, whacky performances and plenty of glitter are the bread and butter of Eurovision - but this year the fizz and the fun has taken a back seat as the show's bosses battled to keep politics and personal drama from the stage.

The Bank of England has edged closer to a cut in interest rates, with another member of its nine-person Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voting for lower borrowing costs this month.

Russia claims its troops have seized control of four more Ukrainian villages as intense fighting continues in the Kharkiv region.

Switzerland has won Eurovision, topping the leaderboard in a competition fraught with last-minute changes and backstage incidents.

Social media platforms must do more to stop their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, Ofcom has said.