This is the Coast

North Yorkshire's Fire and Rescue service is continuing to recruit on-call fire fighters as they head into their busiest time of year.

Scarborough's first ever streets festival took place over the weekend as part of the revised Scarborough Fair project.

A new pattern of wards is being developed for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The Met Office says thunderstorms and heavy downpours may cause flooding and travel disruption on the Yorkshire Coast on Bank Holiday Monday.

Four men have been charged on the Yorkshire Coast by National Crime Agency officers investigating the attempted importation of cocaine with a potential street value of around £40 million.

There's concern over the distances hospital patients are being asked to travel for surgery- particularly people from Bridlington.

Scarborough Streets comes to a glorious conclusion with a procession through the town on Bank Holiday Monday.

Opposition groups are calling on North Yorkshire Council to reconsider a move to increase the basic home to school transport charge for post-16 students to nearly £800 a year, saying access to education is supposed to be free and equal.

Israel has rejected a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas and announced it is pushing ahead with an assault on the town of Rafah in southern Gaza.

It's been a whiplash-inducing 36 hours in Washington. Breakthrough or broke in Gaza?

The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands.

The term "inauguration" may feel slightly misleading. After all, this is not his first time.

An 11-year-old girl was seen 30 times by medics over the course of three years before she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Temperatures in the UK could reach around 23C this week as forecasters predict a brighter week ahead.

There are times when a person is so gripped with helpless despair that they are lost within themselves. Ahmed Alhashimi, a proud man, looks at the small coffin, wrings his hands, stares at the ground and weeps.

A woman has pleaded not guilty to the murder of three people who died after allegedly consuming a lunch she prepared which contained poisonous mushrooms.

The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands.

An 11-year-old girl was seen 30 times by medics over the course of three years before she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The mother of one of the Manchester Arena bombing victims will begin a 200-mile walk from the spot her son was killed to Downing Street to demand stronger protections against terrorism.

A Scottish singer plucked from obscurity at the last minute to replace Olly Murs as the opening act for Take That in Glasgow has told Sky News he thought the life-changing opportunity was a "joke".

Temperatures in the UK could reach around 23C this week as forecasters predict a brighter week ahead.

Oxford and Cambridge university students have set up pro-Palestinian encampments on campus lawns.

Ipswich Town fans celebrated their "long-awaited" return to the Premier League after they secured promotion over weekend.

Kris Hallenga, the founder of breast cancer charity CoppaFeel!, has died aged 38.

Israel has rejected a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas and announced it is pushing ahead with an assault on the town of Rafah in southern Gaza.

It's been a whiplash-inducing 36 hours in Washington. Breakthrough or broke in Gaza?

The term "inauguration" may feel slightly misleading. After all, this is not his first time.

There are times when a person is so gripped with helpless despair that they are lost within themselves. Ahmed Alhashimi, a proud man, looks at the small coffin, wrings his hands, stares at the ground and weeps.

A Scottish singer plucked from obscurity at the last minute to replace Olly Murs as the opening act for Take That in Glasgow has told Sky News he thought the life-changing opportunity was a "joke".

The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Malmo, Sweden, this year.

Elijah Wood and other Lord Of The Rings cast members have paid tribute to their co-star Bernard Hill, who died on Sunday aged 79.

Actor Bernard Hill, who played roles in Lord Of The Rings and Titanic, has died aged 79, his agent has confirmed.

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

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

Israel has rejected a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas and announced it is pushing ahead with an assault on the town of Rafah in southern Gaza.

Senior Israeli officials have been threatening a major military operation into the city of Rafah and surrounding areas in southern Gaza for weeks.