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The governing Conservative group on North Yorkshire Council has seen its working majority slashed to just one following the defection of a long-serving councillor to Reform UK.

A Conservative party councillor in East Yorkshire has announced her defection to Reform UK.

A hotel in Seamer could build a two-storey extension for ten more rooms if its plans are approved.

Around 10,000 videos of dangerous driving have been sent to Humberside Police as members of the public take on the role of road-side watchdogs.

EIGHTY-FOUR out of the 102 maintained schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire are currently reporting an in-year deficit for the 2025–26 financial period, highlighting significant financial strain across the local education sector.

There are concerns that an increase in the number of new homes being built in the Cayton area is being done without suitable improvements to local infrastructure and services.

Forming community gritting partnerships is among the recommendations in a report on keeping pavements clear of snow and ice during severe winter weather in North Yorkshire.

A Yorkshire Coast MP has called on council chiefs to use more discretion when implementing a controversial home-to-school transport policy.

Plans to convert a Scarborough town centre pub into flats have been approved by the council despite earlier objections.

The Seasiders are back in NPL East action on Tuesday at the Mounting Systems Stadium.

A councillor representing a Scarborough division of North Yorkshire Council has called for an urgent revision of the area's Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) relating to overnight campervan parking

Councillors have been asked to approve ‘outline’ plans for a large housing development in Whitby despite dozens of objections.

Up to 14.2 million people could each receive an average of £700 in compensation due to car loan mis-selling, the financial services regulator has said.

The man injured by a police bullet in the Manchester synagogue attack feels so unsafe he no longer wants to live in this country, his ex-wife has told Sky News. 

Sir Keir Starmer has begun the first full-blown trade mission to India since Theresa May was prime minister, bringing 125 UK CEOs, entrepreneurs, and university leaders to Mumbai.

Donald Trump has expressed optimism about ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, as Israelis mourned those killed two years after the October 7 attacks.

Kemi Badenoch will promise to introduce a "golden rule" to get the deficit down and "get our economy back on track" if the Tories win the next election.

In the 11 months since Kemi Badenoch has become party leader, the Conservative Party has dropped from 26% to 17% in the polls.

The future of Britain's Friday teatime staple - fish and chips - could be under threat due to overfishing, conservationists warn.

A new blood test can diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as CFS or ME, with an accuracy of 96%, according to scientists who developed it.

Up to 14.2 million people could each receive an average of £700 in compensation due to car loan mis-selling, the financial services regulator has said.

The man injured by a police bullet in the Manchester synagogue attack feels so unsafe he no longer wants to live in this country, his ex-wife has told Sky News. 

A teenager and a man have been arrested in connection with reports of a cyber attack on a chain of London-based nurseries.

Sir Keir Starmer has begun the first full-blown trade mission to India since Theresa May was prime minister, bringing 125 UK CEOs, entrepreneurs, and university leaders to Mumbai.

Kemi Badenoch will promise to introduce a "golden rule" to get the deficit down and "get our economy back on track" if the Tories win the next election.

In the 11 months since Kemi Badenoch has become party leader, the Conservative Party has dropped from 26% to 17% in the polls.

The future of Britain's Friday teatime staple - fish and chips - could be under threat due to overfishing, conservationists warn.

A new blood test can diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as CFS or ME, with an accuracy of 96%, according to scientists who developed it.

Donald Trump has expressed optimism about ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, as Israelis mourned those killed two years after the October 7 attacks.

For a long time, Rita Lifshitz would come back to Kibbutz Nir Oz every week, sit outside the house of her father-in-law, Oded, and have a drink.

There are families wearing T-shirts picturing their loved ones and friends holding plant pots and flowers.

The incoming mayor of a German town is said to be fighting for her life after being stabbed multiple times.

The daughter of late actor Robin Williams has begged people to stop sending her AI-generated "slop" of her father.

Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall and some of America's biggest comedians are being criticised for performing at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

A 61-year-old man has been found guilty of stalking Myleene Klass by sending her an air gun, handcuffs, a police uniform and "disturbing" unwanted letters.

Author Dame Jilly Cooper has died, her publisher has said.

Britain's wealth gap is growing and it's now practically impossible for a typical worker to save enough to become rich, according to a report.

Donald Trump has expressed optimism about ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, as Israelis mourned those killed two years after the October 7 attacks.

Up to 14.2 million people could each receive an average of £700 in compensation due to car loan mis-selling, the financial services regulator has said.

The man injured by a police bullet in the Manchester synagogue attack feels so unsafe he no longer wants to live in this country, his ex-wife has told Sky News.