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​North Yorkshire Council chiefs say they would rather not increase council tax by the maximum allowed — but they don’t live “in a world of unicorns and rainbows”.

Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume says she was delighted when the government intervened to postpone the planning process for a proposed gas drilling rig in Burniston.

Councillors have re-approved a second home council tax premium in North Yorkshire despite calls for it to be scrapped.

Three-quarters of a million pounds in Mayoral Renewable Fund cash has been secured for a solar farm extension near Bridlington.

The Seadogs returned to the National North play-off positions on Saturday.

There's good news for gardeners and swimmers in East Riding.

Alison Hume has lent her voice to those wanting North Yorkshire Council to intervene and save Whitby's West Cliff Lift.

The Humber region’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has questioned the Home Office’s understanding of the soon-to-be-abolished PCC role.

Scarborough and Bridlington's rugby sides were top before kick-off on Saturday.

Residents in the East Riding will not see a mayoral precept increasing their council tax payments.

The Seasiders were 2-0 up at Pontefract Colls, but the hosts roared back late on.

A new horse riding arena can be built in a North Yorkshire village following the council’s approval of plans.

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth..."

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

The government has announced a sweeping crackdown on tech firms to protect children from illegal content.

A man accused of killing 15 people by opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach has appeared in court via video link from prison for the first time.

Team GB will leave the 2026 Olympic Winter Games as history makers after securing two titles on the same day for the first time.

A glove appearing to match those worn by a masked person seen outside the home of the missing mother of US TV host Savannah Guthrie has been found two miles away.

Take a good, hard look at the world and what do you see?

The old, rules-based order that evolved from the ashes of the Second World War no longer exists - at least that is the verdict of Germany's chancellor, and the evidence is clear to see.

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth..."

The government has announced a sweeping crackdown on tech firms to protect children from illegal content.

Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death in a south London retail park.

Take a good, hard look at the world and what do you see?

Team GB will leave the 2026 Olympic Winter Games as history makers after securing two titles on the same day for the first time.

Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin "has had possession" of the deadly frog toxin that was found in the body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the UK’s foreign secretary has said.

A man has died after being pulled from a flooded brook following a police chase.

Former Liverpool and Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe will appear in court next month, charged with actual bodily harm.

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

A man accused of killing 15 people by opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach has appeared in court via video link from prison for the first time.

Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned an "extreme minority" after two female IDF soldiers were rescued from riots in an ultra-Orthodox Israeli city.

Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking ring extended all the way to Africa's southern coast - held together by the invisible chains of psychological bondage that kept his victims ensnared for years at a time. 

Nearly four years on from the emotional finale of Derry Girls, writer and creator Lisa McGee has released her new project on Netflix.

Wagner Moura and Kleber Mendonca Filho, star and director of political thriller The Secret Agent, have been delayed, slightly, I'm told.

If you are a film fan, Autumn Durald Arkapaw is a name to remember this award season.

A GoFundMe collection set up following the death of Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek has raised over $2m (£1.5m) in just two days.

A GoFundMe collection set up following the death of Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek has raised over $2m (£1.5m) in just two days.

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth..."

Team GB will leave the 2026 Olympic Winter Games as history makers after securing two titles on the same day for the first time.