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Sea swimmers hoping to bring a tidal swimming pool to Scarborough say the project can be financially viable.

The Scarborough Fringe festival commences today, Friday 13 June, set to transform Scarborough into a vibrant hub of arts and culture for the next 10 days.

The Rainbow Centre says their Rainbow Ball event will return next year after the success of it's first ever outing.

The arrival of a replica 16th century Spanish galleon that sailed its way into maritime history is expected to attract thousands of visitors to Scarborough.

Henry Boot Construction has officially broken ground on a new multi-storey car park in Bridlington

A life-size replica of Britain’s most famous wartime aircraft will stand proud on Scarborough seafront as pilots take to the skies to celebrate Armed Forces Day later this month.

York and North Yorkshire will be among the first places to build the foundations for a working rural bus franchising model.

Alexander Dennis has announced a significant shift in its UK manufacturing strategy, proposing to consolidate its bus body manufacturing operations into a single site in Scarborough.

A council’s retrospective application for the installation of replacement ladders on East Pier in Whitby has been approved by a planning committee despite local objections.

Two applications for up to 23 homes have been rejected by councillors over concerns about housing density and ‘manipulation’ of affordable housing rules.

Yorkshire has officially entered drought status, becoming the second region in England to do so this year, following a spring described as the driest in 132 years for the area.

North Yorkshire Police are exploring the potential use of electric cycles and scooters as part of a review into their fleet of vehicles.

Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes on Iran and has declared an emergency as it braces for retaliation.

A monumental decision for MPs that has been looming on the horizon is now approaching at speed.

A watch-list for potential ministerial resignations over Labour's welfare reforms is in place, Harriet Harman says.

Rachel Reeves is a "gnat's whisker" away from having to raise taxes in the autumn budget, a leading economist has warned - despite the chancellor insisting her plans are "fully funded".

Two women have died after an incident in Wales's largest national park, police have confirmed.

The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors has found that Iran is not complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years.

Three teenagers have been charged with rioting in Ballymena - as a community centre housing migrant families affected by the violence was attacked.

There are few issues more controversial, more divisive.

The British man who survived the Air India plane crash told his family "I don't know how I'm alive" in a phone call seconds after the plane came down, his brother has told Sky News.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was conscious, half sitting on his bed in blue hospital scrubs when I walked into the ward.

An Air India flight which was en route to London Gatwick has crashed in India.

New CCTV footage has emerged showing an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick crashing and bursting into flames just moments after take-off.

Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board a flight to London Gatwick have died after the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off – with just one person surviving.

Two women have died after an incident in Wales's largest national park, police have confirmed.

A monumental decision for MPs that has been looming on the horizon is now approaching at speed.

Thousands of jobs are at risk after discount high street chain Poundland was sold - with dozens of shops expected to shut.

Economists suspected that the comfortable growth enjoyed at the beginning of the year might prove to be short-lived, and they appear to be right.

A new vaccine programme will be launched in Scotland to help curb cases of gonorrhoea following a rise in diagnoses post-pandemic.

Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes on Iran and has declared an emergency as it braces for retaliation.

Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board a flight to London Gatwick have died after the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off – with just one person surviving.

An Air India flight which was en route to London Gatwick has crashed in India.

The British man who survived the Air India plane crash told his family "I don't know how I'm alive" in a phone call seconds after the plane came down, his brother has told Sky News.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was conscious, half sitting on his bed in blue hospital scrubs when I walked into the ward.

Images and video have captured the aftermath of the Air India plane crash in a residential area near Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.

An aviation analyst has reviewed footage of the Air India Boeing 787-8 before its fatal crash and assessed that the configuration of the passenger plane "doesn't look right".

New CCTV footage has emerged showing an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick crashing and bursting into flames just moments after take-off.

An Air India plane carrying 242 people has crashed in Ahmedabad, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters in decades.

Air investigators will have an open mind on what could have caused the crash.

Video game actors in the US have ended their strike after nearly a year of industrial action, over the use of artificial intelligence by game studios. 

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of committing a criminal sexual act in a retrial in New York.

Brian Wilson - the co-founder of The Beach Boys - has died at the age of 82.

A judge in the US has dismissed actor Justin Baldoni's $400m (£295m) defamation lawsuit against his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively.

Sly Stone, one of the pioneers of funk music, has died aged 82, his family have said.

Tottenham have appointed Thomas Frank as their new head coach.

JJ Spaun upstaged the world’s best by grabbing a one-shot lead after the opening day of the US Open, as Scottie Scheffler failed to live up to his status as pre-tournament favourite.

Manchester City have completed the £46.3m signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted it was "a relief" to discover after his poor performance at the Spanish Grand Prix than he had been "massively" hindered by a technical issue with his Ferrari.

Scottie Scheffler has played down his status as overwhelming favourite for US Open victory, but will the world No 1 enjoy more major success or can someone stop him at Oakmont?

Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes on Iran and has declared an emergency as it braces for retaliation.

A judge in the US has dismissed actor Justin Baldoni's $400m (£295m) defamation lawsuit against his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively.

Rachel Reeves has set out her spending review in the House of Commons.  

A powerful new supercomputer will be built in Edinburgh after all, the chancellor has announced. 

As hundreds lie dead following the latest tragedy to beset a Boeing passenger plane, it is too early to determine blame.

Brian Wilson - the co-founder of The Beach Boys - has died at the age of 82.

Video game actors in the US have ended their strike after nearly a year of industrial action, over the use of artificial intelligence by game studios. 

The sun's south pole has been seen for the first time from outside the ecliptic plane in unprecedented images sent back to Earth by a solar orbiter.

A new treaty to govern international waters is "tantalisingly close" after countries - including Britain - promised to sign it into law.

A powerful new supercomputer will be built in Edinburgh after all, the chancellor has announced.