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A Bridlington man who sexually abused a young girl has been sentenced to 16-years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual offences in Hull on Wednesday.

The Mayor of North Yorkshire will spend £1.35m to support community buildings after receiving the third largest allocation of a rural fund.

Following the announcement of the King’s Birthday Honours List, the force say they are delighted to confirm that their Mental Health Operations Manager, John Thirkettle, has been awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire).

The Blues' third new signing of the summer has joined from Newton Aycliffe from the division below.

Two organisations in Beeford have been awarded more than £120,000 by East Riding of Yorkshire Council for improvements to the village play area and playing field.

Pickering stay top- Whitby hit the runs and Folkton & Flixton get off the mark.

Quickline Communications has taken a major step forward in its commitment to delivering a more local and personal customer experience by bringing its technical support operations in-house.

An £800,000 council plan to ensure the supply of fuel in Scarborough Harbour could be approved next week.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls please do take your seats for North Yorkshire’s grand evening of Entertainment as YMCA Theatre, Scarborough presents That’s Variety.

North Yorkshire Council says it has had a ‘very positive’ discussion with Scarborough’s Grand Hotel about installing artificial kittiwake nests on its terrace

Proudfoot Supermarkets has donated £500 to both Edgehill Football Club and the Derwent Valley Scout Group.

Schools across North Yorkshire will benefit from improved facilities through a multi-million pound investment although the Government has been warned that more funding is needed to bring all buildings and facilities up to standard.

A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in India, killing seven people on board.

One person has died and 19 others have been injured after a hot air balloon crashed in Turkey.

A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have wished their "Papa", Prince William, a happy Father's Day.

Police are working "night and day" to catch those involved in rioting in Ballymena, a senior officer has said.

A man has died and an eight-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after a fire at a four-storey building in Scotland.

The calm of an affluent cul-de-sac, north of Minneapolis, has been shattered.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is U-turning and will order a full public inquiry into grooming gangs.

In 2019, nine men were jailed for raping and abusing two teenage girls living in a children's home in Bradford.

A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have wished their "Papa", Prince William, a happy Father's Day.

Octopuses, sharks and tuna that are booming in the sea around the UK could be part of a fundamental shift in the marine environment, a leading scientist has told Sky News.

A man has died and an eight-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after a fire at a four-storey building in Scotland.

The chancellor has told Sky News that UK military assets could "potentially" be used to help defend Israel, and the government is "not ruling anything out".

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is U-turning and will order a full public inquiry into grooming gangs.

Police are working "night and day" to catch those involved in rioting in Ballymena, a senior officer has said.

The chancellor has refused to say if the government will apologise for dismissing calls for a national public inquiry into grooming gangs after the prime minister U-turned on the matter last night.

The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies.

The government is now advising against all travel to Israel amid a shooting war between Israel and Iran.

A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in India, killing seven people on board.

Why did Israel attack Iran? Certainly, it was worried about the threat of a nuclear weapon being developed.

One person has died and 19 others have been injured after a hot air balloon crashed in Turkey.

The new-look FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) has begun, kicking off with a goalless draw between Lionel Messi's Inter Miami and Egyptian club Al Ahly.

At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack in a village in north-central Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.

The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies.

There is frustration and anger among family and friends of the victims of the Air India crash. And it's growing - directed towards the administration. 

A father returning home after scattering his wife's ashes was among the victims of the Air India crash, leaving his two young children suddenly orphaned.

The chancellor has told Sky News that UK military assets could "potentially" be used to help defend Israel, and the government is "not ruling anything out".

David Beckham has called it "truly humbling" and an "emotional moment" to be made a knight in the King's Birthday Honours.

British rapper Yung Filly is facing two additional charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman while on tour in Australia.

Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit.

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.

Tottenham have appointed Thomas Frank as their new head coach.

Brentford's set-piece coach Keith Andrews is one of the main candidates to replace Thomas Frank as head coach.

Liverpool have agreed a £116.5m deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz - so why will they break the British transfer record for the attacking midfielder and where could he play under Arne Slot?

Max Verstappen topped an unusual first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix as McLaren were left off the pace after appearing to use the session to experiment.

South Africa defeated Australia to win the World Test Championship at Lord's.

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

The return of Donald Trump to the G7 was always going to be unpredictable. That it is happening against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in the Middle East makes it even more so.

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

The government is now advising against all travel to Israel amid a shooting war between Israel and Iran.

Octopuses, sharks and tuna that are booming in the sea around the UK could be part of a fundamental shift in the marine environment, a leading scientist has told Sky News.

A father returning home after scattering his wife's ashes was among the victims of the Air India crash, leaving his two young children suddenly orphaned.

Octopuses, sharks and tuna that are booming in the sea around the UK could be part of a fundamental shift in the marine environment, a leading scientist has told Sky News.

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.