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Live facial recognition technology will scan public areas across North Yorkshire in the coming months to identify wanted criminals and protect vulnerable people.

Maximum hackney carriage fares across North Yorkshire will increase by five percent from August to help drivers cope with rising fuel costs.

Plans for a new 60-bed care hub in Eastfield have been submitted for approval to help alleviate shortfalls in North Yorkshire’s care capacity and speed up hospital discharges.

Nine new affordable homes are being built in Skipsea to help rehouse East Yorkshire residents who are losing their properties to the rapidly eroding coastline.

A new £600,000 learning facility has opened on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to preserve traditional skills and provide a dedicated space for career development.

Publicans on the North Yorkshire coast have cautiously welcomed a 20 per cent cut to business rates but are urging the government to implement a drastically needed reduction in VAT to help the hospitality sector survive.

Detectives have issued a stark warning about the dangers of online blackmail after receiving more than a thousand reports of sextortion so far this year.

A proposal to reverse controversial changes to North Yorkshire's home-to-school transport policy has been rejected by councillors, meaning the nearest-school-only rule will remain in place pending a review.

Health food retailer Grape Tree has been granted permission to open a new store at a Grade II-listed site in Whitby, with confirmation that the town's famous polar bear statue will be retained.

More than £30,000 has been awarded to fund the extension of a bus route serving the new NHS Community Diagnostic Centre in Eastfield, Scarborough.

North Yorkshire Council is introducing a new Community Transfer Policy to make it easier for town and parish councils, including those in Whitby and Filey, to take over the running of local assets and services.

A new mobile practice net has been purchased for a Scarborough cricket pitch following a one thousand pound donation from a national housebuilder.

The Trump administration has imposed new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 countries over claims they failed to prevent forced labour. 

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been moved from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.

A security guard seriously injured during the Manchester synagogue attack last year says "life changed forever that day" and has revealed how he struggles with the aftermath.

Domestic abuse incidents during the 2026 FIFA World Cup were at their highest recorded level compared with similar tournaments, the UK Football Policing Unit has said.

A man has been jailed for 12 years after more than 2,000 litres of gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a date rape drug, were found in a storage container rented by him, police have said.

Drought has been declared in two areas of Wales and part of England, following record dry conditions, heatwaves, wildfires and dwindling rivers.

A security guard seriously injured during the Manchester synagogue attack last year says "life changed forever that day" and has revealed how he struggles with the aftermath.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been moved from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.

A man has been jailed for 12 years after more than 2,000 litres of gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a date rape drug, were found in a storage container rented by him, police have said.

Domestic abuse incidents during the 2026 FIFA World Cup were at their highest recorded level compared with similar tournaments, the UK Football Policing Unit has said.

Andy Burnham has made a third policy announcement to help bring down costs - after dropping hints there would be more to come.

Drought has been declared in two areas of Wales and part of England, following record dry conditions, heatwaves, wildfires and dwindling rivers.

Parched gardens and parks are set for a spot of relief in the coming days with rain moving into some drought-threatened areas.

A drug smuggling gang was caught trying to retrieve £40m of cocaine from the sea after the entire haul was nearly lost when their GPS trackers failed.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman in Edinburgh.

The Trump administration has imposed new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 countries over claims they failed to prevent forced labour. 

Around 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and holiday resorts in southwestern France as a wildfire raged near the popular tourist coastal town of Lege Cap-Ferret. 

The bodies of the remaining 13 workers trapped inside a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India have been found - as the death toll rises to 25.

The US and Saudi Arabia have reached a nuclear cooperation deal.

More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), health officials said.

Venezuela's captured president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a US court today over drugs trafficking charges.

Donald Trump must turn over financial records sought by the BBC as part of his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation case against the broadcaster, a US judge has ruled.

Rebel Wilson has been cleared of defaming another actress on social media.

US singer D4vd, who is accused of murdering and dismembering a teenage girl, told police he did not know she was a minor, a court has heard.

Millie Bobby Brown has paid tribute to her former co-star Kaylee Hottle who has died in a car crash aged 18.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.

Luke Littler stormed into the semi-finals of the World Matchplay, thumping Josh Rock to set up a meeting with Dirk van Duijvenbode, who came through a thriller against Gary Anderson.

Elliot Anderson has declared Manchester City the "kings of Manchester" after completing his £116m move from Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal hold an interest in John Stones and Ezri Konsa as they look to sign a centre-back this summer following news of an extended period on the sidelines for William Saliba.

Gerwyn Price booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay with a comprehensive 11-5 win over Rob Cross after Cameron Menzies was forced to withdraw through illness at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Manchester City's World Cup winner Rodri is to undergo minor surgery on his back, which means he may miss the start of the Premier League season.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.

US singer D4vd, who is accused of murdering and dismembering a teenage girl, told police he did not know she was a minor, a court has heard.

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

The US and Saudi Arabia have reached a nuclear cooperation deal.

The UK considered pausing its trade agreement with Israel, having undertaken an impact assessment on suspension last summer.

Andy Burnham has made a third policy announcement to help bring down costs - after dropping hints there would be more to come.

Around 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and holiday resorts in southwestern France as a wildfire raged near the popular tourist coastal town of Lege Cap-Ferret. 

Weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to an increased risk of hair loss, according to researchers.

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

The wreckage of a Pan Am plane that crashed 74 years ago, and led to safety briefings becoming mandatory on flights, has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.