BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire

Tonight will be dry with clear spells, although cloud will increase later bringing the risk of a few showers. Minimum temperature -2C (28F) with a widespread slight frost. Light southeast wind.

Friday will be cold and rather cloudy, with a risk of a few showers but brighter spells likely too.

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A Peak District landmark taken down because of safety fears could be replaced within weeks.

Stanage Pole has been missing from Hallam Moors, close to Stanage Edge, since last year when it was removed after the timber structure rotted.

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Have you seen these little stars on their big adventures?

Sisters Katie and Amy from Sheffield are getting quite a following online. 

It all started with washing elephants in India, but their very latest big adventure was coming in to Radio Sheffield to talk to Paulette! 

You can listen again to their full interview, here.

And if you've not seen any of these little Youtubers adventures yet, have a look at this one...

• A Doncaster man is jailed for a series of rapes against a child. 75-year-old John Caddle, of Hardy Road, has been sentenced to 19 years in jail and placed on the sex offenders' register for life
• There's to be a £3.6m of expansion for the Yorkshire Wildlife park near Doncaster
• Sheffield has welcomed BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James. He's in Sheffield because he's been on day four of his five-day "Greg-athlon" challenge for Sport Relief

Bosses at an industrial electronics firm Rotherham have been accused of bullying workers and forcing them to accept an unfair pay offer.  

The Unite union, which claims to represent about a quarter of the 650 workers at Kostal UK Ltd in Goldthorpe, says management are using "divide and rule" tactics to get workers to sign up to the deal. 

They also say the company is ignoring the fact that more than 80% of the workforce recently voted for collective bargaining in a ballot run by the conciliation service, Acas. 

The union now plans to ballot its members for strike action. 

The company has not yet responded to the BBC's requests for a comment.

Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award winner Bailey Matthews crossed the finish line earlier with BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James as he finished his fourth triathlete in five days in Sheffield.

Tomorrow, the DJ will complete his challenge for Sport Relief in Norfolk.

Police are appealing for help in tracing missing Maltby man Barry Wheeler.

Mr Wheeler, 51, was last seen at his home address just before 14:00 this afternoon.

Police and Mr Wheeler's family are concerned for his welfare and his sudden disappearance is considered to be out of character.

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Mr Wheeler is white, about 5ft 8ins tall, with a medium build and short grey hair. When he was last seen he was wearing a black puffer-style jacket, blue jeans and black shoes.

Einstein was right!

100 years ago he theorised that waves rippled through space like a pond, transporting energy across the universe.

Scientists have been trying to prove he was right for years. 

But they've never been able to detect these waves in space - until now.

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The gravitational waves were finally detected on 14 September 2015 by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington, USA.

Doctor Ed Daw, from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration that made the discovery. 

He has been researching gravitational waves with LIGO since 1998.

A man has been jailed for 19 years for repeatedly raping a young girl over a six-year period.

John Caddle, 75, of Hardy Road, Doncaster, was found guilty of 12 counts of raping the child between 1974 and 1980. He was only arrested after his victim contacted police in 2013.

Det Sgt Laura Jones, of South Yorkshire Police, said Caddle had subjected his victim to "horrendous abuse".

A delegation of steelworkers from Tata steel calling for fair trade and a competitive level playing field will join others in the industry in Brussels on Monday. 

They're petitioning the European Commission to take immediate and robust action to save Europe's steel industry. 

Tata Steel's European chief executive Karl Koehler will march with his employees and he says: "The situation facing Tata Steel and other European steel makers today is perilous".

Fans have been waiting at BBC Radio Sheffield to welcome BBC Radio 1 afternoon presenter Greg James after completing his fourth (out of five!) triathlon - or Gregathlon - as it's become known:

It really is Greg's Gruelling Gregathlon!

The BBC Radio 1 DJ arrived in Sheffield today for his fourth triathlon in five days.

He'll be presenting his afternoon show on Radio 1 from 16:00 this afternoon after riding over 30 miles in the Peaks...And coming off his bicycle!

Then he did a 1500m swim at Ponds Forge in Sheffield...

And then a little bit of a jog (over nine miles of it!)

And as if that weren't enough... He'll be doing another triathlon in Norwich tomorrow!

Phew...

Google's UK chief has defended the search giant's tax arrangements in a hearing before MPs on the Commons Public Accounts Committee.  

Matt Brittin said he understood public anger about the amount of tax it paid.

However, he said Google was paying 20% tax on its UK profits, not the 3% figure cited in some reports.

• It's being claimed many doctors will walk away from the NHS after health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said a new contract will be imposed on junior doctors. Their union, the BMA, has rejected a final offer to settle the dispute about pay and weekend working
• Two courts in our region are to close. The Ministry of Justice says it's now finished a consultation exercise and will press ahead with proposals to close Rotherham and Worksop Magistrates' Courts
• The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is expanding with an investment of £3.6m. The park near Doncaster will create an enclosure for the critically endangered black rhino

Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, has expressed concern that people will be put off reporting sex crimes if police take a tougher approach over allegations.

I've been on the roads with South Yorkshire Police for "Operation Ophelia" where, all week, police are using an unmarked HGV to catch unsafe drivers.  

You can hear what happened when I went on patrol, here. And then, what happened when police stopped a driver, here.

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Quote Message: About time, I see loads texting... barmy!" from Cal Green

About time, I see loads texting... barmy!"

Quote Message: If you're caught it should be a ban just like drink driving, it's just as dangerous." from Spencer Cryan

If you're caught it should be a ban just like drink driving, it's just as dangerous."

Quote Message: What we need in Britain is a very strong straightforward TV & radio advert to warn road users how dangerous they are while using any technology while driving before they kill themselves or their passengers & even other road users before it is to late." from Stuart Allen

What we need in Britain is a very strong straightforward TV & radio advert to warn road users how dangerous they are while using any technology while driving before they kill themselves or their passengers & even other road users before it is to late."

The Health Secretary has announced the government will impose a new contract on junior doctors.  

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Junior doctor leaders have promised to fight on after the government in England announced it will impose a new contract on the profession.

The British Medical Association said it was "considering all options" as the dispute threatens to escalate further.

Looking beyond South Yorkshire for a moment, the BBC's giving you the opportunity this week to fly high above the Humber and get a bird's eye view of the estuary - including the ships, the people and a powerboat racing grand prix.

Here's a taster of the BBC Yorkshire production which is part of a series taking us round the coast of Britain to the cities where the sea shapes people’s lives. 

Watch it on BBC2 this Friday at 19:00 for the full version.

Sheffield Wednesday assistant manager Lee Bullen says maintaining "momentum" is the key to gaining promotion this season. 

The Owls head into this weekend's game with Brentford still unbeaten in the Championship in 2016.

Bullen has told BBC Radio Sheffield that Wednesday aren't daunted by the challenges that lie ahead.

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Quote Message: Momentum, confidence and belief among the group of players can be everything heading into the final straight of the season." from Lee Bullen Assistant manager, Sheffield Wednesday

Momentum, confidence and belief among the group of players can be everything heading into the final straight of the season."