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TONIGHT: Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain developing in places. Minimum temperature 15C (59F). 

TOMORROW: A cloudy damp start with patchy rain at first, slowly brightening up with sunny spells developing, together with the risk of a heavy shower. Maximum temperature 23C (73F). 

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For the eighth year in a row the Tramlines Festival is taking over the city. 

It's changed a lot over the years it's been here. 

It started as a free festival and last year the main stage swapped locations from Devonshire Green to the Ponderosa.

Here's a taster of what to expect:

We'll have full coverage on BBC Radio Sheffield and on BBC Look North.

All this week we're dipping into conversations people from across South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire have recorded for The Listening Project - talking about things they really want to share with each another. 

Today we hear from Bobbie from Doncaster.

She tells her late mother in law:

"There's something you need to know"

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Everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter, scientists have recommended. 

One in five people have insufficient vitamin D levels, according to a review chaired by Professor Hilary Powers at Sheffield university. 

The report says we need to triple our daily intake to maintain healthy bones. But officials say that can't be done through diet alone, particularly in darker months.

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Police have confirmed that missing 84-year-old George Rodgers from Sheffield has been found this afternoon.

He was spotted by a member of the public in the grounds of a church in the Ecclesfield area. Officers are now with him.

Police have said a 'massive thank you to everyone who helped share the appeal to find George and who offered information to help the search'. 

When Doris Wilcock from Sheffield was burgled at the age of 90, she never thought she'd see any of her much treasured jewellery again. 

But three years on she's been reunited with some of it after it was found buried in some woods by some children out playing. Today, I took Doris - who's now 93 - to meet the youngsters who made the discovery so she could thank them.  

Travellers upset with proposed changes to bus services across Barnsley got together for a protest today.  

The 'Freedom Riders' group, says any changes could leave some people with a diminished service. 

The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive says its consulting on the changes and will take into consideration feedback from passengers.

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Officers at South Yorkshire Police have the worst fitness levels in the country, according to data released today. 

Five per cent of the force's officers failed the compulsory test - a higher rate than anywhere else. 

The annual check involves a bleep test, which involves a series of shuttle runs which get progressively faster.

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The deal between Sheffield City Council and Sichuan Guodong Construction Group has been over 18 months in the making. Mr Wang, Chairman of the Board and President of Sichuan Guodong Construction Group, has visited Sheffield a number of times. 

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Quote Message: This agreement illustrates our confidence in Sheffield as a city going from strength to strength, with real growth potential. We are looking forward to being a part of this over the coming decades." from Mr Wang, Chairman of the Board and President Sichuan Guodong Construction Group

This agreement illustrates our confidence in Sheffield as a city going from strength to strength, with real growth potential. We are looking forward to being a part of this over the coming decades."

Sheffield's being transformed into one big festival site. 

From the arena at Ponderosa Park to local bars, outdoor spaces and free fringe events. 

This weekend promises to be one big party in the city all day and into the early hours, with something for everyone... 

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have warned we need to triple our daily vitamin D intake to maintain healthy bones in a new report issued to the government today.  

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Quote Message: Until now it has been assumed that sunlight would provide the vitamin D needed by most of the population all the year round. We now know this is not true because about one in five people in the UK have a low blood level of vitamin D." from Professor Hilary Powers Expert in Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield

Until now it has been assumed that sunlight would provide the vitamin D needed by most of the population all the year round. We now know this is not true because about one in five people in the UK have a low blood level of vitamin D."

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Groups most at risk of vitamin D deficiency include:

• People who don’t spend a lot of time outdoors - such as the elderly
• Ethnic minority groups with darker skin, which doesn’t make vitamin D as easily
• Those who cover their skin for religious and cultural reasons
• People in occupations with limited sunlight exposure – such as night shift workers

Rotherham MP, Sarah Champion spoke to us earlier on Victoria Derbyshire.

She says children are being targetted 24/7 because of the rise in technology:  

"I share Corbyn’s politics – so I’d rather have a Labour prime minister who can put them into practice than a party condemned to opposition. " Louise Haigh

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Virgin Trains East Coast is planning to axe up to 46 jobs at travel centres and train stations along the East Coast Main Line route, including Leeds and Wakefield according to a union.

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The company wants to replace its travel centres with open plan "customer zones", the Transport Salaried Staffs Association said.

Other stations at Doncaster, London King's Cross, Edinburgh, Peterborough, York and Newcastle could be affected.

The agreement between the City Council and The Sichuan Guodong Construction Group is the largest Chinese investment for any UK city outside of London. 

The initial phase will see £220m spent on projects in the city centre over the next three years. 

Five things you may not know:

• The city, with a population of 16 million, is nicknamed the hibiscus city and is on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin, a lowland region in south-western China
• It has a Giant Panda breeding and research centre
• Chengdu was sacked by the Mongol empire in In 1279
• Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy taste and the flavour of Sichuan pepper
• An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 hit the area in 2008

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People urged to eat food rich in vitamin D or take health supplements to reduce risk of bone disease.  

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Government health advisers are urging everyone to eat more tuna, salmon and eggs or take supplements in order to triple their intake of vitamin D to reduce their risk of bone disease.  

A cyclist died in a crash in Sheffield last night, police have revealed.

The 38-year-old, who has not yet been named, was struck by a black Nissan Micra at the junction of Loxley Road and Wisewood Lane, Hillsborough, just after 8pm.

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Cloudy at times with sunny intervals and the risk of a shower - but with most places staying dry. 

Maximum temperature 23C (73F).

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