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Kat Harbourne

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  1. Sheffield and South Yorkshire's top stories today

    Kat Harbourne

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    That's all from me today. We'll be back at 08:00 on Monday with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from South Yorkshire.

    To end with this week, here are today's top stories for South Yorkshire:

    1. Footballer Ched Evans is found not guilty at retrial of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room
    2. Police investigating the discovery of a headless, limbless, burned body on the main road between Sheffield and Manchester are liaising with Europol, as the unidentified victim could be a foreign national
    3. Police searching for missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham say the money "won't run out"
    4. The Herd of Sheffield elephants are packing their trunks for their last hurrah.
    5. Bring me sunshine! Barnsley sculptor Graham Ibbeson's statue of Morecambe and Wise is unveiled by Eric's widow Joan and son Gary:
    Statue unveiling
  2. #OdetoJess: Jessica's retirement sparks poetic outburst

    Kat Harbourne

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    People have been writing their odes to Sheffield's Jessica Ennis-Hill on her retirement.

    Here's one I've written:

    Well done Jess, You're the best, Time to put your feet up, For a rest.

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    Video caption: Jessica Ennis-Hill: Darren Campbell reads readers' #OdetoJess
  3. Watch: Morecambe and Wise statue unveiling

    A statue of legendary comedy duo Morecambe and Wise by Barnsley sculpton Graham Ibbeson has been unveiled at a ceremony in Blackpool.

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    Video caption: Statue unveiling at Winter Gardens in Blackpool

    Eric and Ernie performed in the resort more than 1,000 times in what has been described as their "spiritual home".

    Eric Morecambe's widow Joan and son Gary unveiled the £75,000 bronze statue, which is 8ft tall.

  4. Rotherham man jailed for sexually abusing women and girls

    A man has been jailed for 22 years after admitting sexually abusing five women and girls in South Yorkshire. 

    Matthew Wood

    Matthew Wood, 24, of Buckleigh Road, Wath, Rotherham, admitted 15 offences against five victims.

    He was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday. 

    Wood will serve 14 years in custody with an extended eight years on licence, after he was deemed by the judge to be a dangerous sex offender.

    He admitted rape, sexual activity with a child, sexual assault and common assault, as well as possessing and distributing indecent images of children.

  5. Watch: Ched Evans 'overwhelmed with relief'

    Former Sheffield United player Ched Evans has spoken of his "overwhelming relief" at being found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room.

    Mr Evans, 27, was originally found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court in 2012, but this conviction was quashed in April.

    He was found not guilty of the same charge at Cardiff Crown Court earlier today. 

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    Video caption: Ched Evans 'overwhelmed with relief'
  6. Who were Morecambe and Wise?

    As a new statue of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise by Barnsley sculptor Graham Ibbeson is unveiled in Blackpool, let's take a look back at Eric and Ernie.

    Eric and Ernie

    The seaside town of Blackpool has been described as the duo's "spiritual home", where they performed more than 1,000 times during their career.  

    Eric and Ernie
    • John Eric Bartholomew was born in Morecambe in 1925, later changing his name to his stage name Eric Morecambe
    • Ernie Wise was born Ernest Wiseman in Bramley in 1925
    • The legendary comedy partnership began in 1941 when they participated in Jack Hylton's revue show
    • The Morecambe and Wise Show began on the BBC in 1968, before switching to ITV in 1978  
    • At the height of their success, more than 27m people watched the 1977 Christmas Special on BBC One
  7. Calls to Childline rise over 'creepy clown' fears

    Clown masks

    Childline says it has received 120 calls in the past week from children frightened by people dressing up as "creepy clowns".

    A quarter of all the callers were under 11.

    A 14-year-old described being chased by a clown while walking with his brother. "My little brother has not stopped crying, and I am really worried about him," he told the helpline.

    And a 12-year-old said he had heard about clowns in his area with knives.

  8. BRA-VO for Sheffield's revolutionary breast cancer care support

    Sheffield Star

    Hallam University and Sheffield NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust have partnered with Panache Lingerie to develop a bra that could help women undergoing breast radiotherapy.  

    Bra
  9. Watch: Ben Needham search in Kos

    Tom Ingall

    Journalist, BBC Look North

    As South Yorkshire Police come to the end of their third week of digging on Kos, let's take a look back at what they've found so far.

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  10. Ched Evans: Gasps from public gallery

    A jury of seven women and five men took just two hours to clear Ched Evans of rape following a two-week trial.

    The footballer played for Sheffield United at the time of the incident, in May 2011.

    There were gasps and cries in the public gallery when the verdict was read out, with members of Mr Evans's group, including his fiancee Natasha Massey, breaking down.

    Mr Evans was then discharged from the dock and embraced Natasha.

    Ched Evans
  11. Limbless body discovery: Did you see a fire?

    The badly burned body of a man found in a lay-by near the Peak District had its head and limbs missing and was stuffed in a suitcase, police have said.

    It is thought the body was dumped some time between 21:00 and midnight on Sunday, just off the A628 at Tintwistle, near Glossop, Derbyshire.

    Officers want to hear from anyone who was in the area on Sunday night or who travels regularly along the A628 between Tintwistle and the Flounch roundabout.  

    One eyewitness reported seeing a fire in the area.

    Layby
    Quote Message: I am pretty satisfied this poor individual was not murdered in the lay-by." from Assistant Chief Constable Bill McWilliam Derbyshire Police
    Assistant Chief Constable Bill McWilliamDerbyshire Police
  12. Ched Evans found not guilty of rape

    Footballer Ched Evans has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room.

    Ched Evans

    The Chesterfield striker was accused of attacking her at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, on 30 May 2011.

    Mr Evans, 27, was originally found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court in 2012, but this conviction was quashed in April.

    He was found not guilty of the same charge at Cardiff Crown Court today.

  13. BreakingChed Evans: Not guilty

    Chesterfield footballer Ched Evans, 27, has been found not guilty of raping a teenager in a hotel in north Wales following a two-week retrial at Cardiff Crown Court.

    More to follow.

  14. Weather: It's getting drier!

    Hurrah.

    weather forecast
  15. Police 'liaising with Europol' over limbless body

    Police investigating the discovery of a headless, limbless, burned body are liaising with Europol, as the unidentified victim could be a foreign national.

    A member of the public discovered the remains on Monday.

    Post-mortem examinations revealed the body belonged to a white man under the age of 50, but no DNA matches have been found on the national database.

    The cause of death is still unknown.

    Lay by
    Quote Message: I recognise this must be a very shocking incident for either people who live in the area or frequent the area for recreation." from Assistant Chief Constable Bill McWilliam Derbyshire Police
    Assistant Chief Constable Bill McWilliamDerbyshire Police
  16. Ben Needham: Funding will not 'run out'

    The senior police officer leading the search for Sheffield toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos says the Home Office are fully committed to funding the work. 

    On day 19 of the search, repairs are being made to the farmhouse, part of which was demolished more than a week ago. 

    Teams are still raking through soil from a second search area. 

    Even though the work has been extended there is apparently no danger that funding will run out, as Tom Ingall reports:

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    Video caption: Ben Needham: Day 19