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Mick Lunney

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  1. Five things we've learned today

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    That's our live updates finished for today but we'll be back at 08:00 on Thursday with more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

    In the meantime, here are five things to keep you up-to-date on Wednesday:

    • Two men were arrested in a stand-off with contractors sent to cut down a tree in Sheffield.
    Tree campaigners
    • Police want to trace this man over the rape of a child in South Yorkshire.
    E-fit
    Stethascope
    • Sheffield's 'tent city' is raising awareness of the homeless.
    Tents at Parkhill
    • And the new 'gym' where joggers do good deeds on their outings in Sheffield.
    Jogger digging
  2. What to expect from the weather tonight

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    A clear evening will see temperatures fall leaving some morning frost. Low 4C.

    Weather graphic
  3. Jailed for racial abuse

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Police say any kind of hate crime will not be tolerated as a woman is sent to prison for hurling racial abuse in Rotherham.

    35-year-old Kelly Marie Walton, of no fixed address, has been jailed for four months for using racially aggravated words causing harassment, alarm and distress. 

    One of her victims was abused in a deli in Wellgate and later Walton was seen shouting racial abuse at a man and woman in a car in Wellgate.  

    Welcome sign in Rotherham
  4. Rotherham stabbing update

    Andy Kershaw

    BBC Radio Sheffield News

    A 16-year-old boy was stabbed outside Rotherham College today. 

    It happened just before 13:00 in Eastwood Lane. 

    The teenager wasn't seriously injured. 

    Police set up up a cordon after the incident but no arrests have been made so far.

    Police cordon
  5. Travel delays in Rotherham owing to accident

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    The B6093 Moor Lane North in Ravenfield is partially blocked in both directions at the Braithwell Road junction,.

    Crash area
  6. Kashmir protest rally in Sheffield

    Mushtaq Tufail

    BBC Radio Sheffield

    The leader of Sheffield City Council has helped raise a flag outside the town hall today in support of campaigners pressing for an end to violence in Kashmir.

    There were speeches from relatives of those affected as well as people from the disputed territory which has seen much bloodshed. 

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    Video caption: Kashmir protest in Sheffield
  7. Sheffield women being forced into prostitution by benefit cuts

    Sheffield Star

    Austerity measures like benefit sanctions are pushing women in Sheffield to sell their bodies on the city’s streets, claims experts. 

    Streetworker
  8. Reports of stabbing in Rotherham

    Andy Kershaw

    BBC Radio Sheffield News

    Police are yet to confirm reports that someone's been stabbed in Rotherham.

    Our reporter has sent these images from the scene of an incident which has been cordoned off.

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  9. Tree campaign arrests fall-out in Sheffield

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Two men have been arrested as campaigners tried to prevent an old tree being felled in Sheffield.

    Police were called by the council's contractor, AMEY, as its workers became involved in a stand-off with the campaigners on Marden Road in Nether Edge.

    The council has faced months of criticism over the way it's been handling diseased and damaged trees in the city, with campaigners saying some healthy trees are being removed needlessly.

    Here's what tree campaigner Dave Dillner had to say:

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    Video caption: Tree campaign protest Dave Dillner
    Quote Message: The tree was removed today because it’s damaging the highway and the damage was only going to get worse. We sent a survey to every household on the street about our plans but no one completed it to object. from Brian Lodge Cabinet Member for Environment at Sheffield City Council
    Brian LodgeCabinet Member for Environment at Sheffield City Council
  10. House fire link with alcohol/drug abuse

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    The dangers of fires being started because of a someone's subtance abuse is being highlighted.

    With senses being impaired, the risk of someone causing a fire in their home is much greater, says South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

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  11. Effects on business of the fall in the pound

    Danni Hewson

    Business Correspondent, BBC Look North

    The fall in the value of the pound following the EU referendum may have made it more expensive for us to go on holiday; but in terms of business in Yorkshire it's a mixed picture. 

    Companies that sell abroad are benefiting because their products have become cheaper to buy, but anyone importing materials has seen costs rise. 

    Our business correspondent Danni Hewson has been looking at the winners and losers...starting in Rotherham:

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    Video caption: Effect on business of the pound's value
  12. Sheffield's 'Tent City' thinking explained

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    The man behind the creation of an unofficial gathering point for rough sleepers in Sheffield has been explaining why it's there.

    The so-called 'Tent City' is at Parkhill next to the flats and organiser Anthony Cunningham says it highlights the city's homeless and allows them to get better support:

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    Video caption: Sheffield tent city organiser
  13. New brick factory planned in Doncaster

    Kevin Larkin

    Doncaster Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Housebuilder Persimmon is planning to open a brick factory in South Yorkshire next year.

    The company says its fortunes are on the up, and has today reported a buoyant third quarter, brushing aside Brexit fears in the process. 

    The group said its private sales rate in the period was 19% ahead of last year and that the firm is "fully sold up" for the current year. 

    Persimmon developoment
    Quote Message: The market has continued to benefit from resilient consumer confidence and strong lender support. "The reduction in the bank base rate in August has resulted in more attractive mortgage products further supporting affordability". from Persimmon Spokesperson
    PersimmonSpokesperson
  14. Doncaster GP shortage fears aired in Commons

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Some Doncaster residents could be left without a GP, one of the town's MPs is warning. 

    In Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, the Labour MP for Doncaster Central Rosie Winterton explained her concerns: 

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    Video caption: Rosie Winterton GP fears for Doncaster

    In response, Theresa May said it's important that new GPs come through to replace those who retire:

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    Video caption: Theresa May on new GPs
  15. Ched Evans - international games some way off

    Jonathan Buchan

    BBC Radio Sheffield Sport

    Ched Evans

    Wales manager Chris Coleman feels "a lot needs to happen" for Ched Evans to resurrect his international career. 

    Evans won 13 caps for Wales before he was originally convicted of raping a 19-year-old woman in a Premier Inn near Rhyl, North Wales, in May 2011. 

    The former Manchester City and Sheffield United striker served two-and-a-half years of a five-year prison sentence before his conviction was quashed, and he was found not guilty following a retrial

    Evans has resumed his career at Sky Bet League One club Chesterfield, and the 27-year-old has scored four times in 12 appearances for the Spireites. 

  16. Loxley chapel hope after devastating fire

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    An update following a big fire that caused further damage to an already dilapidated grade II listed building in Sheffield. 

    Loxley Chapel was built in 1787 and is thought to be the oldest building in Loxley. 

    Many of the people who died in the Great Sheffield Flood in 1864 are buried there.

    Heritage at Risk at Historic England have produced a report into the state of the building since the fire.

    The interior has been lost, the structure's been compromised.

    Loxley Chapel fire
    Quote Message: The walls are still in good condition and we think the building is capable of being repaired and brought back into use, perhaps as a home or two homes." from Craig McHugh Principal Adviser for Heritage at Risk at Historic England
    Craig McHughPrincipal Adviser for Heritage at Risk at Historic England
  17. Award nomination over bone marrow donation campaign

    Rony Robinson

    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    1,500 people have signed-up in the last year to be bone marrow donors thanks to just one Sheffield voluntary organisation. 

    Students from the University of Sheffield group called Sheffield Marrow have been nominated in the Recruiter of the Year category at this year's Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards in recognition of their efforts.  

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    Video caption: Bone marrow donors Sheffield Marrow
  18. Rape case e-fit image released

    Mick Lunney

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    An image of a man wanted in connection with the rape of a child in Sheffield has been released.

    Police say the incident, which happened in September 2015, was reported to police more than a year later. 

    The alleged victim, a 13-year-old girl, came forward to report what happened. The girl was 12 at the time the offence is believed to have occurred.  

    Police say the man in the e-fit image could hold vital information about what happened.

    E-fit image