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Met office says Northern Lights could be visible in UK this week - where and when aurora may be visible

Watch the Met Office’s afternoon forecast for Tuesday, as the forecaster says the northern lights could be visible in the UK this week.

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Two arrested as police search for missing teenager

POLICE have announced a dramatic development in the search for a missing Rotherham schoolgirl with two arrests made.

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Tragedy as child dies in pond on South Yorkshire golf course

A child has been found dead in the pond of a Doncaster golf course – with a major police investigation launched.

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Hundreds object to plans for vehicle charging hub near Sheffield ancient woodland

Proposals to build a vehicle charging hub near an ancient wood in Ecclesfield, Sheffield have met with hundreds of objections.

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Sex attack on teen in Sheffield gym as police issue e-fit manhunt appeal

The reported sexual assault happened in November last year

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Living as 'a target' in Yorkshire postcode with highest crime rate from sex attacks to robberies

Rahmah Ghazali has lived in Darnall for eight years and has been robbed and groped

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Eighteen buildings added to Rotherham’s local heritage list

A former mill, a historic pub and a town centre war memorial are among 18 sites added to Rotherham’s local heritage list following a council decision.

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Five women say court delays robbed them of justice as Sheffield man accused of child abuse died before trial

Five women claim they have been robbed of the chance of justice - after a Sheffield man they each accused of abusing them died just a few weeks before his trial was set to begin.

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Teenage girl sexually assaulted at Hillsborough Leisure Centre - police issue e-fit

A man is wanted after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted at a Sheffield leisure centre.

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Palestine Ambassador visits Sheffield amid Israel-Palestine tensions and Iranian war

Sheffield was the first place in the UK to call for a ceasefire in Gaza in November 2023

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Opposition to Sheffield city centre store late-night drink sales bid

A Sheffield convenience store faces objections from public health officials and a city councillor over its bid for late-night alcohol sales.

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Curtain up on Scarborough playwright's latest work One of Us at Burniston and Cloughton Village Hall

Scarborough-based theatre company Bananadrama is bring a new play – One of Us – to Burniston and Cloughton Village Hall later this year.

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Sheffield man with history of violence kicked police officer multiple times to the head

A Sheffield man with a history of violence kicked a police officer multiple times to the head, a court heard.

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New appeal for help to find missing Rotherham teenager Cassidy, 14, not seen in two days

Police have shared new photos of a 14-year-old girl missing from Rotherham and not seen in two days.

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Sheffield Star obituaries: Remembering loved ones with death notices submitted by you

These are the loved ones recently lost by families and friends in Sheffield and registered in The Star’s obituaries section.

YorkshireLive - Sheffield

Sean Bean sends message to Sheffield council over green belt homes plan

Sean Bean has backed campaigners against development on Sheffield's green belt

YorkshireLive - Sheffield

Sheffield group raises over £10,000 after parents lose little girl who never drew breath

The group were fundraising for The Tulip Room at The Jessop Wing

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Plan to avoid gridlock when 'complex' Shalesmoor roundabout is removed

Council chiefs are working on a plan to keep traffic moving when a ‘complex’ Sheffield roundabout is removed.

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Sheffield MP: 'I'm leaving my office because it doesn't feel safe'

One of Sheffield’s best known MPs has announced she is leaving her office - because it no longer feels safe.

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Shock as taxi crashes into garden after colliding with parked car on residential Rotherham street

This was the scene on a quiet South Yorkshire street after a taxi crashed into a parked car, before ending up in a nearby garden.