Updates on Wednesday 23 March 2016
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Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Tonight will be rather cloudy with some clear spells developing later.
Tomorrow, the day will start dry but it will rain in the afternoon.
Also feeling breezier than it has been this week.
BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield understands that Doncaster Rovers are trying to finalise the loan signing of Norwich City goalkeeper Remi Matthews.
Matthews could be the second of three new signings before tomorrow's deadline after Rovers added Garry McSheffrey earlier today.
South Yorkshire's Chief Constable says a newly-published review into the force's handling of child sexual exploitation (CSE) should reassure people it's on the right track.
South Yorkshire Police's handling of CSE was "inadequate" and the force "regularly missed" opportunities to tackle the problem, the report has found.
But David Crompton (pictured) says Professor John Drew's review acknowledges the force is now heading in the right direction.
He says: "Things are improving, the culture is changing, the treatment of victims is better, the attitude of managers is very much more focused on dealing with child sexual exploitation.
"I'm the first person to acknowledge we're coming from a low baseline, we've got a long way to go, but everybody's throwing their weight behind that."
More on the news that council tree-felling in Sheffield can resume after a High Court decision to lift a temporary injunction.
Sheffield City Council says it won't resume the programme until a court ruling, but it will chop down trees which it deems to be dangerous. Campaigners want a judicial review into the £2bn Streets Ahead programme under which more than 3,000 trees have been felled since 2012.
The judge, Mr Justice Gilbart, is expected to deliver a ruling in the near future.
Campaigner Dave Dillner has told BBC Radio Sheffield he "can't hide" his disappointment at the lifting of the injunction, but says he retains "a measure of confidence" over the High Court's final decision.
"It's absolutely not the end of the campaign. We wait with interest Mr Justice Gilbart's final judgement."
Returning to today's main story in South Yorkshire, here's a reminder of the findings of Professor John Drew's newly-published and critical report into South Yorkshire Police's handling of child sexual exploitation since the late 1990s - and reactions to his findings:
The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire today include:
Oliver Wright
BBC News Online, Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Police are investigating after a charity-run riding school in Rossington was burgled last night.
It's thought the burglary was carried out sometime between 16:30 on Tuesday and 07:30 this morning.
The burglars took money and riding equipment such as saddles and saddlecloths. A safe containing about £600 in donations was also ripped off the wall.
The items belong to the Northern Racing College’s Riding for the Disabled centre.
BBC Sport
British world champion Lizzie Armitstead will race for the most lucrative prize in women's cycling at next month's Tour de Yorkshire which will visit South Yorkshire.
Image source, APThis year's winner will get £15,000 from a £50,000 prize fund. Last year's winner Louise Mahe received £1,000.
The 135km ride from Otley to Doncaster takes place on Saturday 30 April, with the second stage of the men's three-day race starting later on the same course.
It is West Yorkshire-born Armitstead's first race as world champion in the UK.
A farmer says he feels sickened after six of his lambs were shot and killed at his farm near Hatfield.
The animals were killed during an attack on Tom Brooke's farm overnight between 21 and 22 March, external. Two more lambs were badly wounded and had to be put down.
Mr Brooke has told BBC Look North: "Nothing has happened like this before. We've had sheep stolen in the past but nothing like this. It's just sickening and these people need catching."
South Yorkshire Police are investigating the shootings.
Laura Foster
BBC Look North
South Yorkshire Police are investigating after reports a 27-year-old man assaulted in Barnsley town centre last weekend.
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It happened at about 11:30 on the morning of Saturday 19 March on Wesley Street.
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen what happened.
Sheffield Telegraph
Sheffield Telegraph
Sheffield will be hosting a major delegation from China, external today hoping to build on its relationship with one of the world’s biggest economies. The delegation will visit for a fact-finding mission and to develop closer relationships with the city.
The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire so far today include:
Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield News
Controversial tree-felling in Sheffield can resume after a High Court judge lifted a temporary injunction.
A ban on felling was imposed in February after an application by campaigners opposed to a £2bn project which has seen 3,388 trees removed since 2012.
However, speaking after the ruling, Sheffield Council said it would halt work on all but those trees it deemed to be "dangerous" until the court rules on claims it did not fully consult and failed to assess environmental impact before starting the programme.
The judge, Mr Justice Gilbart, finished hearing evidence on the matter earlier and is expected to deliver a ruling in the near future.
Doncaster Rovers have signed winger Gary McSheffrey (centre of picture) on loan from Scunthorpe United until the end of the season.
Image source, PAMcSheffrey has scored 15 goals in 91 appearances for the Iron in all competitions since signing for the League One side in January 2014.
The 33-year-old has featured in 28 games this season, but is out of contract at Glanford Park in the summer.
A "loathsome" rapist who forced two female walkers to have sex with him by threatening a group of children has been given a life sentence.
Image source, South Yorkshire PolicePaul Eames, 40, of Redbourne Road, Bentley, attacked the women on the Trans Pennine trail in Bentley on 10 September 2015.
He threatened to harm five children who were with the women if they did not comply with his demands, police said.
Eames will serve a minimum of 10 years and six months after pleading guilty at Sheffield Crown Court.
A old Henderson's Relish bottle has been discovered on the sight of the Battle of the Somme, external. The discovery was made by Tim Thurlow, from Solihull, during a visit to Guillemot Road Cemetery, in Belgium.
Image source, Henderson's Relish/Tim ThurlowBBC Sport
Ian Bell found some form ahead of the new county season as his 66 helped the MCC to a four-wicket win over Yorkshire in the Champion County match.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe new Warwickshire captain, who has said he wants his place back in England's Test side, struck 10 fours in his 134-ball innings as the MCC chased down a target of 256 in Abu Dhabi.
Earlier, Yorkshire, who resumed on 239-7, were bowled out for 299.
A police investigation has been launched after six lambs were shot dead at a farm in Hatfield, external.
South Yorkshire Police said the animals were targeted at Stoupers Gate Farm overnight between 21 and 22 March. Two more animals had to be put down.
Ch Insp Adrian Brown said the incident has "shocked the farming community".
"This act of violence is concerning and it’s vitally important we identify the person or people responsible for this incident," he added.
The Court of Appeal will not give its decision on an appeal by former Sheffield United player Ched Evans against his conviction for rape until April, judges have said.
Image source, North Wales PoliceThe Wales international was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old at a hotel near Rhyl, north Wales.
The judges at the two-day hearing reserved their judgement after hearing submissions from Evans' legal team.
Evans, 27, was released from jail in 2014 after serving half of his five-year term.
