BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire on Tuesday 12 April 2016

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News, sport, weather and travel updates will resume at 08:00 on Wednesday
Updates on Tuesday 12 April 2016

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Jenny Cork

Have you HERD of BBC Radio Sheffield's elephant competition?published at 12:49 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Rony Robinson
BBC Radio Sheffield presenter
Why not pick up a pen and get designing your own Nellie the Elephant?
Image source, Herd of Sheffield / Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity
As part of one of the biggest art projects seen in Sheffield this year, BBC Radio Sheffield is giving you the opportunity to design an elephant for the radio station.
Your creation could then be part of a sculpture trail of painted elephants dotted around Sheffield city centre.
So how do you get involved? Just print off this application form and get designing!
Anyone can take part - but if you're under 18 your form must be signed by a parent or guardian.
The competition is due to close on Sunday. Thankfully Acres Hill School are well on their way...
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Latest headlines: Police launch Sheffield murder investigation and MPs debate future of steelpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Katie Galbraith
BBC Radio Sheffield News
- Police launch a murder inquiry into the death of a 22-year-old woman from Sheffield
- A 17-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Christopher Cumpsty in Doncaster
- MPs will hold an emergency debate later to discuss the crisis in the British steel industry. Thousands of jobs are at risk in South Yorkshire and elsewhere after Tata Steel announced plans to sell all its plants in the UK
Police appeal for information in murder inquiry after Sheffield woman is stabbedpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
South Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after the murder of a 22-year-old woman from Sheffield.
Police were called to Spotswood Close in Gleadless Valley at about 08:15 this morning after reports a woman had been stabbed.
A post-mortem examination is expected to take place later today.
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We are treating this as a targeted attack and I can reassure members of the public that we have a large number of resources at the scene and are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry to establish the full circumstances. We urge anyone with information or anyone who saw or heard anything in the Spotswood Close area this morning to contact 101 quoting incident 161 of today."
Det Insp Steve Ashmore, Investigating Officer
Murder investigation launched in Sheffield after woman diespublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
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Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
Police have launched a murder inquiry, external into the death of a 22-year-old woman from Sheffield.
At about 08:15 this morning, police were called to Spotswood Close in Gleadless Valley after reports a woman had been stabbed.
The woman was taken to hospital but died a short time later. Her family has been informed.
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This is an extremely distressing incident and the victim’s family is currently being supported by specially trained officers."
Det Insp Steve Ashmore, Investigating Officer
Senior judge criticises Sheffield IVF clinic over mistake that led father to 'total devastation'published at 11:54 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jane Dreaper
Health Correspondent
A senior judge has criticised an IVF clinic in Sheffield over a form-filling error which meant a man had to go to court to be legally declared the father of his child.
This latest judgement - one of 15 cases with similar mix-ups - involved a couple who had fertility treatment using sperm from an anonymous donor.
Image source, SPL
The High Court ruling says the clinic's mistake was that a tick went against the wrong piece of text on a crucial form.
The man said he felt "total devastation" and was "numb and shocked" when he was told his legal parentage was in doubt.
The president of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, criticised the clinic, CARE Sheffield, for what he called "seriously deficient" behaviour. He said they failed to give the couple the support they were entitled to look for, and delayed apologising to them.
Judgment is expected in six further cases, and it's thought as many as 85 couples could be affected in total.
Your views: Dennis Skinner forced to leave chamber over 'Dodgy Dave' commentpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield, Local Live
“Order!"
Bolsover Labour MP ‎#DennisSkinner‬, external was forced to leave the Commons yesterday for calling the Prime Minister ‪#‎DodgyDave‬, external
You've been sharing your thoughts about this on our Facebook, external page:
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Dennis is a legend, a man of the people who fights every corner for ordinary working class people like me & you, Dennis spoke the truth and the only people that should leave the chamber is Cameron & the Speaker...."
Michael Benbow
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Punishment for speaking the truth. Unlike Cameron who'll walk away just a little embarrassed for telling lie after lie."
Terence Timmins
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People can dismiss Denis Skinner as a dinosaur and a silly old fool, but he speaks with passion which is much more than many non-stone age politicians."
Caroline Milner
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Skinner is one of a handful of decent people in that place."
Les Cavanagh
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Silly old fool. Shows how out dated the labour party is."
David Chambers
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He may be a dinosaur , but you've just got to love him."
Ian Troughton
Further arrest made in connection with Doncaster murder investigationpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Oliver Wright
BBC News Online, Yorkshire
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Christopher Cumpsty. The teenager was arrested last night and currently remains in police custody.
Mr Cumpsty, 43, was found dead at his home in Cross Street, Balby, at about 04:30 on Friday 11 March.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died from multiple injuries.
Image source, Police issue
A 45-year-old man who was also arrested last night on suspicion of murder remains in police custody.
A 41-year-old woman who was previously arrested on suspicion of murder remains on bail.
Sheffield Star newspaper welcomes new editorpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
BBC Radio Sheffield
The Sheffield Star, external has a new editor. Welcome, Nancy Fielder.
Nancy started the job on Monday. Previously, she was acting group editor at the Derbyshire Times, external.
Image source, Twitter, @nancyfielder
Watch: The top shots of Sheffield's Danny Willett's Masters winpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
BBC Sport
After Danny Willett's amazing Masters win, "Swing and Abyss" was the headline in USA Today, summing up an American verdict that the story of the 80th Masters was Jordan Spieth's extraordinary back nine meltdown.
Yet taking this view ignores a performance worthy of major glory from a player who was ready to win at the highest level. Danny Willett's triumph was no fluke.
Watch his best shots here:
And while the world's media reflects on Willett's win, there's a woman and a newborn baby in South Yorkshire who just want him home:
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The latest scenes from Gleadless, Sheffield, after reports of a murder inquirypublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield
I'm in the Gleadless area of Sheffield, where it's believed a murder investigation is under way.
Police investigations seem to be focused around a flat on Spotswood Place.
Image source, Google Maps
Latest headlines: Unconfirmed reports of murder in Sheffield and Bishop Steven of Sheffield to go to Oxfordpublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
- We're getting reports of a murder in Gleadless, Sheffield. There's a lot of police activity this morning in the Gleadless Valley area - and we understand it is part of a murder inquiry
- Doncaster Council says it's not now sure it will bid to host the Great Exhibition of the North. It's a Government-funded exhibition announced earlier this month which will promote art, culture and design in the north of England in 2018
- The Bishop of Sheffield, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, is leaving South Yorkshire to become the Bishop of Oxford. He's been Bishop of Sheffield for seven years
Unconfirmed reports of murder in Sheffieldpublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield
I'm in the Gleadless area of Sheffield, where there's a big police operation going on this morning.
An area of Spotswood Place in Gleadless Valley has been closed off by police.
We understand they are beginning a murder inquiry.
There are no details at this stage as to what the circumstances are surrounding the death.
Bishop of Sheffield to become next Bishop of Oxfordpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield, Local Live
Downing Street has today announced that the next Bishop of Oxford will be the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, currently the Bishop of Sheffield, external.
Bishop Steven succeeds the Rt Revd John Pritchard, who retired in October 2014 after seven years in post.
Image source, The Diocese of Sheffield, Sheffield Anglican Church
Police attending incident in Gleadlesspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
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Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
I'm in Gleadless where there's a large police operation at Spotswood Place in Gleadless Valley.
More to follow.
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Watch: Sheffield filmmaker to make Hollywood film after winning Kevin Spacey competitionpublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield, Local Live
Sheffield filmmaker Kat Wood is one of three winners in an international short film competition run in partnership with Kevin Spacey and Trigger Street productions.
Kat was told of the win in Sheffield with this poster outside Sheffield railway station in April.
Image source, Kevin Spacey and Trigger Street productions
Hollywood actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, will star Kat's short film, Home.
Here's how she found out...
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Hague calls for 'mature' public debate on leaders' tax transparencypublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield, Local Live
Greater tax transparency among UK political leaders is here to stay but it needs to be matched by a maturity of public debate, South Yorkshire's former Conservative leader William Hague has said.
The former Conservative leader said people should not expect everyone to be "perfect or normal", as senior politicians publish their tax returns.
His comments come after a row over the prime minister's financial affairs and this, "Dodgy Dave" comment from Labour MP Dennis Skinner:
The comments saw the Labour MP for Bolsover ordered out of the Commons chamber yesterday.
Sheffield filmmaker jets to LA to film with Maggie Gyllenhaalpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Sheffield Star
A Sheffield filmmaker has jetted off to Los Angeles to direct her own film with Academy Award-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, external.
Image source, Sheffield Star
Doncaster's Louis Tomlinson joins Soccer Aid line uppublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield, Local Live
Louis Tomlinson has signed up for his first big gig since the One Direction boys took their break.
He's going to line up in the charity football match Soccer Aid and play against a Rest Of The World team on 5 June at Old Trafford.
More here.
Latest headlines: MPs to hold debate on future of steel industry and call for changes to charity cold-callingpublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
- MPs are to hold an emergency debate this morning on the crisis in the UK steel industry
- There's a call for a change in the law relating to door-to-door charity collections after a local woman suffering from dementia was signed up for a £10-a- month direct debit by a cold caller
- There's a debate at the University of Sheffield this morning on whether we should remain in - or leave - the European Union. The event's been organised by the City Region Chambers, with the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership and Sheffield University Management School
Barnsley collision: Did you see what happened?published at 08:37 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Police are appealing for witnesses, external following a collision in Barnsley last night at about 22:05.
A Renault Clio was travelling along the A628 Westway from the Alhambra roundabout towards Townend roundabout, when it was involved in a collision with a pedestrian near to the junction with Wellington Street.
Image source, Google Maps/South Yorkshire Police
The pedestrian, a 21-year-old man from Barnsley, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident.
He's in hospital in a critical condition. Police want anyone who saw anything to call 101.