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

Weather: A change from yesterday with showers spreading across the regionpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
A cloudy and damp start to the day across Yorkshire, with a few thick mist and fog patches.
Outbreaks of rain spread northwards throughout the morning, these mainly light and patchy:
Call for changes to charity door-knocking after woman with dementia signs uppublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield
Have you had people knocking on your door asking you to sign-up to direct debits for charity?
A man from Chesterfield says he's angry that one of these door-knockers signed up his 71-year-old wife to a £10-a-month direct debit for Macmillan Cancer, when she's got dementia.
Brian Fisher's from Brimmington and his case has been taken up by local MP, Toby Perkins.
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She would have signed anything put in front of her without understanding what it was."
Brian Fisher
Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 12 April 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield, Local Live
We're with you until 18:00, bringing you updates on news, sport and what's going on across South Yorkshire.
There's a full weather report coming shortly. Here's a taster from Owain...
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