BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire on Monday 9 May 2016

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Live updates have finished on Monday 9 May 2016, we're back at 08:00 on Tuesday 10 May

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Mick Lunney

JIm Phipps announces resignation from Sheffield United boardpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield
Sheffield United's co-chairman has written to fans explaining why he's tendered his resignation, external.
Jim Phipps joined United in 2013 as an adviser to the club's owner Prince Abdullah and became coach the following year.
In his farewell message to the fans, he says: "What I have not been able to give you, and what we all desire, I wish for you with all my heart: Serial promotions and a return to the Premier League."
Image source, Sheffield United
United were beaten at home yesterday and the Blades have had eight permanent managers in the last nine years.
Ben Needham search: Police to hold press conference at farmhouse on Kospublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
More on the latest developments in the search for Ben Needham who went missing on the Greek island of Kos in 1991.
South Yorkshire Police confirmed the team will tomorrow hold a press conference at the farmhouse (pictured) which the family were renovating when Ben vanished as a toddler.
A spokesman said the detectives will be "actively progressing lines of inquiry, distributing leaflets and posters, and carrying out house-to-house visits in Iraklis in Kos, where Ben was last seen".
Headlines: Police return to Kos in Ben Needham search and work begins on new rail college in Doncasterpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
The top stories in South Yorkshire this morning include:
- South Yorkshire Police officers will renew appeals in Kos to find Ben Needham,, external who went missing on the island almost 25 years ago when he was a toddler
- MPs will debate the closure of the government's Business, Innovation and Skills department in Sheffield
- There's a ground-breaking ceremony in Doncaster today for the new National College, external for High Speed Rail
Bafta for Sheffield film company Warp's This is England '90published at 09:50 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Sheffield's Warp Films , externalhas notched up more awards success, this time for its production This is England '90., external
The company has picked up a Bafta for best mini-series, and one for Chanel Creswell, external as Best Supporting Actress.
The full list of Bafta winners
Ben Needham search: South Yorkshire Police head to Kos againpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
The hunt for missing Sheffield man Ben Needham sees officers returning to the island of Kos where he disappeared almost 25 years ago.
Ben was just 21 months old when he vanished during a family trip to the island with his mother and grandparents.
Image source, Tris Rossin/PA
He would now be 26 years old and officers from South Yorkshire Police are hoping that in returning to Kos there could be a breakthrough when they hold a press conference tomorrow to urge islanders to help with the investigation.
They'll also distribute leaflets and posters and carry out house-to-house visits.
There's a £10,000 Crimestoppers reward, external available to anyone who gives information leading to the discovery of Ben Needham.
Watch: Victorious Sheffield Sharks are BBL Championspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
BBC Sport
Sheffield Sharks are the BBL play-off champions after beating Leicester Riders 84-77 in the final.
Their victory at the O2 Arena sparked a party-style celebration; it's the Sharks' first play-off title in 12 years.
MIssing girl alert: Police fear 15-year-old from Barnsley could be with a manpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
A 15-year-old girl from Barnsley is thought to be with a man after going missing from home, external at the weekend. It's thought Martina Lee Price from Darfield could be heading for Ireland.
She was last seen on Saturday when she said she was going to a local shop, but she didn't return.
Image source, South Yorkshire Police
Headlines: MPs debate government job losses in Sheffield and work starts on a new railway college in Doncasterpublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
The top stories in Souith Yorkshire this morning include:
- There's a special debate in parliament on the decision by the government to close the Business, Innovation and Skills department office in Sheffield, with the loss of 250 jobs
- South Yorkshire Police have put out an alert about a missing teenage girl., external Fifteen-year-old Martina Lee Price from Darfield left home on Saturday morning, it's feared she may be with a man
- There's a groundbreaking ceremony in Doncaster today for the new National College , externalfor High Speed Rail
Weather: Sunny and a high of 23Cpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Kay Crewdson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
All parts seeing another dry day with mostly unbroken sunshine. Feeling warm at 23C
Staying mostly dry this evening and overnight but increasingly cloudy across the region, perhaps with the odd shower in the south by morning.
Good morning: Welcome to today's live coverage on this sunny Monday.published at 08:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Good morning and welcome to BBC Local Live in South Yorkshire on Monday 9 May 2016.
We'll have news, sport, travel and, of course, weather across the day. We welcome your stories and photos so do get in touch