Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

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1. More than 5000 council homes could be lost in Rotherham over the next three decades
2. The Yorkshire Ambulance Trust has apologised over the death of a Sheffield woman who died after being told to take paracetemol for chest pains
3. Armed police find guns and drugs during raids in Doncaster
4. Two Barnsley teenagers injured on a ride at Alton Towers have hit out at a prank by students
5. Sheffield's herd of fibreglass elephants go under the hammer for charity tonight

BBC Weather

Showers will largely die away through the evening, to leave with clear spells and light winds. 

Localised frost is possible in rural parts with mist or fog patches forming in river valleys.  

58 fibreglass elephants which have graced Sheffield since the summer, have begun their journey to find a new home!

They're being transported to the Crucible Theatre where they'll be auctioned off tonight for the City's Children's Hospital Trust.

Image source, Sheffield Auctions

Image source, PA

The former Sheffield United striker Ched Evans has welcomed the response by ITV's Loose Women to a complaint about its discussion of his rape acquittal.

The Chesterfield striker's family said they were considering legal action following the lunchtime show on Monday.

Presenter Ruth Langsford told viewers the programme was "happy to reiterate" he was unanimously cleared after a retrial.

The footballer's website called it an "apology" and declared the matter closed.

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

Well, tonight's your chance!

The 58 fibreglass sculptures which have been dotted around Sheffield since the summer, are going under the hammer later to raise cash for the city's Children's Hospital Charity Trust.

Image source, The Children's Hospital Charity

BBC Travel

If you're planning to leave the office shortly, then here are a few things you may want to know:

• Two lanes remain closed on the M180 Eastbound between Junction 5 and Junction 1 of the A18 at Thorne, due to an earlier lorry fire and repairs.
• One lane is blocked on the M1 Southbound between Junction 33 and Junction 32 because of a broken down lorry. 

Click here for all the latest on the roads.

Two Barnsley teenagers who were injured on a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers, have described students who dressed up as them as "disgusting" and "disrespectful".

The University of Nottingham students made their Smiler ride fancy dress outfits for a bar crawl then posed in photos for student news site The Tab.

Image source, The Tab

Victim Joe Pugh tweeted a link to the article and his girlfriend Leah Washington, who had her leg amputated, has called them disrespectful.

The students haven't commented.  

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

Look what I came across on my lunch break!

Thought I was in Yellowstone National Park for a minute, not Arundel Street!

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

The Yorkshire Ambulance Trust has apologised after a woman from Sheffield died just two days after a paramedic told her to take paracetamol for chest pains.

A paramedic visited Carol Wilson at her home on New Year's Day 2015 after her husband, Peter, called 111, but they didn't perform a heart scan.

Image source, Peter Wilson

Medical experts say an ECG would have led to her being sent to hospital and receiving life-saving treatment.

The Trust has since apologised for the treatment provided.

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

Thanks to Milly Johnson for this photo of crews tackling a blaze in Shambles Street in Barnsley.

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Image source, Milly Johnson

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

Fire crews in Barnsley are tackling a blaze in Shambles Street near Townend Roundabout.

Four engines are currently in attendance.

We'll bring you more details as we get them.

Image source, Getty Images

A woman was attacked and had her bag snatched by two robbers in Sheffield.

The 29-year-old was walking along Lyons Street in Pitsmoor when she was assaulted and robbed. 

The incident, which happened at 09:15 on Monday 3 October, ended when the men ran off towards Ellesmere Walk.

The police have issued descriptions of the men they want to speak to:

The first man is black with a large build and his hair in corn rows. He was clean-shaven and was wearing black trousers and a brightly coloured top.

The second man is believed to be of Somali origin, tall, of a slim build, with a short goatee beard. He is also described as having a gold tooth on one of this top front teeth and was wearing blue jeans, a black jacket and a hat.

Plans to return taxi licensing powers to Rotherham Council are announced 20 months after it was stripped of the responsibility following the child abuse scandal.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said he was "satisfied" the authority is ready to resume command, external following a series of improvements.

Government-appointed commissioners took control of the council in 2015.

Commissioner Mary Ney said the plan was a "significant step" for the council.

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

The MP for Rother Valley, Sir Kevin Barron, has been found in breach the MP's code of conduct by accepting payment for hosting events for a drug company in Parliament.

But the Commons Standards Committee has recommended that no further action should be taken against the Labour MP, as he donated the fees for the three events to charity and did not personally benefit from them.

Image source, House of Commons

Kevin Larkin
Doncaster Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Here are some more photos from today's early morning raids by armed officers in Doncaster, which led to nine arrests, including for possession of a firearm.

Suspected firearms and drugs were also found at the properties in Dockin Hill Road and Allerton Street say police.

A documentary about long-serving Labour MP Dennis Skinner will be shown on the big screen after filmmakers hit their fundraising target.

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

A Sheffield man charged with manslaughter over the death of a man found lying in a street with head injuries, has been remanded in custody.

33-year-old Karl Swift from South Yorkshire (pictured below), was discovered in New Road in Halesowen in the West Midlands last month - he died in hospital the next day.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Dean Hartley - who's 29 and from Burnaby Green - will next appear before Wolverhampton Crown Court on October 27.

Two other Sheffield men arrested in connection with Karl’s death have been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.   

BBC Weather Watchers

Thanks to our Weather Watcher, Isle Explorer, for this photo of Owston Ferry.

You can send us your pictures by clicking here.

Image source, Isle Explorer

Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield

The caretaker England manager Gareth Southgate has told BBC Radio Sheffield that providing good facilities for children in grass roots football is essential.

He was in Sheffield yesterday to open the city's first football development hubs at the Graves Centre, which has been set up in conjunction with the Football Association.

Listen to my interview below: