Weather outlookpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Rain easing and a chilly night, 6C.
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Domestic abuse in focus on White Ribbon Day
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Weather outlookpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Listen: why turn Sheffield's main library into an hotel?published at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Jenny Cork
BBC Sheffield newsAs people digest the news that Sheffield central library could become a five-star hotel, the council has been explaining the wider plan.
That plan sees major investment in the city and more trade deals between Sheffield and China.
Deputy council leader, Leigh Bramall, has been telling BBC Radio Sheffield about the overall scheme:
Media caption, Sheffield central library hotel plan
Squash champ gets honorary doctoratepublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield
Image source, Sheffield Hallam UniversityHe's a multiple world champion; England's most sucessful squash player.
Sheffield's Nick Matthew OBE says getting an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University is an "absolute honour".
Quote MessageI did a lot of training with the team at CSES (Centre for Sports and Exercise Science) looking at the physiology of sport, nutrition, psychology and biomechanics and they taught me about the marginal gains and the one per cents that people take for granted in this day and age but, going back to the start of my career it was really cutting edge and I owe the University a hell of a lot."
Nick Matthew, Squash player
Northern infrastructure divide revealedpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
David Rhodes
BBC YorkshireNew research by BBC Yorkshire shows we are missing out on billions of pounds of investment to improve key developments like our roads, rails and internet connections.
The figures reveal that the North West is earmarked to get three and half times more money than Yorkshire to spend on infrastructure.
Our Data Journalist David Rhodes has been looking at the numbers.
Media caption, Infrastructure divide Yorkshire worse off
Sheffield central library could become 5 star hotelpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Sheffield's Central Library could make way for a hotel development. A Chinese businessman wants to take over the library to create a 5 star hotel - as part of a £1 billion deal between his company and the city.
The library was donated to the city 150 years ago and is housed in the Graves building, which also house the Graves Art Gallery.
Under the plan the library would move elsewhere but the art gallery would remain.
The project is in its early stages and comes as part of a wider plan to that would also see a £30 million apartment block to be built in West Bar, a new school to be built by a Sheffield architecture firm in the Chinese city of Chengdu, as well as trade deals with other Chinese cities.
In July this year, Sheffield City Council unveiled a deal with the owner of the Sichuan Goudong Construction Group for £1 billion - with £220 million to be spent in the first three years.
Image source, Sheffield City CouncilWatch: slow-motion lightning strike near Barnsleypublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, SheffieldA dash-cam captured a bolt of lightning doing what bolts of lightning do best.
It must be good, even Paul Hudson is impressed. Have a look:
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End of twitter postFirm secures second Wimbledon roof dealpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
An engineering company in Sheffield wins the contract for a second retractable tennis court roof at Wimbledon.
Read MoreWatch: The boy, the flood and the life-saving rescuepublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Mark Ansell
BBC Look North reporterYoung Izaac Jones mucked in last night to save a woman caught up in the flooding in Hathersage,
Water reached to the top of car roofs and locals were shocked at the speed of the water's rise.
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End of twitter postBurglar behind barspublished at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Claire Renwick
BBC Radio SheffieldA man's been jailed for three years over a burglary in Sheffield.
Glenn Thackray, external preyed on a block of flats for students.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceHopes high of a deal to save Chesterfield FCpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Andy Giddings
Sports Editor, BBC SheffieldBBC Radio Sheffield understands that Chesterfield have now secured the £200,000 needed to keep the club going for a further month.
Sources have told us that they are optimistic that a deal can be done to save the club.
Meanwhile on the field, Chesterfield, external will be looking to keep the MK Dons within touching distance when the pair meet in League One later.
The Spireites are bottom of the table, three places and six points behind their hosts.
Image source, GoogleAfter the flood, the effort to clean uppublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Mark Ansell
BBC Look North reporterA messy clear up operation is going on in Hathersage after floodwaters engulfed cars up to their roofs last night.
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End of twitter postSkulls stolen from graves in feud involving South Yorkshire travellers still missingpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Skulls stolen from two graves in a feud involving South Yorkshire travellers are still missing, external one year after they were dug up.
Image source, Sheffield StarLunchtime weather updatepublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, SheffieldShowers should ease up during this afternoon but not too warm at 7C.
Police continue operation against uninsured vehiclespublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
An effort to catch criminals around South Yorkshire is now in full-swing.
It's called Operation Trivium, external and police are publicising what they're doing on social media as part of the campaign.
A similar exercise last year saw more than 500 vehicles being seized.
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End of twitter postWatch: 'Off the pitch' focus for Sheffield football clubpublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Rony Robinson
Presenter, BBC Radio SheffieldAFC Unity, external is a football club in Sheffield that wants to make a difference off the pitch as well as on it.
They're doing pretty well and winning lots of awards too - last month they became the first South Yorkshire team to win Sport England's Satellite Club of the Year.
They're up Up for a Voluntary Action Sheffield award this week in the Make A Difference categeory.
The club says it has a clear aim; ethics and fairness combined with their passion for the sport to make a positive contribution in the local community
Media caption, AFC union award nominees
Watch: inter-faith relief effort in Sheffield for Syriapublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Waheed Akhtar
BBC Radio SheffieldChurches and mosques in Sheffield have come together to raise money for Syria.
It's part of wider inter-faith activities that are happening in the city.
The Families Relief charity, external has a storage unit at Meadowhall Business Park.
It says its primary role is to support family units as well as individuals, by helping them to build a sustainable future.
I've been along to see what's been collected.
Media caption, Aid for Syria Families Relief charity Sheffield
Barnsley pit memorial set to be unveiled next Maypublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Julia Bryson
Journalist, BBC Local LiveA sculpture to commemorate the 361 people killed in England’s worst pit disaster is set to be unveiled in next May.
Image source, Remember the Oaks Mining DisasterMany of the miners and rescuers killed in the explosion at the Oaks Colliery near Stairfoot in Barnsley on 12 December 1866, were never recovered.
Sculptor Graham Ibbeson had ancestors who were killed in the explosion.
Events are planned to mark the 150th anniversary, external of the disaster.
More Hathersage flood stories emergepublished at 11:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield NewsHathersage saw cars being covered with water last night during the torrential rain.
The fire service and others were called to rescue people who became stranded on School Road.
The community rallied, as we see in this tweet.
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End of twitter postTitle-hunt plan for Bladespublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
Andy Giddings
Sports Editor, BBC SheffieldSheffield United manager Chris Wilder believes they are entering a defining period of the season.
The Blades host lowly Bury today at Bramall Lane - the first of five home games before the end of the year.
Wilder reckons it's a great chance to get right in the hunt for the title.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThe trick is now to keep showing consistency as we have in the last thirteen games. We're right in the hunt for getting out of the division."
Chris Wilder, Sheffield United manager
Home Secretary accused of making wrong decision over Battle of Orgreave inquirypublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2016
A Police and Crime Commissioner who acted for miners when she was a barrister said the Home Secretary was wrong, external not to order an inquiry into policing at the 'Battle of Orgreave'.
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