News, sport, travel and weather on Friday 2 December 2016
Tom Ingall
Journalist, BBC Look North
A deal is on the table which will potentially secure the future of Tata Steel's sites in South Yorkshire.
Liberty House is the preferred bidder to buy the Stocksbridge, Rotherham and Brinsworth plants in a £100m deal which could be done by early next year.
Preferred bidder to buy Tata sites in South Yorkshire is announced
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
You know how we love sharing the photos you send us. Well there were some stunning images sent in over the weekend
This is a reflective shot of Ulley reservoir:
Image source, Keith BWeather Watcher Keith also got out to Ladybower:
Image source, Keith BThis lovely rainbow was taken in Warsop, North Nottinghamshire:
Image source, AnnbieBut there was mist too - a great backdrop to this tree on the Chatsworth estate:
Image source, Happy hoppy
Oli Constable
Customer: "Three pints of lager and a night at the opera please"
Barman: "That'll cost you a tenor"
Opera On Location, external are taking their show on the road - by going to the pub:
Pub tour brings opera to the masses
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
Mainly dry but rather cloudy. Cloud breaks will gradually develop to allow sunny spells to occur. It will be cold.
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The news of movement today on the future of Tata Steel's plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge has been welcomed by local MP Kevin Barron.
The company has signed a letter of intent with Liberty House Group for potential sale of their UK speciality steels business.
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A man wrongly convicted of sex offences against a child is blaming police handling of the case.
26-year-old Rassam Ali says key evidence in his favour from a witness was ignored by officers who wanted to make an example of him.
He's now seen a formal not guilty verdict delivered after the prosecution dropped the idea of a re-trial - but only after he served more than a year in jail.
Rassam Ali from Sheffield says the nature of the crime he was falsely accused of made the experience particularly difficult:
Tata Steel has signed a letter of intent for the potential sale of Tata Steel with Liberty House Group.
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is what we know about the deal so far:
Research into sustainable energy at the University of Sheffield is helping a remote village in India to access electricity for the first time.
Dr Mark Walker, Research Associate from the University’s Energy 2050 research institute, has collaborated with UK and Indian partners to install a sustainable system from biological waste and novel solar photovoltaic technology for a West Bengal village.
The system provides electrical energy needs for villagers, street and communal lighting and power to a medical centre and school
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There are concerns that the revised HS2 route will bisect a huge swathe of nature used by runners, walkers and riders in South Yorkshire.
BBC Radio Sheffield has been talking to those out at Barnburgh concerned about the impact of building the track and then having scores of trains every day rumbling through the area:
Runners and riders express concern about loss of countryside to new HS2 route
Charlotte Rose
BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter
BBC Sheffield has learned that an apology from Sheffield City Council over their handling of tree felling in Rustlings Road came a day after the leader received an angry letter from Labour party members.
Image source, Simon PriceSheffield Central Constituency Labour Party wrote a letter to Julie Dore on November 24, describing the council's actions as "sinister" and saying party members were resigning over the issue.
They added that local activists were "placed in the position of defending what they believe to be the indefensible".
Sheffield-based firm Go Outdoors has been sold to JD Sports.
The firm, which has 58 stores around the country, has been sold for £112.3m.
Image source, GoogleAs a result of the sale, Go Outdoors founders Paul Caplan and John Graham will leave the business.
Quote MessageThe minimal overlap in store locations and their out-of-town, one-stop retailer approach complements the work we have done on the high street with Blacks and Millets and further strengthens our offering in the outdoor sector. I am excited by the future prospects this holds for the JD Group. "
Peter Cowgill, JD Sports chief executive
BBC Travel
An accident involving two cars, a lorry and a van on the M1 Northbound between junction 31 (A57) and junction 32 (M18) is causing long delays.
Two lanes are closed and there is queuing traffic for four miles.
A two-year-old child has been injured by a quad biker in Rawmarsh, external who knocked over a pushchair on a path.
Image source, googThe quad bike hit the pushchair, causing it to roll over with the child inside, before the rider fled.
The toddler suffered minor facial injuries.
Police in Rotherham are trying to find the rider of the quad bike who was on a path next to Rolls Crescent last Thursday at about 17:20.
Quote MessageThis complete disregard for a woman and child’s safety is disgraceful and we need to identify the person responsible for this crime. The quad bike is red and the rider was wearing dark clothing and a helmet with white parts."
Acting Police Sergeant Tony Lee from Rawmarsh Police Station
Doncaster Council has admitted putting too many people in residential placements rather than offering them care in their own homes.
It means the local authority has had to pay more for care services than other authorities of a similar size.
Image source, ScIn the draft budget for next year the council says only people with the highest level of need will go into care homes.
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
With more and more footballers emerging to tell of the abuse they suffered, the Football Association has established a review led by a QC.
Former Sheffield MP Richard Caborn was Sports Minister between 2001 and 2007 and he's calling for the FA to ensure young players' interests aren't overlooked as their development is handled by clubs and agents:
Kevin Larkin
Doncaster Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield
Campaigners opposing the proposed route for HS2 through South Yorkshire are also unhappy about the consultation announced earlier this month by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
Rhonda Job from Doncaster's Joint Rural Parishes group believes the process is deliberately being made difficult to respond to:
Here's Abbie with the full forecast:
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
It's Kate here with news, travel, sport and weather updates from across South Yorkshire until 18:00.
We saw some bright sunshine over the weekend, captured by Weather Watcher Bails from Carlecotes in Barnsley.
Image source, Bails Weather Watcher