Breaking news in South Yorkshire

Summary

Doncaster's Tent City to be shut down by council
NSPCC says the football abuse scandal could be "bigger than Yewtree"
Drop-in service for addicts opens in Sheffield
Doncaster's Frances Bishop is fired from The Apprentice
Live updates on Friday 16 December 2016

Live Reporting

Kevin Larkin

Traffic and travel: Delays on the roadspublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016
BBC Travel
A few traffic pinch-points are being reported in parts of South Yorkshire at the moment. These are the latest details:
- Slow traffic on M1 northbound at J33, A630 (Catcliffe)
- Slow traffic on A57 Sheffield Parkway westbound in Sheffield at the A61 Derek Dooley Way junction
- Heavy traffic on A19 Askern Road northbound in Bentley at the Arksey Lane junction
- Slow traffic on A57 westbound in Sheffield at the A630 junction
South Yorkshire Police launch cop quizpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
South Yorkshire Police have launched a new quiz.
They're asking: Could You Be A Cop?
I got three out of five right...can you do any better? You can take the quiz here, external.
Image source, South Yorkshire Police
Autism-friendly grotto opens in Yorkshirepublished at 08:28
BBC Look North
An autism-friendly grotto has been set up by the mother of a child with the condition.
The grotto opened in York over the weekend.
Take a look around in the video below:
South Yorkshire's weather: Staying mild with sunny spells this afternoonpublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
It's still quite warm out this morning as the mild weather continues.
The good news is we might even see a bit of the sunshine this afternoon.
I've got a full forecast for you below:
Good morning: Latest updates from South Yorkshirepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Good morning, it's Kevin here.
I'll have the latest news, weather, travel and sport for South Yorkshire throughout the day.
To get our day off to a good start, here's a fantastic picture sent in by our BBC Weather Watcher James of the sunrise over Greenhill.
Image source, James H (Weather Watcher)
If you have something you want to talk to us about today, why not get in touch?
Tweet us on @BBCSheffield, external or drop us an e-mail.
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Barnsleypublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Sheffield Wednesday move up to the Championship play-off places with a South Yorkshire derby victory against Barnsley.
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Arrest over attempted rape on trainpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
A man is arrested after the attempted rape of a woman on a late night train from Sheffield to Leeds.
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Five things we learnt today in South Yorkshirepublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
It's been a busy day in South Yorkshire - so what's been going on?
Here's the round up of five things we learnt today:
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport has unveiled a major expansion plan
- Rotherham Council is getting taxi licencing powers back
- There was a bomb scare at Magna - but it's all okay now
- Doncaster's Tent City is set to be closed down on Friday
- And families in Barnsley are to get vouchers to help them pay for fruit and veg
There will be breaking news and traffic updates through the evening and I'll be back with more live updates from 08:00 tomorrow.
But I'll leave you with this great photo of the woods in Rotherham sent in by our Weather Watcher Gill.
Image source, Gill
Travel: Sheffield trains back to normal after lorry hit railway bridgepublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
BBC Travel
Rail services between Sheffield and Chesterfield are getting back to normal after a lorry went into a railway bridge.
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Barnsley fruit and veg voucher scheme launchedpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Mick Lunney
Barnsley Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield
Food vouchers are to be given to up to 120 families as part of a scheme aimed at encouraging people to eat more fruit and veg.
About £30,000 worth of vouchers will be given to people to buy fruit and vegetables at Barnsley Market.
The pilot, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the Alexandra Rose Charity, is the first outside of London.
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The vouchers will... help them develop the skills and confidence to provide their families with the healthiest start."
Tim Cheetham, Barnsley Council
Weather: Drizzle dying out but staying cloudy and mildpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Keeley Donovan
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It's been a wet day today but the rain is slowly leaving us.
It means tonight will be cloudy and mild for the time of year.
I have a full forecast for you below:
South Yorkshire Derby: Sheffield Wednesday boss looks ahead to the gamepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Jonathan Buchan
BBC Radio Sheffield Sport
The build up continues ahead tonight's South Yorkshire derby between Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley.
The Championship match at Hillsborough kicks off at 19:45 with full coverage on Football Heaven.
Owls Head Coach Carlos Carvalhal spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield before the game:
Care home provider pulls out of council contractspublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield
The second largest home care provider in the UK, the Mears Group, say they can't afford to provide care services on the money they're being paid.
They have pulled out of three contracts with local authorities and say more could follow.
The company is known to have a contract with Sheffield City Council and Rotherham Council but neither authority says they have been contacted by the firm.
Image source, Thinkstock
Body found in search for missing Rotherham manpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
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Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
Police searching for missing Rotherham man Daniel Higgs have found a body.
Officers found a man's body in the River Don at 10:55.
The body has not been identified but is believed to be the missing 32 year old.
Daniel's family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
Families to get fruit and veg voucherspublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Fruit and vegetable vouchers are to be given to up to 120 families in Barnsley encouraging people to eat more fresh produce.
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Man arrested in connection with attempted rape on Sheffield trainpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
A 33 year old man has been arrested by detectives investigating an attempted rape on a train out of Sheffield station.
On 19th November a 27 year old woman and her partner were on the 22:40 train from Sheffield to Leeds.
When her partner went to the toilet a man sat next to the woman and attempted to rape her.
On his return the partner threw the man out of the seat but was unaware of what had happened to the woman until the couple got off the train at Swinton.
Image source, Google
A 33 year old Barnsley man was arrested by British Transport Police on Saturday.
He has been bailed until the 20th January as detectives continue their investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0800 40 50 40.
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Incidents of this nature on the railway network are rare, and it is vital that we establish the exact circumstances of what happened. "
Detective Inspector Mick Jackson, British Transport Police
South Yorkshire Derby: Barnsley boss previews the matchpublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Jonathan Buchan
BBC Radio Sheffield Sport
There's a South Yorkshire derby this evening.
It's Sheffield Wednesday against Barnsley in the Championship.
Reds boss Paul Heckingbottom has been speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield ahead of the match:
£12,000 worth of cannabis plants seized in Rotherham drugs raidspublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
Police have seized 12 cannabis plants worth £12,000 as well as cash in a series of raids in Rotherham.
Officers from South Yorkshire Police made one arrest after carrying out warrants at three addresses in the town.
It was part of a day of action involving more than 150 police and other agency staff known as Operation Duxford.
Taxi licensing powers return to Rotherham councilpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Charlotte Rose
BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter
Rotherham Council will get back powers over taxi licensing - gradually.
The government has decided to return powers to the appointed commissioners who run many council functions.
However, elected councillors will not take over the responsibility for taxi licensing until 2019.
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I’ve asked the commissioners to continue to keep a watchful eye over the decisions that are taken."
Sajid Javid, Communities Secretary
Workers allowed back into Magna after bomb scarepublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016
Oli Constable
BBC Radio Sheffield
Workers have been let back into the Magna centre in Rotherham after a suspect package was made safe.
The bomb squad was called in after police were alerted to the item which was in a road near the visitor attraction.
About 650 people who were attending a conference at Magna had to leave the building while the incident was dealt with.
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