The weather outlookpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Dry for most of us this evening but some rain overnight, 13C.
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Updates on Friday 23 December
The weather outlookpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Sheffield legend coming to city's 'walk of fame'published at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Jonathan Buchan
BBC Radio Sheffield SportIn a couple of days another name will be added to the steel city's roll of honour in the form of them having their own 'star' on the pavement.
Names already on the list include sporting stars; Jessica Ennis-Hill, Michael Vaughan and Clinton Woods.
The next to appear competed in Rio earlier this year... but that's where the clues end:
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End of X postNo payout for brain damaged boy in Sheffieldpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Claire Renwick
BBC Radio SheffieldA boy who was severely brain damaged after being starved of oxygen at birth will not be paid compensation, a court has ruled.
Lawyers for Nile Weld, 16, claimed an ambulance crew wasted crucial time getting his mum Delsena Walrond to the Northern General in February 2000 after she suffered a catastrophic haemorrhage.
Image source, GoogleIt was also claimed there were further delays at hospital because doctors didn't realise how serious Ms Walrond's condition was.
At the High Court, Judge Jeremy Freedman was critical of the ambulance crew's record keeping and initial checks on the 19-year-old mother - but ruled the 13 minutes it took paramedics to get her into the ambulance was "reasonable".
Your headlines this eveningpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield- Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis has criticised the Government over its commitment to tackling childhood poverty.
- Yorkshire's suicide rate for males is England's highest
- A street robber is sought with help of CCTV
Ex-footballer turned South Yorkshire Police officer sacked for 'regular abuse' of cocainepublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
A South Yorkshire Police officer who was a 'regular abuser of cocaine' has been sacked, external this afternoon.
Image source, Sheffield StarLocal MP slams Farage over Berlin attack commentspublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, SheffieldChesterfield MP Toby Perkins is one of the former colleagues of murdered MP Jo Cox to attack Nigel Farage.
Mr Farage has been threatened with legal action over an extremism row with the widower of Jo Cox following the Berlin terrorist attack.
Campaign group Hope Not Hate said it had asked the former Ukip leader to apologise for suggesting its supporters "masquerade as being lovely and peaceful but actually pursue violent and very undemocratic means" or face legal action.
Mr Farage blamed the "open door" immigration policy of German Chancellor Angela Merkel for what happened in Berlin.
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End of X postVideo: Street robbery appeal over attacked womanpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, SheffieldThe woman in this video is about to be robbed.
She'll be pushed to the ground, external and her handbag will be taken.
Police are hoping the man seen on camera might be recognised from this CCTV footage:
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End of youtube videoSouth Yorkshire Police think the footage could prompt the call they need over the attack in Firth Park on Millthorpe Road.
Listen: Cancer mum sets sights on £90,000 research targetpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Rony Robinson
Presenter, BBC Radio SheffieldA mother-of-five from Sheffield who's battling incurable bone marrow cancer is determined to help Sheffield Hospitals Charity, external raise the money it needs to find a cure.
Jaqui Copley, external has already fundraised more than £10,000 towards the appeal and the target is £90,000.
She's been talking about her own illness:
Follow us on Instagrampublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
You can see some photos of our region on our Instagram page, @bbcyorkshire., external
Why not tag your posts #bbcyorkshire for a chance to be featured too?
Barnsley MP sounds alarm on child povertypublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, SheffieldA flagship unit aimed at tackling child poverty has been disbanded by the government.
Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis, external has joined campaign groups to warn that the government is creating more obstacles for children who are already badly disadvantaged.
The work of the cross-department child poverty unit has now been transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions, having seen its staffing numbers halved in three years.
Quote MessageThey (the children) are more likely to fall behind in school, less likely to secure a stable job, and more likely to suffer from ill health. Child poverty should scar our conscious as much as it does our children's futures."
Dan Jarvis, Barnsley Central Labour MP
Image source, GettyA DWP spokeswoman said it was "nonsense" to suggest the government was not continuing to tackle the problem, with a new social justice paper due to be published in the new year. But the Child Poverty Action Group, external joined Mr Jarvis in criticising the move.
South Yorkshire's afternoon forecastpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look NorthAs the wind strengthens this afternoon some sunny spells will develop.
There will be outbreaks of rain spread southeastwards overnight.
Watch: South Yorkshire's problem with 'missing in care'published at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Gina Bolton
BBC Radio SheffieldThere have been more than 1,000 cases of children in care going missing in South Yorkshire over the past two years - some for long periods of time, research by the BBC has found.
There are currently about 2,000 children and young people in the care of local authorities in our county.
Watch: Scouts and cubs help Sheffield foodbankpublished at 13:23 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield NewsYoung people in Sheffield have been helping to highlight the need to support others over the Christmas period.
Scouts and cubs have been delivering supplies to help the work of a foodbank in Shirecliffe, external.
Each year they do something to help those less fortunate than themselves.
Watch: Ey up, sithee..it's Snow White tha' knowspublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Paulette Edwards
Presenter, BBC Radio SheffieldThere's Snow White with a difference in Barnsley this week.
It features Yorkshire miners, a brass band and a trapeze.
Instead of Dopey and Grumpy the show at the Civic, external features Blaster and Canary.
Here's a trailer:
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End of youtube videoBig NHS bill left by overseas patientspublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Image source, PASheffield's NHS Trust has been named as one of 21 across England that are owed at least £100,000 each for treating overseas patients not entitled to free healthcare.
According to data obtained by the Press Association under the Freedom of Information Act, overseas patients have left the NHS nationally with unpaid bills of almost £30m in just one year.
Anti fly-tipping campaign continues in Rotherhampublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield NewsRotherham Council says its efforts to bring fly-tippers to book continue.
I've been told that action's being taken by the council against the owner of the yard pictured in Eastwood, which is full of rubbish.
It adds that it's looking at the other incident (pictured right) of furniture dumped in the street.
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End of X postMore help for addicts in Doncasterpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Image source, AspireA new centre to help drug addicts and alcoholics opens in Doncaster today.
The town centre hub comes after similar centres opened in Bentley, Mexborough and Stainforth.
Staff at Aspire, external - which runs the new service - say more addicts are now in recovery in the borough.
Quote MessageMeeting other people is vital, it's not about giving addicts a pill or a potion. It's about behavioral change and that's what my staff want to help achieve."
Stuart Green, Aspire Service Manager
Progress on new high speed rail college sitepublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, SheffieldThe Mayor of Doncaster has been to see work on the site of the borough's new National College for High Speed Rail, external.
Construction began in May and its due to open next September.
It'll train thousands of new engineers to work on developments such as the HS2 rail line.
Image source, DMBCNew recruits to South Yorkshire Policepublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceEighteen new recruits are joining the police, external in South Yorkshire.
The force is also looking for more officers, external to serve on the streets of Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield.
Yorkshire suicide rate 'highest in England'published at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Nick Wilson
BBC Radio SheffieldYorkshire has the highest rate of male suicide in England, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Figures show 430 men in the region took their own life last year - an increase in 16.5% on 2014, when 369 men killed themselves.
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 across the UK.
People are urged to seek support by the Samaritans, external.
Luke Ambler's brother-in-law killed himself recently, prompting him to start a campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues amongst young men.
