But that is of little comfort to the Sheffield man who was victim of a relatively new form of car theft. On this occasion, two men stormed into his house and demanded, at knife point, the keys to his new car. In other raids, windows have been smashed to grab car keys. But this time the offence was taken to a new, and terrifying, level.

Police say that 'thankfully' these kind of incidents are rare. However, they remain desperately worrying.

Up to now the basis of reassurances that the city is relatively safe has been that the criminal fraternity are both perpetrator and victim. Now it seems people are not even safe at home.

Anyone who has information which can help police should do so.

Make the most of what life offers

LOCAL woman Adele Pennington is an inspiration for anyone who feels thar life is becoming humdrum. For she survived a life threatening fall while mountain climbing to come back stronger and more determined than ever.

She spent part of her time recuperating thinking about what direction her life should take - and decided that her first love of climbing should become a career, even though it had almost killed her.

We can't all be world class, globe-trotting climbers. But we can all take a leaf out of Adele's book and make the most of what life has to offer.

Seeing double?

IF you think you're suffering from déjà vu, do not adjust your set this weekend. For tv watchdogs have discovered that 60 per cent of this evening's telly schedules (with the exception of the good old Beeb) are re-runs. Only last week actor Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike in Dad's Army criticised tv companies for showing too many repeats. Perhaps he won't mind this weekend though. One re-run is a 1975 episode of his show.