Thieves plough car through entrance of Rotherham supermarket and drive it around store

A Rotherham supermarket may not fully reopen until Wednesday after thieves ploughed a car through its entrance and drove around the store.

A grey Vauxhall Insignia smashed through the doors of Tesco in Dinnington at around 2am on Sunday before travelling throughout the store.

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Posting on Twitter, Tesco said: 'Due to this closure being caused by a police investigation, I can't confirm exactly when the store is going to open but should be fully functioning by October 10.'

The Star has contacted South Yorkshire Police for more information and is awaiting a reponse.

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