Freeze frame: Sheffield's best mannequin challenges

It's as if someone has pressed the pause button on Sheffield, as the city joins in the mannequin challenge which has been sweeping the web.

Diners frozen with their forks aloft, martial artists stuck mid-grapple and shoppers halted as they browse the shelves - these are just some of the striking scenes created by Sheffielders participating in the internet craze.

Even the law has got in on the act, with South Yorkshire Police sharing a video of student officers in the midst of making an arrest during training.

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For those unfamiliar with the concept, the mannequin challenge is like a grown-up game of musical statues in which people rigidly hold their stance - often in amusing poses - while someone walks among them filming.

The idea reportedly began life at a US high school but spread like wildfire, with Hillary Clinton, Cristiano Ronaldo and Adele among a plethora of stars to have appeared in films shared on social media.

Here are some of the best we've found which have been dong the rounds in Sheffield:

* Otto's Restaurant, Sharrow Vale Road: Diners were happy to wait a little bit longer for their food as they gamely posed for this impressive effort https://www.facebook.com/claire.moore.35/posts/10154221589482424

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* Excel Martial Arts, Holbrook Industrial Estate: Arms are locked around necks and fists about to slam into cheeks in this all-action video, or at least as all-action as a mannequin challenge can be https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1185789001467628

* Singh's Premier convenience store, Fairleigh: A shopper riding in a trolley and someone posing for a selfie are among the poses being struck in this video, featuring staff and their families https://twitter.com/PremierSinghs/status/799511300699209728/video/1

* South Yorkshire Police Specials: A suspect is detained on the floor, while another has some handcuffs applied in this video filmed during a break in a training session https://twitter.com/SYP_Specials/status/800644611756523520