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Updates from The Star team as the woman who died close to a Sheffield school yesterday is named and her family pay tributes, and a missing Sheffield man is found after Rother Valley Search.
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Key Events

  • Missing Sheffield man found after Rother Valley search and reunited with wife
  • Mum killed on Sheffield school run is named and family pay tribute
  • Inquest into death of Sheffield crash victim opens

Two men arrested over collision that killed mum-of-two outside school

Two men, both aged 21, have been arrested over the death of a Sheffield mum who was hit by a car as she waited for her children outside Phillimore Community Primary School.Two men, both aged 21, have been arrested over the death of a Sheffield mum who was hit by a car as she waited for her children outside Phillimore Community Primary School.
Two men, both aged 21, have been arrested over the death of a Sheffield mum who was hit by a car as she waited for her children outside Phillimore Community Primary School.

Two men have been arrested following the death of a mother killed by a car outside a Sheffield primary school.

Sheffield mum killed by runaway car outside school is named as family pay tribute

Rita Alexandra Bento Magni's family have described her as a "kind, caring" person and an "excellent mother".Rita Alexandra Bento Magni's family have described her as a "kind, caring" person and an "excellent mother".
Rita Alexandra Bento Magni's family have described her as a "kind, caring" person and an "excellent mother".

A mum-of-two killed by a runaway car as she waited to pick up her children from a Sheffield primary school has been named.

Mum killed on school run in Sheffield

A Sheffield community is in shock this morning following the death of a woman near a school as parents were collecting their children.

No traffic calming measures on road outside Sheffield primary school where mum of two was killed

There are no traffic calming measures at all on a road outside a Sheffield primary school where a mum of two was knocked down and killed.There are no traffic calming measures at all on a road outside a Sheffield primary school where a mum of two was knocked down and killed.
There are no traffic calming measures at all on a road outside a Sheffield primary school where a mum of two was knocked down and killed.

A road outside a Sheffield primary school where a mum-of-two was killed is “so dangerous” parents don’t let their children out to play on it.

Sheffield Arena and City Hall celebrate successful return with month of sell-out shows

Bring Me The Horizon played a sell-out Sheffield hometown show last month.Bring Me The Horizon played a sell-out Sheffield hometown show last month.
Bring Me The Horizon played a sell-out Sheffield hometown show last month.

Bosses at Sheffield Arena and City Hall say the two venues got off to a flying start as they reopened in September with big-name shows and audiences making a safe return.

Emotional reunion after missing Sheffield man is reunited with wife

Rik and Linda reunited at hospital in Sheffield after Rik was sound after going missing for two daysRik and Linda reunited at hospital in Sheffield after Rik was sound after going missing for two days
Rik and Linda reunited at hospital in Sheffield after Rik was sound after going missing for two days

This was the emotional moment when a vulnerable Sheffield man was reunited with his wife having gone missing from Rother Valley.

Calls for more to be done to make Sheffield's streets safer after Sarah Everard’s murder

Sheffield-based movement Our Bodies Our Streets is calling for more to be done for women’s safety in the city following the tragic murder of Sarah Everard.Sheffield-based movement Our Bodies Our Streets is calling for more to be done for women’s safety in the city following the tragic murder of Sarah Everard.
Sheffield-based movement Our Bodies Our Streets is calling for more to be done for women’s safety in the city following the tragic murder of Sarah Everard.

In the wake of the tragic murder of Sarah Everard, calls have been made for more to be done to make Sheffield’s streets safer.

Mobile phone firm 3 warns of possible disruption in S10 area of Sheffield

Mobile phone firm 3 is carrying out work in Sheffield 10Mobile phone firm 3 is carrying out work in Sheffield 10
Mobile phone firm 3 is carrying out work in Sheffield 10

Mobile phone firm ‘3’ has warned of possible problems with its reception in part of Sheffield this week.

Plan for tall 5G phone mast near Sheffield homes rejected

This is the site where the 5G phone mast had been proposed, but it was rejected by planning officers.This is the site where the 5G phone mast had been proposed, but it was rejected by planning officers.
This is the site where the 5G phone mast had been proposed, but it was rejected by planning officers.

A mobile network company is appealing after its plans to erect a 5G mast on a busy junction were refused.

Is Facebook down today in Sheffield?

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went down in Sheffield yesterday. This is everything we know about what happened and whether they are working again today. Picture: Pexels.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went down in Sheffield yesterday. This is everything we know about what happened and whether they are working again today. Picture: Pexels.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went down in Sheffield yesterday. This is everything we know about what happened and whether they are working again today. Picture: Pexels.

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffered a major outage yesterday, leaving thousands of users across Sheffield unable to access the popular social media sites.

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