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Sheffield news: BREAKING updates as man arrested over death of baby girl

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This page will be updated with the latest stories published today (Monday, January 17).

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Sheffield news: BREAKING updates as man arrested over death of baby girl in Sheffield

3.46pm - RSPCA appeals for information after guinea pigs found abandoned inside a shoebox in South Yorkshire

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after two guinea pigs were discovered abandoned and left out in the cold inside a shoebox in Rotherham last week.

3.21pm - Kate Josephs Sheffield: Chief executive 'is not suspended' says Council

Sheffield Council chief executive Kate Josephs remained in post today following revelations she hosted a drinks party at the height of Covid restrictions.

3.17pm - Major road closure in Sheffield city centre on track to be made permanent

A major city centre street is set to remain closed to traffic for at least another year-and-a-half due to a ‘positive’ response from businesses.

3.12pm - Devastated relatives attend funeral for Sheffield baby who died a week before Christmas

Devastated relatives today mourned a baby who died the week before Christmas, at a funeral service in Sheffield.

2.59pm - Police appeal for help after man assaults group of friends outside Sheffield restaurant ‘without warning’

Police have appealed for information following an assault in a Sheffield suburb last year that left a number of victims with injuries.

2.43pm - Sheffield primary school receives trauma training to tackle mental health ‘emergency’

A Sheffield primary school headteacher has told how she felt she had “no choice” but to have staff trained in dealing with childhood trauma.

2.31pm - Channel 5 wants Sheffield residents swap homes for new TV series - here's how to apply

A brand new series from Channel 5, Rich House Poor House is looking for people in Sheffield to take part in their show and swap homes with other families.

2.20pm - Sheffield hospitality firms 'will go under' due to delays in Omicron grants councillor claims

Hospitality businesses will ‘wither and go under’ due to delays in handing out Covid grants in Sheffield, a councillor has claimed.

2.15pm - 130 jobs up for grabs at booming Sheffield IT firm Littlefish

A Sheffield IT company has 130 jobs up for grabs after winning business during the pandemic.

2.08pm - Fire crews sent out to blazing building and caravan in Darnall, Sheffield

Crews from four Sheffield fire stations were called out after a building and a caravan went up in flames.

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