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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as man is jailed after biting off part of security guard’s ear

4.17pm - Police launch assault investigation after concerns raised over man on Sheffield Road, Killamarsh

Police are investigating an assault after a man was seen with injuries near shops in Killamarsh at the weekend.

4.05pm - Police hunt driver of 'stolen' car who fled after smashing into Co-op supermarket in South Yorkshire

The aftermath of the smash in Cantley.The aftermath of the smash in Cantley.
The aftermath of the smash in Cantley.

Police are hunting the driver of a car who fled after it careered across a roundabout, smashed through a fence and brick wall and showered a car park with debris before smashing into the side of a Doncaster supermarket.

3.47pm - Inquest hears how Tommy Hydes and nephew Josh Hydes died when car plunged into river near Meadowhall Sheffield

Josh Hydes, left, and his uncle Tommy Hydes, right, with his daughter Sienna, both drowned after the car in which they were travelling came off the road near Meadowhall in Sheffield and plunged into the River Don, an inquest heardJosh Hydes, left, and his uncle Tommy Hydes, right, with his daughter Sienna, both drowned after the car in which they were travelling came off the road near Meadowhall in Sheffield and plunged into the River Don, an inquest heard
Josh Hydes, left, and his uncle Tommy Hydes, right, with his daughter Sienna, both drowned after the car in which they were travelling came off the road near Meadowhall in Sheffield and plunged into the River Don, an inquest heard

A young dad and his nephew drowned when a car plunged into the River Don near Meadowhall, Sheffield, an inquest heard.

2.44pm - South Yorkshire Mayor Dan Jarvis launches scathing attack at First and Stagecoach on planned bus cuts and fare rises

South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis has launched a scathing attack on bus providers criticising their recent decisions over a rise in fares and cuts to services.

2.05pm - Brinsworth Academy: School on Sheffield and Rotherham border to expand to meet growing demand

A ‘successful and popular’ Rotherham school is set to expand, after seeing a ‘significant increase’ in pupil numbers.

2.01pm - Ofsted inspectors revisit Sheffield Council following ‘significant weaknesses’ with SEND

Inspectors will revisit Sheffield Council this month after they previously found significant weaknesses in the way vulnerable children are supported.

2.35pm - Unions to take legal action over 'academisation' of 19 schools of Catholic Diocese of Hallam

Unions representing staff in schools across the Catholic Diocese of Hallam, including in Sheffield have written to the Government to begin legal action over letters they received informing them that they would be forced to join Multi-Academy Trusts.

2.14pm - Sheffield Hotels: Reaction to another multi-million pound hotel coming to city centre

Site of the new Radisson Hotel in Sheffield city centre. Picture Scott MerryleesSite of the new Radisson Hotel in Sheffield city centre. Picture Scott Merrylees
Site of the new Radisson Hotel in Sheffield city centre. Picture Scott Merrylees

Star readers have expressed mixed reaction to a new hotel being constructed in Sheffield city centre.

2.05pm - School on Sheffield and Rotherham border to expand to meet growing demand

A ‘successful and popular’ Rotherham school is set to expand, after seeing a ‘significant increase’ in pupil numbers.

2.01pm - Ofsted inspectors revisit Sheffield Council following ‘significant weaknesses’ with SEND

Inspectors will revisit Sheffield Council this month after they previously found significant weaknesses in the way vulnerable children are supported.