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Sheffield news LIVE: Tommy Ward killer remains free as police fail to crack case

Updates from The Star team regarding the Stagecoach bus strike, and the latest crime news including updates on the unsolved Tommy Ward case.

By Beth Kirkbride

Published 18th Oct 2021, 10:48 BST

Updated 18th Oct 2021, 10:56 BST

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This page will be updated with the latest stories published today (Monday, October 18).

Refresh this page for updates on today’s top news, which so far includes Stagecoach bus strike cancelled but services still missing and South Yorkshire Police Federation warns officers 'have never been under so much strain'.

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LIVE BLOG: the latest Sheffield news as Tommy Ward killer remains free as police fail to crack case

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 13:14 BST

12.56pm - Sheffield brothers jailed for murder are attacked behind bars

David and Ashley Cohen are serving time for a murder they deny committing

David and Ashley Cohen are serving time for a murder they deny committing

Two brothers jailed for life after being convicted of murder have been attacked while behind bars.

MORE HERE: Sheffield brothers jailed for murder are attacked behind bars

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 12:50 BST

11.36am - Sheffield GP slams Government £250m ‘boost’ for extra patient appointments as not enough

Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaking to media during a visit to the Vale Medical Centre in Forest Hill, south east London, following the announcement of the blueprint for improving access to GP appointments and supporting GPs and their teams. Picture date: Thursday October 14, 2021.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid speaking to media during a visit to the Vale Medical Centre in Forest Hill, south east London, following the announcement of the blueprint for improving access to GP appointments and supporting GPs and their teams. Picture date: Thursday October 14, 2021.

A Sheffield doctor has dismissed the Government’s announcement to provide more funding to help ‘improve access’ to appointments as ‘unhelpful’ and says it is likely to make the service provided by GPs worse rather than better.

MORE HERE: Sheffield GP slams Government £250m ‘boost’ for extra patient appointments as not enough

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 12:48 BST

11.28am - Community Covid bus helps boost Sheffield's vaccination rates

The Community Covid Bus has been delivering mobile vaccinations across Sheffield in a bid to boost the city's vaccination rates.

The Community Covid Bus has been delivering mobile vaccinations across Sheffield in a bid to boost the city's vaccination rates.

Sheffield’s community Covid bus is a one-stop place for all things Covid-related and has been helping vaccinate communities across the city.

MORE HERE: Community Covid bus helps boost Sheffield’s vaccination rates

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 12:47 BST

10.03am - Why the Stagecoach Yorkshire bus strike was called off today

Bus passengers are facing more disruption today

Bus passengers are facing more disruption today

Unions had planned a bus strike at Stagecoach Yorkshire’s depot in Chesterfield today – but services are running after an 11th hour deal was reached.

MORE HERE: Why the Stagecoach Yorkshire bus strike was called off today

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 12:45 BST

9.28am - Police warning as video captures off-road motorcyclist pulling wheelie up Sheffield road

The motorcyclists did a wheelie as they drove up Mosborough High Street.

The motorcyclists did a wheelie as they drove up Mosborough High Street.

Police have issued a warning about off-road motorcyclists ‘behaving badly’ on roads in Sheffield after one was seen doing a wheelie all the way up Mosborough High Street.

MORE HERE: Police warning as video captures off-road motorcyclist pulling wheelie up Sheffield road

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 12:44 BST

9.21am - Cleaver-wielding husband jailed after attacking wife at their Sheffield home

Graham Pearson was jailed for attacking his wife with a meat cleaver

Graham Pearson was jailed for attacking his wife with a meat cleaver

A cleaver-wielding husband has been put behind bars after his wife suffered a head wound, a broken nose and injured fingers during a terrifying and vicious attack.

MORE HERE: Cleaver-wielding husband jailed after attacking wife at their Sheffield home

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 12:42 BST

7.59am - South Yorkshire Police Federation warns officers 'have never been under so much strain'

South Yorkshire Police Federation chairman, Steve Kent, says police officers 'have never been under so much strain as they are now'

South Yorkshire Police Federation chairman, Steve Kent, says police officers 'have never been under so much strain as they are now'

South Yorkshire’s Police Federation has issued a warning to the Government that police officers ‘have never been under so much strain as they are now’.

MORE HERE: South Yorkshire Police Federation warns officers 'have never been under so much strain'

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 10:53 BST

9.05am - Stagecoach strike Sheffield: Bus strike cancelled but services still missing

Bus passengers are facing more disruption today

Bus passengers are facing more disruption today

Bus passengers in South Yorkshire and Chesterfield are gearing up for cancellations again this morning – but a planned strike has been cancelled.

MORE HERE: Stagecoach strike Sheffield: Bus strike cancelled but services still missing

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 10:25 BST

8.41am - Tommy Ward murder: Killer still free as South Yorkshire Police fail to crack case

Heartbroken relatives of an elderly man who died after he was brutally attacked in a robbery in his own home have endured another year of agony.

Heartbroken relatives of an elderly man who died after he was brutally attacked in a robbery in his own home have endured another year of agony.

Heartbroken relatives of an elderly man who died after he was brutally attacked in a robbery in his own home have endured another year of agony.

MORE HERE: Tommy Ward murder: Killer still free as South Yorkshire Police fail to crack case

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