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A policing crisis uncounted: “I would be very very surprised if we don’t have another suicide in the next 18 months.”

A policing crisis uncounted: “I would be very very surprised if we don’t have another suicide in the next 18 months.”

by Matt Galloway | Dec 9, 2025 | Behind the Headlines, Behind the Headlines Top Story, Crime, East Riding of Yorkshire, General News, Home Page Top Story, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire

‘Not a luxury’: Sheffield teen fights to make sports bras accessible in schools

‘Not a luxury’: Sheffield teen fights to make sports bras accessible in schools

by Amara Keeling | Dec 8, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire

A Sheffield student has launched a campaign to provide free sports bras and fittings in schools, aiming to tackle what she describes as an ‘unspoken’ barrier discouraging girls from participating in sports.  Rosie Halsall, 18, from Sheffield, won first place in a...
Earthquake tremors reach as far as Yorkshire 

Earthquake tremors reach as far as Yorkshire 

by Rosie Wood | Dec 4, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, North Yorkshire

Low intensity tremors from an earthquake in Lancashire last night were recorded to have reached parts of Yorkshire.  The 3.4 magnitude earthquake happened at 11.23pm last night, 3 December, around 43km northeast of Blackpool and 3km east of Warton.  The...
Officers would have faced charges of gross misconduct in Hillsborough disaster

Officers would have faced charges of gross misconduct in Hillsborough disaster

by Will Russell | Dec 2, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire

A report into the actions of police during the Hillsborough disaster found that 12 officers would have faced charges for gross misconduct in relation to the incident if they were still serving.  The report was conducted by the IOPC (Independent Office for Police...
Second teenager arrested following Sheffield shooting

Second teenager arrested following Sheffield shooting

by Casey Peyton | Nov 26, 2025 | General News, South Yorkshire

A second boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 16 year old boy earlier this week. The suspect, also aged 16, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and was arrested yesterday evening. This follows the first arrest of a 15...
Elderly couple made suicide pact before jumping from Whitby cliff

Elderly couple made suicide pact before jumping from Whitby cliff

by Rosie Wood | Nov 25, 2025 | General News, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

An elderly couple from Sheffield jumped to their deaths from a cliff in Whitby due to one of them suffering with a deteriorating health condition, an inquest has heard.  David and Susan Jeffcock were found on the rocks at the base of East Cliff on 30 July. ...
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