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The Latest Breaking News from South Yorkshire

Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith

Seventy-year-old, who died in incident near Bentley, said by family to be ‘a beloved husband, father and grandfather’

The Guardian - UK

Helicopter crash victim, 70, named as family pay tribute to grandad with ‘real passion for aviation’

Peter Smith suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene in Bentley, near Doncaster

Evening Standard

Man, 70, who died after helicopter crash near Doncaster named

South Yorkshire Police said Peter Smith suffered serious injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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South Yorkshire police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect

PC Marie Thompson sentenced to 40 months after posing as anonymous ‘paedophile hunter’ to extort £3,500

The Guardian - UK

Man dies after helicopter crashes into field in South Yorkshire

Pilot and two passengers including 10-year-old boy sustain minor injuries in incident near Doncaster

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Harvey Willgoose’s mother says ‘weight has been lifted’ after killer detained

Mohammed Umar Khan stabbed Harvey to death at their Sheffield school when they were both 15 years old.

Evening Standard

Dickie Bird’s friends and family remember ‘Mr Barnsley’

The famous umpire never left the South Yorkshire town where he was born.

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‘Every option’ to keep steel-making in Yorkshire being pursued after insolvency

Industry minister Sarah Jones said she ‘very much believes’ that steelworks have a future in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands.

Evening Standard

Police launch urgent search for missing West Midlands teenager believed in South Yorkshire

Jazmina was last seen around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 August, in the West Midlands area. Since then, she has not been seen or heard from, prompting growing

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Government to cover pay and pensions at collapsed South Yorkshire steelworks

Unions receive assurances after state takes control of Liberty Steel plants that were put into administration

The Guardian - UK

Government takes over Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants to protect 1,450 jobs

Court ends Sanjeev Gupta’s control of UK’s third-largest steelworks as ministers seek to save 1,450 jobs

The Guardian - UK

Ministers line up plan to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants in administration

Court is shown proposal to secure operations of SSUK, which employs 1,450 people

The Guardian - UK

Rotherham abuse survivors welcome police climbdown over internal inquiry

South Yorkshire police will no longer lead investigation into alleged crimes of former officers after move caused outcry

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 7, left needing neck surgery after being mauled by XL Bully

South Yorkshire Police received 15 reports of dog attacks and bites on Monday evening

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The Guardian - UK

Regret, resentment and Reform UK: jailed Rotherham rioters one year on

Men sentenced to prison time for role in violent protests after the Southport murders describe their feelings of injustice

The Independent UK

In numbers: People sentenced for offences linked to summer 2024 disorder

The age of people sentenced ranges from an 81-year-old man to a 12-year-old boy.

The Guardian - UK

Five survivors of Rotherham grooming gangs say they were also raped by police officers

Three former South Yorkshire police officers arrested in investigation into claims by the women, as young as 12 at the time

Evening Standard

Justice Secretary ‘determined to keep prison staff safe’ as Tasers trial starts

Specialist officers based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and Doncaster, South Yorkshire, will be the first to become equipped with Tasers from Monday.

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What was the Battle of Orgreave, and why has the government launched an inquiry into it?

The UK’s home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a full inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave, a large, violent clash between the National Union of Mineworkers and South Yorkshire police that took place over 40 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Orgreave inquiry: scrutiny of South Yorkshire police’s actions is long overdue

Editorial: That a panel will examine the brutal treatment of striking miners, and faked police statements, is a triumph for civil society

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Uncovering the truth behind the bloodshed at Orgreave, four decades on

In today’s newsletter: The investigative reporter whose work helped lead to a new inquiry into one of the most brutal clashes in British industrial history on its connection with the Hillsborough disaster – and why justice is finally due

The Guardian - UK

Police behaviour at protests not changed since Orgreave, say activists

Supporters of newly announced inquiry into 1984-85 miners’ strike warn of more injustices by ‘agents of the state’

The Independent UK

Miners arrested at Orgreave say their names can finally be cleared after inquiry

The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in South Yorkshire in 1984

The Guardian - UK

Driver who inhaled nitrous oxide gas before and after killing cyclist jailed

Cain Byrne sentenced to 11 and a half years in young offender institution over death of Graham Slinn in South Yorkshire

The Independent UK

Inquiry launched to uncover truth behind violent clashes at Orgreave miners’ strike

The 1984 clashes in South Yorkshire have been described as one of the ‘most controversial episodes in policing history’

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