A man from Sheffield has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison on two accounts of rape after sexually assaulting a teenage girl a decade ago. Adam Malik, 35, of Robey Street, sexually assaulted the girl who was aged 15 or 16 at the time. She was dragged into a car...
Tomorrow will mark one year since the first ‘Stay at Home’ order was announced and the UK entered its first national lockdown on 23rd March 2020. The anniversary will be commemorated by a National Day of Reflection, as suggested by the charity Marie Curie, with a...
Sheffield has recorded zero deaths from COVID-19 within 28 days of a positive test for three consecutive days. This is the first time this has happened since the beginning of October 2020. This is another sign that COVID-19 cases are coming down across the country...
Children across Sheffield have gone back to school today, many for the first time in over two months, as part of the first step in the Government’s “roadmap” out of national lockdown. Many secondary schools across the city are operating a phased return, whilst...
The number of people visiting the Monsal Trail in the Peak District has decreased by a drastic 90% since the first National lockdown in 2020. Current numbers are yet to be calculated to see if the lifting restrictions and the return of University students has affected...
An animal handler whose infamous owls appeared in the Harry Potter films has issued a desperate cry for help to save his beloved birds after the pandemic has driven his conservation centre into debt. James McKay, 67 was forced to close Honeybank Display services in...
As the UK looks forward to the loosening of lockdown, people in Dubai are enjoying limited but strict rules in regards to Covid-19. Vaccinations have become more widespread across Dubai, with many administered for teachers, by order of the KHDA (Knowledge and Human...
A charity feeding Sheffield with grocery boxes and healthy, fresh meals is due to open two new partner hubs. Food Works Sheffield is launching hubs in Darnall and Broomhall, this week and next week, bringing them to a total of 11 hubs across the region. The charity...
A third of churches in the Sheffield region have taken advantage of a fund to help improve online access during the pandemic. The Diocese of Sheffield has offered grants of up to £500 each to 180 parishes, covering 1.2 million people, with around 60 taking up the...
The Football Association are expected to order clubs to play with no fans after several leagues across Europe have been suspended, as the Government attempts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Boris Johnson has been in a government emergency COBRA committee...
A Sheffield food bank has urged people to bulk buy responsibly as they struggle to buy enough food for their visitors. Volunteers at the S2 Foodbank, in Woodthorpe, have said the mass buying triggered by the Coronavirus has restricted the amount of essentials they can...
Co-written by Amal Abdallah The Department of Health and Social Care will today update the UK risk level regarding the novel coronavirus. The Department of Health have said: “It is likely there will be individual cases and we are confident in the ability of the NHS...
Boris Johnson will set an emergency COBRA meeting today in response to the Coronavirus. Johnson will sit with medical experts and ministers in order to discuss a new action plan at around 1:15pm. This follows concerns after 460 cases were confirmed in the UK – a rise...
More people would like to start working remotely after COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Employers are advising their staff to work from home if possible as this is one of the measures to prevent fuelling the outbreak, however,...
The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Sheffield yesterday. Shoppers are emptying shelves amid the growing fear over the spread of Coronavirus. Toilet rolls, tinned foods, pasta and hand sanitiser are high up among the products which have been in shortage. Tesco...
