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Friday 9 June 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# Sheffield

This year
2023
# out of sorts
'I am so tired and I can’t wait to get back to my bed' - Ronnie O'Sullivan
The 47-year-old revealed he would head straight home after beating Chinese qualifier Pang Junxu in Sheffield.
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Apr 16th 2023, 5:49 PM
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# England
Man charged with murder of mother and three children in Derbyshire
Damien Bendall was charged with four counts of murder on Tuesday.
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Sep 22nd 2021, 10:03 AM
# Sheffield
UK charity farm thanks public for help after toilet roll theft
Heeley City Farm linked the theft over the weekend to recent incidents of panic buying of toilet rolls due to coronavirus concerns.
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Mar 10th 2020, 7:26 PM
# doubt
'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan fuels speculation over missing worlds
The 42-year-old — the sport’s greatest drawcard — made the remarks in a question and answer session.
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Dec 30th 2017, 2:58 PM
# Acquitted
Four cleared of using UK police chopper to film nude sunbathers
Prosecutors said the helicopter’s powerful camera was used to film outdoor sex acts.
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Aug 4th 2017, 9:10 PM
# Justice for the 96
Criminal proceedings WILL be brought in relation to Hillsborough disaster
Six people including four police officers, a safety officer and a solicitor are charged.
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Jun 28th 2017, 11:22 AM
# Guilty
Child prostitution: Sheffield brothers who targeted vulnerable girls are jailed
Two other associates of the brothers have also been handed prison sentences.
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Apr 28th 2017, 1:51 PM
# Sheffield
Girls given drink, drugs and gifts before being forced to have sex with strangers
Five people have been found guilty of child sexual exploitation offences in Sheffield.
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Mar 22nd 2017, 5:20 PM
# life means life
British triple killer and rapist jailed for whole-life term loses appeal against 'inhuman' sentence
Arthur Hutchinson killed three people and repeatedly raped a woman.
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Jan 17th 2017, 7:20 PM
# Shirebrook
Man arrested after bodies of two women found in house
An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the discovery.
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Feb 27th 2016, 1:41 PM
# Starman
People are completely taking the piss out of this dodgy David Bowie mural
A+ for sentiment. D- for likeness.
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Feb 3rd 2016, 9:58 PM
# hard fought
Ken Doherty beat the 10-time ladies' world champion in a thrilling qualifier last night
“It was such a tough game and she played out of her skin,” the 1997 world champion said afterwards.
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Apr 10th 2015, 8:14 AM
# Disaster
'I probably wasn't the best man for the job on the day,' says Hillsborough police chief
David Duckenfield is giving evidence at the new inquests into the death of 96 Liverpool fans at Hillsborough.
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Mar 10th 2015, 11:50 AM
# hidden disability
Huge reaction to woman's open letter about being tutted for using disabled toilet
Samantha Cleasby can face prejudice because there is no outward sign of her condition.
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Feb 21st 2015, 1:50 PM
# RIP
Deborah Bone, the woman who inspired Pulp's song Disco 2000, has died
Do you recall…
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Jan 2nd 2015, 2:15 PM
# baby in a bucket
Meet the little baby who got stuck in a mop bucket
And is now destined to win every Bonny Baby competition in the UK.
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Jul 11th 2014, 12:23 PM
# sharrow
Three children, two adults die in Sheffield house fire
Two women were among the dead, the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service said.
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Apr 28th 2014, 7:43 AM
# sub aqua
Farcical scenes in Sheffield as half marathon is cancelled due to lack of water
Police in the English city have set up roadblocks to prevent some 5,000 rogue runners from completing a rogue race.
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Apr 6th 2014, 10:55 AM
# Hillsborough
One year on: Hillsborough families left 'dismayed' by lack of progress
New inquests are set to take place next year but the progress of police investigations have disappointed victims’ families and survivors of the 1989 stadium disaster.
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Sep 12th 2013, 7:15 AM
Voices
Hillsborough revisited in 'The Real Thing' short story
As Hillsborough families continue to strive for truth about how 96 people died, Irish writer Niamh Cooper O’Sullivan shares a fictional depiction of the horror of 15 April 1989.
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May 19th 2013, 5:00 PM
# Hillsborough
Boost for Hillsborough families as new inquests to be held close to home
The coroner Lord Justice Goldring made the announcement this evening.
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May 2nd 2013, 7:36 PM
# Hillsborough
New Hillsborough inquests will get under way in 'early 2014'
A location for the inquests is still to be determined with victims’ families divided on the matter.
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Apr 25th 2013, 5:31 PM
# Call Clegg
Video: British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg admits he owns a onesie
A damaging political revelation? Probably not.
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Jan 10th 2013, 7:28 PM
# Hillsborough
2,400 police could be probed over Hillsborough disaster
Britain’s police watchdog says more than 2,400 police officers could be investigated over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster, in which more than 90 football fans died.
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Nov 13th 2012, 9:13 PM
# JFT96
Independent report finds police changed Hillsborough statements to deflect blame
Prime minister David Cameron offers a ‘profound’ apology to the victims of the 96 Hillsborough victims as a new independent report is published.
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Sep 12th 2012, 1:22 PM
# Copyright
Wikipedia founder starts campaign to stop student being extradited to US
The 24-year-old student faces up to 10 years in prison for setting up a website called TVShack, which linked to television shows.
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Jun 25th 2012, 12:19 PM
# On the brink
O'Sullivan stretches lead to 15-10 in World Championship final
The Rocket needs only three more frames if he is to claim his fourth title at the Crucible in Sheffield.
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May 7th 2012, 5:47 PM
# Crucible
Matthew Stevens clinches impressive win over friend Ryan Day
The former runner-up rattled off 11 frames on the trot to see off his fellow Welshman.
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May 2nd 2012, 12:45 PM
# Hair raising
Back to his best: O'Sullivan puts together stunning run to near quarter-final
‘Rocket’ Ronnie is two frames away from clinching a place in the last eight as he sports his haircut tribute to Jedward.
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Apr 29th 2012, 7:10 PM
# Crucible
Early exit: Ken Doherty crashes out at Crucible following Robertson defeat
The Dubliner staged a brief comeback but was soundly beaten in the first round encounter at Sheffield.
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Apr 22nd 2012, 9:26 PM
# Love It?
Major British motorway shut down after 23-tonne Marmite spill
A tanker carrying tonnes of the like-it-or-loathe-it condiment overturned on the busy M1 last night, closing a section of it.
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Nov 29th 2011, 11:00 AM
# Hillsborough
House of Commons backs call to release Hillsborough documents
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Oct 17th 2011, 10:08 PM
# Hillsborough
LIVE: House of Commons debates release of Hillsborough documents
MPs debate a motion calling for the release of all documents relating to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of 1989.
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Oct 17th 2011, 5:55 PM