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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’

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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’

The Independent UK

Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike

Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant

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The confrontation at Orgreave: a visual timeline

In the early summer of 1984, 8,000 miners and supporters gathered to picket a coke works in South Yorkshire. They were met by a force of 6,000 police officers

The Guardian - UK

UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant this year

Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administration

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed for 15 months after ‘burn hotels’ social media post during riots

Joseph Haythorne posted the comment in August 2024 just as violence erupted outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in South Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Northumbria police destroy Battle of Orgreave and other miners’ strike files

Force says it disposed of papers last year despite forthcoming inquiry into scenes of violent policing in 1984

The Guardian - UK

Pictured: British mother who died from rabies after being 'scratched very slightly' by a puppy in Morocco

Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, came in contact with the dog while on holiday in February this year

Evening Standard

Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in four years

Exclusive: court documents lay bare crisis at Sanjeev Gupta’s steelworks as it struggles to find buyers in face of looming liquidation

The Guardian - UK

Man appears in court on fraud charges connected to Martin O’Hagan case

Michael Kingsberry, with an address in Sycamore Close in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court.

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The Independent UK

Government backs investment to support airport reopening

A £30 million package announced by the mayor of South Yorkshire is aimed at supporting the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

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Fury among families after senior Hillsborough officers absolved by police watchdog

Campaigners denounce ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ as IOPC clears officers of scapegoating Liverpool supporters

The Guardian - UK

Third ex-police officer arrested in Rotherham child sexual exploitation inquiry

Former officer with South Yorkshire force arrested on suspicion of raping teenage girl in 2004

The Independent UK

Brothers jailed for raping teenagers in Rotherham

Mark and Robert Evans befriended the girls, one as young as 13, in the South Yorkshire town almost two decades ago.

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The Guardian - UK

Reform UK will go to war with teaching unions, says Nigel Farage

Outburst comes after anti-racism campaigners disrupt event in South Yorkshire and are escorted out

Evening Standard

Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Estimates range from 17.4% of the workforce in Clackmannanshire to 1.0% in the London borough of Lambeth.

The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough disaster: dozens of police misconduct claims upheld, families told

Complaints upheld against some former South Yorkshire and West Midlands officers but none will face proceedings

Evening Standard

Sister of boy, 15, stabbed to death in Sheffield school says her 'heart is broken into a million pieces'

South Yorkshire Police have said another 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A chiffchaff has swapped north Africa for this icy reedbed

Old Moor, South Yorkshire: After the early January freeze, the valley is creaking back to life, with stoats, sparrowhawks and a surprise survivor

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84-Year-Old Man Fights Off Mugger With Pair Of Pants

Read about how 84-year-old Ron Croker bravely defended himself against a mugger in South Yorkshire. Learn about his courageous act and the community's support.

The Independent UK

Driver falls asleep at wheel after crashing into family’s home

A suspected drink driver fell asleep behind the wheel after reportedly crashing into the side of a house in South Yorkshire.

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