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The week in classical: The Monster in the Maze; Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson; Rigoletto – review

Sheffield takes on the Minotaur in a rousing Jonathan Dove staging; fire meets grace as two superstar pianists share the stage; and ENO’s Verdi updating remains the godfather of them all

The Guardian - UK

Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama

The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama who was found hanging in an abandoned house

The Independent UK

Investigation Continues In Hockey Player's Fatal Neck Injury

Learn about the tragic death of American hockey player Adam Johnson and the legal complexities and safety discussions it has sparked in the sports community.

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‘Lady Gaga went to our chippy’: how Yorkshire became a cultural powerhouse

English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award – and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has ‘God’s own county’ become such an artistic force?

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No Bounds review – from clubs to chapels, this Sheffield fest is dizzyingly daring

It was always somewhere to let rip until dawn, but seven editions in, No Bounds lives up to its name by expanding across cathedrals, castles and more

The Guardian - UK

“They put me in a cell with a bank robber and a murderer. The bank robber seemed like a nice bloke. Said he had all my albums”: The wild life and crazy times of Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker was the unlikely Sheffield superstar loved by The Beatles – but drink, drugs and debauchery almost sent him over the edge

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‘I wanted another Italian at Sheffield Wednesday so that Carbone had a friend. We went to sign Di Canio from Celtic and he didn’t turn up, the bastard!’: Ex-Sheffield Wednesday manager recalls transfer issue with controversial forward

Paolo Di Canio signed for Sheffield Wednesday for £4.2m in 1997 - though the transfer wasn't without its hitches

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Nelson Mandela’s grandson denied entry to UK for pro-Palestinian talks

Zwelivelile Mandela reportedly told a pro-Palestinian event in Sheffield that he had been prevented in coming to the UK

The Independent UK

"They invented stainless steel there": Saxon pay tribute to Sheffield with new video for Fire And Steel

The release of the Fire And Steel video comes ahead of Saxon's upcoming tour of mainland Europe

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Robert Stern obituary

Other lives: Professor at Sheffield University who was one of the leading British philosophers of his generation

The Guardian - UK

The Rheingans Sisters: Start Close In review – a radical leap into darkness

With their golden voices, fertile soundworlds and evocative influences from across Europe, the Sheffield duo’s fifth album is admirably confrontational

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Joshua out for revenge on Daniel Dubois after 2016 sparring session

Joshua admitted he was hurt by Dubois when they duelled in training at Team GB headquarters in Sheffield in 2016.

The Independent UK

‘The most horrific, sobering thing I’ve ever seen’: BBC nuclear apocalypse film Threads 40 years on

Ahead of a timely re-airing of Mick Jackson’s famously bleak docudrama, its director recalls why he unleashed a mushroom cloud on Sheffield in 1984

The Guardian - UK

“When we first playing Reading, we got everything thrown at us. The whole crowd hated us.” Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes on the hurdles the metal giants overcame to become one of Britain’s biggest bands

The Sheffield quartet released their debut EP 20 years ago this month, and there were plenty of bumps on the way to eventual triumph

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‘You can't separate life from politics’ - Demonstrators target Israel-Premier Tech at the Tour of Britain in Scotland

More demonstrations are expected when the riders start in Sheffield on stage 3

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Axe to grind: toolmaking father and daughter revive lost Sheffield tradition

Tired of cheap, poor-quality tools, Robin and JoJo Wood decided to resurrect the craft – with orders now coming from around the world

The Guardian - UK

Richard Hawley review – homecoming hero is in the mood to celebrate

Playing his largest ever gig in the city, the singer tenderly croons his musical love letters to the people and places of Sheffield, while his biting political songs turn into rousing singalongs

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Def Leppard's Record Store Day live album is getting a full release

One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19, 2023 will arrive on multiple formats in October

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Police arrest man wanted over murder of delivery driver in Leeds

Police arrested Eddie Hampshire following a public appeal after Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was killed during the attempted theft of his van

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: Why fig trees are an emblem of Sheffield’s industrial past

Born from seeds that came to the city in biscuits and passed into sewage, the fig is now the UK’s only protected alien plant species

The Independent UK

Who is Louise Haigh? Labour’s transport secretary who negotiated pay deal with rail union

Sheffield MP, who is a former shop steward for Unite, has promised a “radical overhaul” of public transport

The Independent UK

Five young children and woman, 62, shot with air rifle in Sheffield street

Three of the children required hospital operations to remove the pellets from their bodies

The Independent UK

Barry Hearn provides update on Crucible future as host for World Snooker Championship

The iconic venue’s future as host of the World Snooker Championships remains uncertain

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 13, admits violent disorder after Hampshire asylum seeker hotel attack

Another teenager admits throwing lighted arrows at police outside Holiday Inn in separate case in Sheffield

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“They’re unquestionably ready for the big time”: Malevolence break records (and a good few bodies) with weekend-stealing Bloodstock set

At Bloodstock Open Air, Sheffield nasties Malevolence rile up a passionate crowd – to the point that they break a festival record for crowd-surfing

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