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Monday 8th February

Iron pieces spark war shell alert

5PM - BBC News

Roads in Sheffield are closed after suspected WWII shells - later found to be cast iron pieces - are found in a builder's yard.


Roads closed as war shells found

1PM - BBC News

Tanks shells from World War II are found in a builder's yard in Sheffield city centre, leading to the closure of several roads.


Fish saved from diminishing lake

1PM - BBC News

The Environment Agency rescues thousands of fish from a Sheffield lake before it starts a £110,000 project to stop it silting up.


Nurses consider overtime ban

1PM - BBC News

Nurses at Barnsley Hospital are considering an overtime ban in protest at the creation of a new director's post, a union says.


Murder trial hears about threat

1PM - BBC News

An farmer tells a murder trial one of the accused told his alleged victim, a former Rotherham man: "Your day is coming."


Children 'still at risk' of harm

1PM - BBC News

An inspection into Doncaster Council's children's services finds there is still the potential for children to be left at risk.



  
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National News

Mystery donation helps cathedral

An anonymous donation from Canada means work on Salisbury Cathedral's cloister garden can start in March.

Warning signs after biker death

Signs to remind car drivers to be aware of motorcyclists are placed along the main road leading into Portishead.

Injured climber to leave hospital

A climber who was airlifted to hospital after falling from Cheddar Gorge is due to leave hospital.

Fire injures man and kills dogs

A man suffers serious burns and a broken ankle when he jumps out of his window to escape a fire which kills five pet dogs.

Civilian war dead memorial appeal

Money is being raised for a memorial inscribed with the names of more than 1,200 civilians killed in Plymouth during the Blitz.

 
  
  
Business

Blacks in share sale recovery bid

Sports clothes and equipment seller Blacks Leisure plans to raise £22m in a share sale to help pay for its recovery.

Groups 'express Pompey interest'

Portsmouth have been approached by "two or three" groups interested in taking over the club, claims executive director Mark Jacob.

Cadbury shares to be de-listed

Kraft Foods is to remove Cadbury shares from the London Stock Exchange on 8 March in the latest stage of its takeover.

Profit warning hits Icap shares

Shares in money broker Icap slump 19.5% on Friday after it warns its full-year profits would fail to meet market expectations.

'Outrage' as deal ends BAE probes

Campaigners express anger as defence group BAE Systems strikes a deal to end UK and US investigations into its affairs.

 
  
  
Entertainment

Big sound

Goldhawks mission to bring back stadium anthems

Waiting patiently

Phoenix on long wait for recognition

Look who's talking

How a TV talent show contestant landed one of the biggest entertainment contracts in Las Vegas

Doctor Who props up for auction

A selection of props and costumes from BBC One's Doctor Who are to go under the hammer in London later this month.

Sheen's stolen car found wrecked

Actor Charlie Sheen's stolen car is discovered overturned at the bottom of a cliff near his Los Angeles home, police say.

 
  
  
Sport

Stunning Steyn cuts through India

South Africa's Dale Steyn takes eight wickets on the third day of the first Test as India are forced to follow on.

Phillips pleased to make impact

Kevin Phillips believes he still has a future in the top flight after coming off the bench to earn victory for Birmingham City over Wolves.

Hook wants Wales to go on attack

James Hook says Wales must rekindle their attacking style against Scotland to bounce back from Six Nations defeat to England.

Stricker fends off Donald for win

American Steve Stricker fended off England's Luke Donald to win the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles by two strokes.

Asif barred from England matches

Pakistan will be without key fast bowler Mohammad Asif for the two Twenty20 internationals against England in Dubai later this month.

 
  
  
Technology

Open society and open systems

Openness must be defended, says Bill Thompson.

File-sharing scam targets Twitter

Twitter says it has identified a scheme that uses compromised file-sharing sites to steal the log on information of users.

Mussolini iPhone app taken down

A controversial iphone application that allows users to download speeches by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is withdrawn.

Nokia maps reaches 1m users

Mobile company Nokia says that one person per second is downloading its free navigation software.

ISP cleared of copyright charge

An Australian judge has ruled that ISP iiNet is not responsible for the illegal downloads of its customers.

 
  

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