Sheffield Siege

I've been reporting from Sheffield Crown Court as a man who threatened to blow up an apartment block during a 33 and a half hour police siege in Sheffield city centre has been sentenced to 7 years in prison. In February last year, Yaqub Younis triggered an evacuation of The Gateway apartment block, falsely telling residents and armed officers he had guns and explosives. I recorded a report for radio bulletins, helped write this article for the BBC News website and then put together this TV report...

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Smartphones Ban in Schools

I've been reporting at the biggest secondary school in Sheffield, Ecclesfield School as a ban on smartphones in schools in England comes into force making individual schools and trusts legally responsible for being phone-free throughout the day.

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Heat

I reported from South Yorkshire this week as temperatures reached more than 30 degrees celsius. We filmed at Wales High School and Byron Lodge care home to see how they're coping in the heat.

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