Sheffield – Reader

Could AI really kill all humans? Most scenarios require physical access, making AI armageddon unlikely

Rogue AI can't pipette a virus or walk a USB stick into a power station. It can, however, get 32 students to write about Madagascar for no reason. Sheffield professor Alessandro Di Nuovo and senior lecturer Samuele Vinanzi on the danger nobody's selling.

September 27, 2026Sheffield

Featured Society South Yorkshire

Face-covering powers set for rival protests in Sheffield

Police say wearing an identity-concealing covering in a designated area on Saturday may be an offence, as a rightwing group and anti-fascist campaigners plan rival demonstrations.

September 24, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Two further arrests in High Green explosive substances investigation

South Yorkshire Police have arrested a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s in connection with the investigation into potential explosive substances in High Green, as the officer leading the inquiry confirms it remains active and urges the public not to speculate.

September 18, 2026Sheffield

Featured Theatre Yorkshire

Northern Ballet announces new children’s ballet Robin Hood, touring 2027

Northern Ballet has announced a new children's production, Robin Hood, opening at Leeds's Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in February 2027 before touring 13 UK venues and London.

September 17, 2026Bradford, Doncaster, Goole, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Police release CCTV image after reported sexual assault in Sheffield city centre

South Yorkshire Police has released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a reported sexual assault on Fargate, Sheffield city centre, on 30 July.

September 16, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Sheffield cordon lifted as evacuated High Green residents return home

The police cordon on Mapplebeck Road in Sheffield's High Green area has been lifted, allowing evacuated residents to return home, after the Army's Explosive Ordnance Team confirmed nearby properties were no longer at risk.

September 16, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Sheffield residents evacuated as bomb squad searches High Green property

A police cordon remains in place on Mapplebeck Road in Sheffield's High Green area, after nearby households were evacuated on Tuesday while specialists search a property linked to an explosives investigation.

September 16, 2026Sheffield

Featured Society South Yorkshire

9/11 transformed our relationship with news – and laid the groundwork for today’s crisis of trust

Following the 9/11 attacks, many US journalists set aside traditional ideals of objectivity and impartiality, embracing patriotic coverage that reflected widespread public support for the state. That changed the global news industry.

September 11, 2026Sheffield

Featured South Yorkshire Wellbeing

Sheffield study finds no/lo beer drinkers pay more due to smaller pack sizes

A University of Sheffield study has found that no/lo alcohol beer drinkers save far less money than standard beer buyers, largely because no/lo products are rarely sold in the large multipacks that offer regular drinkers the biggest discounts.

September 7, 2026Sheffield

Featured History South Yorkshire

Sheffield honours Cecil Paine, pioneer of penicillin’s first therapeutic use

A new plaque at the University of Sheffield's Jessop Building honours Cecil George Paine, the pathologist who in 1930 became the first person to successfully use penicillin to treat human infection.

September 7, 2026Sheffield