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When 19 year old Kevin Pokuta was shot and killed in Page Hall in December 2023, it seemed to be a totally random attack.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
Wrong car, wrong time: unravelling the mystery of Kevin Pokuta’s murder
Mistaken identity, drugs turf wars, and 20,000 hours of CCTV
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
When 19 year old Kevin Pokuta was shot and killed in Page Hall in December 2023, it seemed to be a totally random attack.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
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@danhayesjourno.bsky.social has been working on this one for some time.
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
When 19 year old Kevin Pokuta was shot and killed in Page Hall in December 2023, it seemed to be a totally random attack.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
Wrong car, wrong time: unravelling the mystery of Kevin Pokuta’s murder
Mistaken identity, drugs turf wars, and 20,000 hours of CCTV
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
@danhayesjourno.bsky.social has been working on this one for some time.
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
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Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nina Povey is a Sheffield figure skater on the edge of a dream. After two decades of training, it all comes down to 160 seconds on the Sheffield ice.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
January 23, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Nina Povey is a Sheffield figure skater on the edge of a dream. After two decades of training, it all comes down to 160 seconds on the Sheffield ice.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
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20 years ago a mysterious memorial appeared on a bench on the Southbank.
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
The mystery of South Bank's unknown husband
'I feel a bit sad for you that you have met the Easter Bunny, because now the mystery is solved, and you're just gonna close that chapter'
www.the-londoner.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 AM
20 years ago a mysterious memorial appeared on a bench on the Southbank.
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
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Last week, Iran — a country of some 90m people — became a sealed box.
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
Fraught with worry, Sheffield’s Iranians anxiously wait for news from home
‘After 47 years, they have had enough of this regime’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Last week, Iran — a country of some 90m people — became a sealed box.
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
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This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
‘It’s inhumane’: As temperatures plummet, Gary Ata’s tenants go without heating or hot water for eight weeks
Plus, take The Tribune reader survey
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
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“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country.”
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
The betrayal of Samuel Holberry and Sheffield’s failed revolution
“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country.”
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
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The case of Andrew Milne, the London solicitor who has been demanding thousands of pounds from Sheffield leaseholders, has just been raised in Parliament.
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The case of Andrew Milne, the London solicitor who has been demanding thousands of pounds from Sheffield leaseholders, has just been raised in Parliament.
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
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Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
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People who consider themselves decent, progressive, or left leaning should not only be embarrassed to remain on X in any active capacity - they should be deeply ashamed. The line was crossed long ago.
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
People who consider themselves decent, progressive, or left leaning should not only be embarrassed to remain on X in any active capacity - they should be deeply ashamed. The line was crossed long ago.
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Labour's response to Grok AI being used to undress women and children on X/Twitter is "pathetic."
"There have to be some rules, and if this isn't one of them, then, frankly, we're lost," says Lewis Goodall
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
"There have to be some rules, and if this isn't one of them, then, frankly, we're lost," says Lewis Goodall
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
‘If Labour can’t fight Elon Musk on Grok AI porn then, frankly, we're lost’ | The News Agents
Why won’t the UK government act to prevent Grok, Elon Musk’s X/Twitter AI chatbot, from altering photos of women and children to remove clothes and create explicit, and illegal, material?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Labour's response to Grok AI being used to undress women and children on X/Twitter is "pathetic."
"There have to be some rules, and if this isn't one of them, then, frankly, we're lost," says Lewis Goodall
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
"There have to be some rules, and if this isn't one of them, then, frankly, we're lost," says Lewis Goodall
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
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Well it's a start.
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Well it's a start.
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“All it takes is one person to believe in somebody. I’ve never had that before.”
Hope Through The Herd is a Sheffield business which offers “equine-assisted therapies” to people with mental health problems or additional needs.
Steven Coyle, a recovering drug addict, says it turned his life around.
Hope Through The Herd is a Sheffield business which offers “equine-assisted therapies” to people with mental health problems or additional needs.
Steven Coyle, a recovering drug addict, says it turned his life around.
The life-saving horses of Redmires Road
‘They're the therapists, not me’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“All it takes is one person to believe in somebody. I’ve never had that before.”
Hope Through The Herd is a Sheffield business which offers “equine-assisted therapies” to people with mental health problems or additional needs.
Steven Coyle, a recovering drug addict, says it turned his life around.
Hope Through The Herd is a Sheffield business which offers “equine-assisted therapies” to people with mental health problems or additional needs.
Steven Coyle, a recovering drug addict, says it turned his life around.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The Best of 2025 at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social.
“The Tribune’s story of the year is undoubtedly Andrew Milne. When it first came to our attention I don’t think any of us knew that it would take off the way it did.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-tribunes...
“The Tribune’s story of the year is undoubtedly Andrew Milne. When it first came to our attention I don’t think any of us knew that it would take off the way it did.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-tribunes...
The Tribune’s best of 2025
Our writers pick their favourite stories from the last 12 months
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The Best of 2025 at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social.
“The Tribune’s story of the year is undoubtedly Andrew Milne. When it first came to our attention I don’t think any of us knew that it would take off the way it did.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-tribunes...
“The Tribune’s story of the year is undoubtedly Andrew Milne. When it first came to our attention I don’t think any of us knew that it would take off the way it did.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-tribunes...
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To live off the land, be self-sufficient and grow your own is many people’s dream. However, with years-long waiting lists for a council allotment, that’s easier said than done.
Roots Allotments offer people the chance to grow their own produce with no waiting list at all. But not everyone is happy.
Roots Allotments offer people the chance to grow their own produce with no waiting list at all. But not everyone is happy.
Can you dig it?
Roots are the UK's "most controversial" allotment company. But its founders can't understand why
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
To live off the land, be self-sufficient and grow your own is many people’s dream. However, with years-long waiting lists for a council allotment, that’s easier said than done.
Roots Allotments offer people the chance to grow their own produce with no waiting list at all. But not everyone is happy.
Roots Allotments offer people the chance to grow their own produce with no waiting list at all. But not everyone is happy.
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We're on telly!
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're on telly!
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Just a few minutes, watch below. Great that the BBC has picked up the story and continued to probe Andrew Milne's activities:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Looking for the perfect Christmas prezzie for the Sheffielder in your life?
Look no further! With a subscription to The Tribune they'll be informed & entertained. Plus no plastic wrapping or trip to Meadowhall.
Big discounts on gift subs until Christmas:
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
Look no further! With a subscription to The Tribune they'll be informed & entertained. Plus no plastic wrapping or trip to Meadowhall.
Big discounts on gift subs until Christmas:
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
Give the gift of quality journalism
Want to give something thoughtful, local and completely sustainable this Christmas? Buy a heavily discounted gift subscription below. Every week, your chosen recipient will receive insightful journali...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Looking for the perfect Christmas prezzie for the Sheffielder in your life?
Look no further! With a subscription to The Tribune they'll be informed & entertained. Plus no plastic wrapping or trip to Meadowhall.
Big discounts on gift subs until Christmas:
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
Look no further! With a subscription to The Tribune they'll be informed & entertained. Plus no plastic wrapping or trip to Meadowhall.
Big discounts on gift subs until Christmas:
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
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The Tribune swerves “listicle” articles for most of the year, but at Christmas we break our own rules and indulge ourselves, just the once.
This year we’ve asked @hollywilliams.bsky.social to give you the rundown of the 17 best Sheffield-themed Christmas gifts for the Steel City lover in your life.
This year we’ve asked @hollywilliams.bsky.social to give you the rundown of the 17 best Sheffield-themed Christmas gifts for the Steel City lover in your life.
The Tribune’s ultimate Sheffield Christmas gift guide
Plus: even *more* exciting Tribune news!
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Tribune swerves “listicle” articles for most of the year, but at Christmas we break our own rules and indulge ourselves, just the once.
This year we’ve asked @hollywilliams.bsky.social to give you the rundown of the 17 best Sheffield-themed Christmas gifts for the Steel City lover in your life.
This year we’ve asked @hollywilliams.bsky.social to give you the rundown of the 17 best Sheffield-themed Christmas gifts for the Steel City lover in your life.
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“We’re all just holding our breath and wondering when they’ll come for the rest of us.”
Losing just over a month’s worth of your salary is no small ask at any time, especially just before Christmas.
For some academics at the University of Sheffield, however, it’s a hit they are prepared to take.
Losing just over a month’s worth of your salary is no small ask at any time, especially just before Christmas.
For some academics at the University of Sheffield, however, it’s a hit they are prepared to take.
Won’t work? Can’t work. The University of Sheffield is no longer playing nice
Striking staff have been warned they won’t be paid unless missed lessons are replaced. Plus: exciting news from the British Journalism Awards
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“We’re all just holding our breath and wondering when they’ll come for the rest of us.”
Losing just over a month’s worth of your salary is no small ask at any time, especially just before Christmas.
For some academics at the University of Sheffield, however, it’s a hit they are prepared to take.
Losing just over a month’s worth of your salary is no small ask at any time, especially just before Christmas.
For some academics at the University of Sheffield, however, it’s a hit they are prepared to take.
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We've broken the counter!!!
With that we have hit our big goal for this year of 3,000 paying subs! 🎈🎈🎈
Thank you to everyone who's helped get us here. And if you want to spread the joy you could even give the gift of the tribune to a loved one at xmas :) www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
With that we have hit our big goal for this year of 3,000 paying subs! 🎈🎈🎈
Thank you to everyone who's helped get us here. And if you want to spread the joy you could even give the gift of the tribune to a loved one at xmas :) www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We've broken the counter!!!
With that we have hit our big goal for this year of 3,000 paying subs! 🎈🎈🎈
Thank you to everyone who's helped get us here. And if you want to spread the joy you could even give the gift of the tribune to a loved one at xmas :) www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
With that we have hit our big goal for this year of 3,000 paying subs! 🎈🎈🎈
Thank you to everyone who's helped get us here. And if you want to spread the joy you could even give the gift of the tribune to a loved one at xmas :) www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/give-the-gif...
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Corbin Shaw has been working with flags for years, taking objects often seen as symbols of belligerent nationalism and subverting them with humour, emotion and vulnerability.
After a year in which flags have dominated our discourse, how does he feel about them today?
✍️ @danieldylanwray.bsky.social
After a year in which flags have dominated our discourse, how does he feel about them today?
✍️ @danieldylanwray.bsky.social
‘It's a strange time to be in this country’
Artist Corbin Shaw on flags, identity, and whether he’s still proud to be English
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Corbin Shaw has been working with flags for years, taking objects often seen as symbols of belligerent nationalism and subverting them with humour, emotion and vulnerability.
After a year in which flags have dominated our discourse, how does he feel about them today?
✍️ @danieldylanwray.bsky.social
After a year in which flags have dominated our discourse, how does he feel about them today?
✍️ @danieldylanwray.bsky.social
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This is such a lovely read. It made me cry.
“I should think the people of Sheffield have had enough listening about me.”
Kathleen Roberts, the last of Sheffield’s Women of Steel, has died, aged 103.
Crone Club’s Justine Gaubert picks out eight lessons in life and growing older from one of the last of a generation to whom we all owe so much.
Kathleen Roberts, the last of Sheffield’s Women of Steel, has died, aged 103.
Crone Club’s Justine Gaubert picks out eight lessons in life and growing older from one of the last of a generation to whom we all owe so much.
Eight lessons in life from Sheffield’s Last Woman of Steel
The founder of Crone Club revisits her interview with Kathleen Roberts
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is such a lovely read. It made me cry.
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As Sacha Lord previously learned, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social doesn’t mess around.
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
As Sacha Lord previously learned, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social doesn’t mess around.