Clampdown on mischief makers

There will be high-profile police patrols in Sheffield today ahead of Mischief Night - traditionally one of the force's busiest nights.

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Newark gas explosion: police advise locals to stay indoors

Police assisting Nottinghamshire fire fighters with a gas explosion at a house in Newark, are advising local people to remain indoors and to ensure windows are closed.

The explosion happened around 5:15pm this evening at an address in Wright Street.

Fire fighters are continuing to rescue those inside the property. It is believed that three or four people may have sustained injuries.

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Man killed in Barnsley crash named

A man killed when the car in which he was travelling overturned and hit a lamppost has been named as 18-year-old Josh Powell of Park Avenue, Grimethorpe.

A 25-year-old who was also in the car is in Barnsley District Hospital where he is being treated for injuries described as life-threatening.

The two men were travelling in a silver Peugeot 306 convertible in Engine Lane, from the direction of Shafton, at 3.15am when it left the road negotiating a slight left-hand bend. Both were thrown from the car on impact.

Police believe the car was travelling in excess of the speed limit when it left the road. It is not yet known who was driving the car.

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Two men seriously injured after car hits house

Aftermath of the crash
Debris in the living room of the house in Shafton Credit: Carl Jackson

Two men are thought to have been seriously injured after a car crashed into a house in Engine Lane at Shafton near Barnsley early today.The car demolished a lamppost and ended up in the front living room window of an end terraced home.Other homes were damaged by flying debris.

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