South Yorkshire

American

noun

a metropolitan county in N England. 603 sq. mi. (1,561 sq. km).

South Yorkshire British

noun

a metropolitan county of N England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Rotherham. Area: 1560 sq km (602 sq miles)

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The report also found a thirteenth, now-retired officer, from South Yorkshire Police, would have faced misconduct proceedings.

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South Yorkshire Police said a 26-year-old man had been arrested by Police Scotland in Aberdeen on Saturday night, along with a 23-year-old woman, who was being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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South Yorkshire Police said the 16-year-old had been found injured in London Road at about 17:15 GMT on Monday and taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

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Lewycka, who was born in a refugee camp in Germany in 1947, moved to the UK with her family as a child and later settled in South Yorkshire.

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The BBC contacted other South Yorkshire councils to ask if they would be offering additional support beyond national schemes this winter.

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