Robert Cumber
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Sheffield, England
Joined February 2011
One woman living beside the River Sheaf on Queens Road, Sheffield, says the water has been much higher than usual but she was 'never really worried' as it's remained well below the level of the wall there #Sheffield #flooding @SheffieldStar
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Some tiles perched perilously on the edge of the roof of this building on Queens Road, Sheffield, and a couple of smashed tiles on the pavement below #StormFranklin @SheffieldStar
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This is the River Sheaf beside the Queens Road KFC in Sheffield this morning. A flood warning remains in place but the river's looking significantly calmer than yesterday
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At Queens Road, Sheffield, where a flood warning remains in place this morning. Some flooding at the bus stop outside Queens Road Retail Park but River Sheaf looks reassuringly lower than yesterday @SheffieldStar
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He ran up behind his ex’s new partner and knocked him unconscious with a single punch, the court heard
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A killer has been jailed for life over the fatal stabbing of a dad-of-three on a Sheffield estate https://t.co/QUadGaNe5O
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Police on Blackstock Road, Sheffield, this morning after a man was sadly found dead
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Demolition of the John Lewis footbridge in Sheffield is under way
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UK Athletics issued a statement after Toni Minichiello apparently breached the terms of his suspension by coaching athletes in Sheffield
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The Sheffield coach who guided Jessica Ennis-Hill to Olympic glory has been suspended pending an investigation into complaints from female athletes.
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A forensic collision investigation van at the scene of a crash on Ecclesall Road, which is closed in both directions this morning
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People were told it had already reached capacity despite turning up just minutes after the 9am opening time
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"After that the fire service arrived and we waited for them to help my wife and me down a ladder. We were waiting for what must have been 20 or 30 minutes and we opened all the windows to let the smoke out. Julia was crying down below but she soon calmed down," he said.
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"There was a long curtain in the living room so I took it off and tied it round my baby. I opened the windows and lowered her down into the arms of a woman waiting below. We're so grateful to that woman for what she did," he added.
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Salar, 46, said: "We opened the door and there was full smoke and no chance to get out. My wife was thinking we're finished but I said no, we've got the window and it's not too high. It's not a problem."
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This is Julia, the little girl who was rescued following the flat fire last night. Her dad, Salar, said he smelled burning and when he opened his front door was met by a thick wall of smoke
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"I don't want to be called a hero. I just did what any human would do hopefully," she says modestly
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Just spoken to Maxine Claxton, the 29-year-old mum-of-four, who ran into the block of flats which was on fire before catching the toddler who was lowered into her arms from a first-floor window
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