Andy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified

Plans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU

Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Yesterday saw the unveiling of this plaque at Sheffield Town Hall. CEO Kate Josephs opened the proceedings. She said, "It's my great pleasure to be here this afternoon. Thank you very much, all of you, for being here today. We're gathered to mark the unveiling of a very special plaque to commemorate the street tree campaign. This is not a celebration in the usual sense.

The plaque honours campaigners who fought to save thousands of trees over a five-year period.

Theatre review of The Ladies Football Club (Stefano Massini, adapted by Tim Firth) from Sheffield Theatres at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield - reviewer: Velda Harris

A fascinating piece of football history told with plenty of humour and excellent set pieces of movement.

The Crucible Theatre is best known for hosting snooker, but it claims a place in football history too. On its outer wall, a blue plaque marks the site where the Sheffield Rules of the game were agreed in 1858, back when it was the Adelphi hotel. So it is a fitting spot to be premiering a new play this month about the establishment – and subsequent dismantling – of women’s football in the early 20th century.

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot