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Updates from The Star team as two men deny murdering a dad-of-three who was stabbed to death in Sheffield.
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Live Blog: Latest Sheffield news as men deny murdering dad-of-three in Sheffield
Key Events
- Two men have denied murdering dad-of-three Danny Irons, who was stabbed to death in Sheffield
- Striking bus drivers pledge to work over Christmas
- Two men have been jailed over the abduction of a four-year-old girl in Sheffield
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![MP Gillian Keegan, minister of state for Department of Health and Social Care responding to questions from Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield Central, about the Government's social care plan.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2021/12/03/16/b25lY21zOjdkODZhYWMzLTQwZjktNDliMC1hNDZhLTZlNjFlOWVkMDY0Yzo0ZDYxYzIxNC0yZjcxLTRjM2MtOTY0Ni01NDNlNGIwZGZlN2Y.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![MP Gillian Keegan, minister of state for Department of Health and Social Care responding to questions from Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield Central, about the Government's social care plan.](/img/placeholder.png)
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![Edith with sons Trevor and Ron and Fiona of the St Luke’s Community team.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2021/12/03/16/b25lY21zOjYwYzlhZTZiLTFjNjYtNDYzNi05ZDQwLTg2MDIwODg3ZDczOTo3MThmZWFmNy0zNjc1LTQ4NzAtOTUxOC04MGE2NjE1YTUyZDQ.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Edith with sons Trevor and Ron and Fiona of the St Luke’s Community team.](/img/placeholder.png)
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![Georgios Gkorari, was found guilty of the production of cannabis has been sentenced to two years in prison.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2021/12/03/16/b25lY21zOjMzMmJkNGZmLWFhOWUtNGM2MS1hY2FhLTY0NzkyNjhhMTk5Yjo2MTY0NGI2ZS1iZmY4LTQxNjktYWIxNC0wNjc5OTA0NzhmODU.jpeg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Georgios Gkorari, was found guilty of the production of cannabis has been sentenced to two years in prison.](/img/placeholder.png)
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