Hello and welcome to Sheffield Wire coverage for Monday 23 March 2026.
Our top stories today:
- Youth unemployment has reached a new high of 16%, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics. Owen Roberts investigates how people in South Yorkshire are being affected.
- Sheffield Council are set to discuss a new £1m investment in Sheffield Hallam by Sport England. Duy Luong will be at the meeting to bring you live updates.
- The final ever Climbing Works International Festival took place in Sheffield this weekend, bringing an end to twenty years of celebrations at the local gym. Rose Mason and Lulu Johnston-Knight spoke to people there, including eventual winner Shauna Coxey.
