{"id":78316,"date":"2026-03-23T09:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=78316"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:45:47","slug":"today-on-sheffield-wire-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/today-on-sheffield-wire-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Today on Sheffield Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello and welcome to Sheffield Wire coverage for Monday 23 March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c898de5a-4c89-4d17-9858-cbe94d2d9265-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78317\" style=\"width:631px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c898de5a-4c89-4d17-9858-cbe94d2d9265-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c898de5a-4c89-4d17-9858-cbe94d2d9265-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our top stories today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Youth unemployment has reached a new high of 16%, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics. 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