'Biblical' rainfall leaves streets of Sheffield flooded

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The headline might be a bit OTT, but the rain hasn't stopped and river levels are still rising. Spare a though for all those shoppers trapped in Meadowhall right now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50333233

Heavy rainfall has left the streets of Sheffield flooded and emergency contractors working at "full capacity" to prevent further flooding.

A council spokesperson said a "full emergency service was running" across the city, with one contractor saying the rain was "not far from biblical".

The slipway on the M1 at junction 34 has been closed and shoppers in the Meadowhall centre have been advised by the police not to leave.

On Twitter, the force said: "There is heavy flooding due to adverse weather conditions and closures are in place. Please avoid the area. Events at Meadowhall are cancelled. We advise only essential travel." It added: "If you are in Meadowhall, do not leave the shopping centre - await further updates."

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1. Ruins of sunken city in South Yorkshire 'just Sheffield', archeologists told

https://rochdaleherald.co.uk/2019/11/09/ruins-of-sunken-city-in-south-yorkshire-just-sheffield-archeologists-told/

Archeologists have been left disappointed today after being told that the ruins of an ancient sunken city was actually just Sheffield.

Archeologist Bill Board told us, “It was very exciting initially because we thought we had found an ancient city. There were some ruins and 4 people laid in various positions. One had managed to fashion primitive tools from papyrus and rocks. Then it was pointed out that we were actually looking at the old Castle Market and those people were just off their heads on spice.”

Elsewhere the archeologists were disappointed to discover that the remains of a large battle between different tribes was actually just the car park at Centertainment. “We really thought we’d found a clash between 2 vast armies in a life or death struggle. Immediately we were asking why they had gone to war? Who were these people? Then it turned out some chavs from Barnsley had had a fight with some chavs from Neepsend over who looked at who the dirtiest.”

Elsewhere, First Bus company has been quick to refute allegations that 4 people dressed in ancient robes have been waiting for the 51 bus to arrive since 1500 BC.