Plea to'¨find four'¨sisters a new home'¨together

Four sisters in Rotherham are in need of a permanent family home.

The number of '˜looked-after children' in Yorkshire, including adoption, has risen by almost 500 in the last year.

By March this year, there were 7,720, compared to 7,250 the previous year.

Leeds has the most looked-after children, with 1,255, and York has the least, where there are 205.

In Rotherham, where, as of March, there were 485 looked-after children, the majority of youngsters in need of a permanent home are in sibling groups.

There are currently 16 children needing a family and this includes five sibling groups – two groups of four brothers and sisters and three groups of pairs, according to Rotherham Council.