By James Connolly

Workers investigating a mysterious blockage causing a stink for dozens of homes were stunned to find the 'despicable' culprit - a Kevin the Minion toy.

A team of engineers from Yorkshire Water was dispatched to investigate complaints of blocked toilets and an unpleasant pong in Sheffield.

When they investigated a manhole, they uncovered a number of toys - including a Kevin the Minion from the "Despicable Me" films, looking worse for wear.

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Joe Sykes, wastewater regional operations manager at Yorkshire Water, said: "It's certainly an interesting job being on the Customer Field Service frontline team.

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