Four things you should know in Yorkshire today

Today we heard how police are looking for the killers of a Maltby pensioner; faced familiar problems on the trains from a new franchisee; saw a councillor quit over a religious row in Bradford; and were told of concerns at a lack of understanding of the link between alcohol and cancer.Here are four things you need to know so far today:
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Rotherham police launch murder investigation

Police investigating the death of a Maltby pensioner five months after he was severely beaten in his home by robbers say they are now treating it as a murder investigation.

Read the full story here: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/murder-probe-as-rotherham-pensioner-dies-five-months-after-beating-by-robbers-1-7828353#ixzz44aVAoyIL

New look, same old story on the railway

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Delays and signalling problems greeted rail travellers on the first day of Arriva’s franchise of the services previously run by Northern Rail.

Read the full story here http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/delays-and-cancellations-mark-first-morning-of-north-s-new-rail-service-1-7828887#ixzz44abSTPG3

Councillor quits in anti-Semitism row

A Bradford councillor accused of anti-Semitism has quit Labour and will contest the local elections as an independent candidate.

Read the full story here http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/anti-semitism-row-bradford-councillor-quits-labour-1-7828607#ixzz44acl9TSa

Concern over alcohol and cancer link

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A study conducted by Sheffield University has found that almost nine in 10 people do not associate drinking alcohol with an increased risk of cancer.

Read the full story here: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/health/nine-out-of-ten-people-do-not-link-drinking-alcohol-to-increased-risk-of-cancer-sheffield-academics-warn-1-7827568#ixzz44adp5VtE