Four things you should know in Yorkshire today
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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Hide AdDelays 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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Hide AdA 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