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Hull City could have made a profit in the 2016-2017 season without any fans going to games to watch them play.

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The now-Championship club are one of ten teams who made pre-tax profits in the first season of the current broadcast deal, BBC research found.

Hull could have made £19.68m without a supporter going through the turnstile.

In the 2016-17 campaign, in which clubs benefited from a record £8.3bn in global TV revenue, matchday income contributed less than 20p in every £1 earned by 18 top-flight outfits.

Dr Rob Wilson, a sport finance specialist at Sheffield Hallam University, said the previous £3.018bn broadcast deal struck in 2012 signalled a permanent change to top-flight football as a business in England.

"That is when the focus really went toward generating TV money rather than matchday ticket receipts," he told BBC Sport.

"When you get a £120m payout from the Premier League for kicking a ball around, you can play in an empty stadium if you need to."

It's likely to be a pretty grey and cloudy day today across Yorkshire, with some isolated showers this morning.

Temperature-wise it will be pleasant with cloud getting heavier as the day goes on.

There needs to be a crackdown on engine idling to help cut dangerous levels of air pollution, according to an environmental campaign group in York.

Clean Air York say motorists turning engines off when they're queuing would help clean up the air in the most polluted parts of the city.

It comes on the final day of a government consultation on a national clean air strategy.

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today most services appear to be running to time at the moment.

For all the latest live updates from Yorkshire's main railway stations, click on the links below:

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• Leeds Station, external
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• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

More than half of councils in Yorkshire and the Humber are not hitting their targets for building new homes, according to research by the BBC.

In Leeds, the council needs to build 70,000 new homes by 2028, but it's falling short of that target.

York and Sheffield are also failing to meet demand, but Hull and many parts of North Yorkshire are doing better.

Caroline Meehan, from the Federation of Master Builders, says more must be done to help smaller building firms.

BBC Sport looks at how profitable Premier League clubs are thanks to TV money and how important fans are to club finances outside the top flight.

Craft gin worth £50,000 has been auctioned after a festival firm went into administration.

Sydney Roosters-bound winger Ryan Hall has played his final game for Leeds Rhinos after an ACL injury ends his season.

Plans by the University of Bradford to make 165 staff redundant have been challenged by the city's three MPs.

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Redundancies of about 10% of university staff were announced by vice chancellor Professor Brian Cantor in June.

Labour MPs Imran Hussain, Judith Cummins and Naz Shah have co-signed a letter criticising the potential job losses and their economic effect.

The university said: "Consultation with staff has been ongoing since the beginning of June".

I mean...who could resist this offer from the Conservative MP for Selby and Ainsty?:

Don't get overexcited, though. The prize has been claimed.

A lucky man called Alex who lives in York has taken this coveted prize.

We're sure there'll be hours of Nigel Adams-related beverage fun ahead of him.

Police are appealing for information after a man was left with chest and arm injuries following a crash between a car and scooter in Hull.

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It happened on Hall Road, near the junction of Orchard Park, at about 22:00 on Friday.

The man riding the scooter was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The car driver was unhurt.

Police in North Yorkshire are looking for this man:

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Colin Fryett, 30, from Middlesborough, is believed to be in the Fylingthorpe or Raw area.

He's wanted in connection with car theft, dangerous driving and escaping from custody.

If you think you know where he is, or have any other information about his whereabouts, contact North Yorkshire Police, external.

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A total of 34 jobs have been saved after a buyer stepped in to save a Leeds city centre charcuterie and wine bar which had gone into administration, external.

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Sheffield will receive £1.3m in a bid to prevent homelessness and stop people having to stay in temporary accommodation for long periods, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reports.

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The government wants to encourage local authorities to spend money on stopping homelessness instead of costly temporary accommodation.

It has scrapped one of its grants and will instead provide a lump sum so councils can tackle homelessness in "more flexible and creative ways".

Councils will be expected to provide advice, practical solutions and alternative accommodation with the new Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.

Three people have been taken to hospital and one person's been arrested after a police pursuit in Sheffield this afternoon.

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It happened at about 13:45 on Penistone Road in the Grenoside area and involved three vehicles.

Officers were pursuing a blue Volvo estate when it collided with a bus and a grey Ford Focus near the Red Lion Pub (pictured).

Three people, including the 20-year-old passenger of the blue Volvo estate, received minor injuries and have been taken to hospital.

The passenger of the Volvo has been arrested and the driver ran off after the crash.

The road is still closed from Salt Box Lane to School Lane.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating a rape in the early hours of yesterday in Scarborough.

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A young woman had been on a night out and was walking home when the attack happened at about 03:00.

Police believe she was stalked by her attacker when the rape is said to have taken place between the Black Lion public house and the NCP car park on North Street.

The 18-year-old man is still in custody while officers' enquiries continue.

Three World War Two medals have been stolen during a burglary in Scarborough.

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The medals, which include a Pacific Star and a 1939-45 Star, belong to the late father of the victim and are of "high sentimental value", according to police.

Anyone with information about the medals, or who knows anything about the burglary, is being asked to contact police.

A father has pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his newborn son.

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The 25-year-old is believed to have tried to smother the child at a house in Bradford on 14 March when it was just a few weeks old.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been due to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court but pleaded guilty to the offence after being assessed by psychiatrists.

He was remanded in custody to appear at the same court on 31 August.

A man posing as a postal worker is conning vulnerable and elderly people in East Yorkshire into handing over their bank cards and stealing cash from them.

The police say so far they've received two reports of incidents in Beverley and Willerby.

The man, who's dressed as a postal worker, claims to have a parcel with an outstanding postal charge which has to be paid before it can be handed over.

He's getting people to pay the balance with their card and then using it to withdraw hundreds of pounds at nearby cash machines.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.

Anne-Marie Tasker
Journalist, BBC Look North

A comedian from Bridlington has been tipped for success by some of the biggest names in the industry.

Rosie Jones is currently performing her first full set at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

She's been named a must-see show by no fewer than three top comedians: