The UK drinks industry relies on people drinking to harmful levels to generate most of its revenue, according to new research done at the University of Sheffield.

That creates a conflict of interest if alcohol companies continues to be involved in helping the government form policies on safe drinking, researchers claim.

The work, by the university's Alcohol Research Group, has found that people drinking more than 14 units a week account for just 25%of the population - but they provide 68% of revenue for the drinks industry.

Research Fellow Colin Angus says it's not in the industry's interest to see sales fall if people only drink the recommended amount:

The Portman Group, the alcohol industry's self-regulatory marketing body, said: "In the last decade, binge drinking has fallen by nearly a quarter and alcohol-related violence, drink-driving casualties and acceptance of drinking among children have also fallen significantly.

"Drinks producers have contributed to this decline through their commitment to encouraging moderation through the development of a wide range of low and no-alcohol products," it adds.

A BBC investigation has found some people dialling 999 are being made to wait just under 24 hours for an ambulance in Yorkshire.

Ambulances in the UK have been forced to leave patients with non-life threatening problems waiting as they tackle an increase in emergency calls.

The Patients Association says the figures are ''extremely concerning''.

An NHS spokesperson said £36m worth of additional funding has been announced to boost paramedic crews and improve quality.

Andrew Ashby has been charged with assisting an offender in connection with Jill Hibberd's death.

A Leeds Conservative MP has welcomed the government's announcement that it's willing to open talks on a Mayor for West Yorkshire.

It comes after Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry raised the possibility of a mayor for the county rather than for all of Yorkshire.

Pudsey MP Stuart Andrew says West Yorkshire needs a deal of some sort to bring in more money and powers.

Mr Andrew says: "The fact is we've got to get a devolution deal. The rest of the country is steaming ahead and we are being left behind."

BBC Weather

A cooler, rather breezy day starting dry and bright with some sunshine.

It'll then become rather cloudy with a few showery bursts of rain moving through during the afternoon.

Cloud will become more broken this evening with most of the daytime showers moving away.

A chicken which was put to sleep after being found with severe burns was deliberately set on fire, the RSPCA believes.

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The bird was found in the grounds of Farsley Cricket Club in Leeds on Saturday in a "terrible state".

"She was curled up and unable to stand. She had severe burns to her whole body," according to Insp Thomas Hutton.

It was more than likely the chicken had been set alight by someone deliberately, Insp Hutton added.

The RSPCA is appealing for information and is also trying to trace the chicken's owner.

BBC News Travel

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

However:

• The 06:46 Doncaster to Plymouth service is delayed
• The 06:54 Doncaster to Kings Cross service is running about 10 minutes late
• The 06:57 Doncaster to Leeds service has been cancelled
• The 07:01 York-Kings Cross and the 07:09 York-Liverpool Lime Street are running late
• The 07:18 Sheffield to Plymouth service is delayed
• And the 07:26 Wakefield Westgate to Leeds service is cancelled

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

• York Station, external
• Leeds Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Hull Station, external
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• Bradford Interchange, external
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Police have issued an "urgent" appeal for help to find a woman who's gone missing from York.

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Paulina Idzinska, 20, was last seen in the Huntington area at about 15:00 yesterday afternoon.

She is described as white, about 5ft 3ins tall, of slim build with ginger hair and brown eyes.

Officers say they're growing "increasingly concerned" for her welfare.

Hull KR release centre Andrew Heffernan to allow him to continue his recovery from a long-standing concussion.

Goals from Barry Bannan and Tom Lees guide Sheffield Wednesday to victory over Millwall at Hillsborough.

Division One strugglers Worcestershire enjoy the better of day one at Yorkshire after bowling the hosts out for 216.

The chicken was found with severe burns and a large wound on its back end.

Judge Paul Watson QC said knife crime in the UK had reached "epidemic proportions".

Convicted murderer Shaun Walmsley spent 18 months on the run after escaping during a hospital visit.

A Birmingham wheelchair user says housing benefit discrimination forced him to sleep in his car.

Stephen Tyler told the BBC the city council has been unable to offer him suitable accommodation. He said he was offered temporary accommodation in a Sheffield Travelodge, along with a free bus pass to get his young children to their nursery, which he said was 90 miles away.

An undercover investigation by Shelter and the National Housing Federation found one in 10 agents in England refused to let to those on the benefit.

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Mr Tyler, 27, said the authority “gave up on me some time ago” and that he phones “up to 20 landlords and letting agents a day and none of them will accept housing benefit”.

Birmingham City Council said Mr Tyler was "placed into temporary accommodation" and when he turned that offer down "suitable alternative accommodation was offered that would have prevented him from having to sleep in his car".

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Stormtroopers and superheroes have stood guard at the funeral of six-year-old Stanley Metcalf, who died from a pellet gun injury, external.

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A York man, said to have caused a "serious nuisance" to his neighbours is having his council house taken off him.

City of York Council says needles were regularly found in the gardens of Scott Berkley's house.

It says the 43-year-old, of Dale Street, also repeatedly shouted and swore at fellow residents.

A judge, who jailed a man for 27 years after he had stabbed another man through the heart, has said the courts need to stop knife crime "plaguing the country".

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Judge Paul Watson QC sentenced Khalid Mokadeh (pictured above), 22, to 27 years in prison after finding him guilty of manslaughter following the death of Sami Al-Saroori last year.

Jailing him, he said: "Knife crime, not just in this city but across the country, has reached epidemic proportions.

"Almost daily we read of young lives being lost to the mindless violence of those who carry knives whilst out on the street.

"Husbands, sons, fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters never to return to their families and loved ones because they have fallen victim to the plague of knife crime.

"The public are rightly anxious that if the courts do not take knife crime seriously the epidemic will only spread .

"There would be justifiable outrage if a case such as this was not met with the most condign punishment.

"Somehow, this slaughter on our streets has to stop."

Young children suffering with cancer will soon benefit from almost £50,000 raised by a sports car driver, who's covered his car with stickers.

Stuart Dixon from Retford, Nottinghamshire, has been selling stickers to raise money for Sheffield charity Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice.

The colourful Jaguar XK is plastered with hundreds of the stickers that people can buy and personalise with their names or business.

There's still space on the motor for people to buy stickers and raise money for the charity.

Ashley Cole told police he did not understand how the victim did not see his lorry, a jury hears.