Leeds headlines 18 August: Leeds Stop Smoking Service launched

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00:00 Three stories in brief, and new data from the Office for National Statistics shows there

00:05 are currently more than 120,000 people who smoke in Leeds, with a large percentage being

00:11 25 to 34 year olds. Leeds City Council has launched a 'Leeds Stop Smoking' service

00:16 which aims to help at least 2,500 people quit each year.

00:21 Next, a violent prisoner who threw boiling water filled with sugar at a guard in His

00:26 Majesty's Prison Leeds has had his jail time extended. Adrian Blackburn has 48 previous

00:32 convictions for 78 offences and is currently serving 20 months for attacking his ex-girlfriend

00:38 in public. He's now been given another 22 month sentence.

00:42 And finally, football coaches who used to train England Lioness Rachel Daly believe

00:47 she was destined to play for her country. Killing Hall Nomads Juniors FC in Harrogate

00:51 have shared this photo when she was 10.