Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Ill have all the days news and Paul will have the forecast.
Tonight, Ill be looking at the highly controversial plans to merge Humberside Police with other forces to make one pan-regional super force for Yorkshire. Many of you have emailed in with your comments on this one and Ill be asking for your thoughts again tonight in a text vote. Ill be talking to one of the candidates for the top job as head of this super force thats Chief Constable Tim Hollis, who will be joining me tonight. Some wonderful news here for our region with Mel Marshall, the super star swimmer, who has done so well this year in the Commonwealth Games in Australia. I spoke to her Dad the other day, who was so proud of his daughter and with a record haul of medals, then Im not surprised. Ill be talking to Mel tonight on the programme. And also on the sofa, Ill have the wonderful actress, Michelle Hardwick. Are any of you fans of the ITV show, The Royal? Well, I was talking about it not long ago in the Levy Letter and it is a wonderful programme. Michelle is coming to our region to star in Wuthering Heights and Ill be talking to her about that and about her role in The Royal. So, thats all tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. I hope you can join me then. Emails Thanks for all the emails on a variety of subjects. I was talking about Sat Nav yesterday. Theres an email here from Chris, which says, My husband has bought Sat Nav. It told us that we had reached home half-way up the A1! Also, on returning to Hull, as if we didnt know the way, he went up on the kerb whilst looking at the damn machine. And theres several other emails on the same subject of Sat Nav, with lots of you apparently shouting at them too. And also, this one comes from Peter, he says, Ive just read the story of the woman, who remembers everything shes done in the last twenty-five years. I do not find that so unusual. Ive been married to my wife for forty-eight years and believe me she can remember everything Ive ever done or not done that I should have done during that period! I bet there are similar stories from most of the married men, who subscribe to your letter. Peter, thank you very much indeed for that one. And just finally, a reminder that if you want to write in about anything youve seen or want to talk about, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Love At First Sight Millions of people believe in it and many spend their whole lives hoping to find it, but scientists have now discovered that there is no such thing as love at first sight. True romance only begins after twelve months apparently. I dont think anyone would be very surprised at that one. And also, still on the theme of studies, I see that mothers find it harder to get a job, than any other working group. Women with children are 40% less likely than the average white male to be in work, according to a new report, even when theyre trying to find a job. Liars Well, its often said that a liar would never look you straight in the eye, but apparently the opposite can be true as well. A study claims that the traditional telltale traits of a fibber, such as blinking and fidgeting are all studiously avoided by accomplished liars. Instead they stay motionless and they control their eye movement to avoid being caught out. Other signs said to give away a liar are said to be scratching the nose or stroking the back of the head, and are more likely to be used by someone telling the truth, say scientists. This is all very confusing isnt it? They found that instead of looking shifty, those who compulsively lie, cheat and manipulate are concentrating so hard at convincing others that they tend to be very still and make very few movements. When liars do use their hands, then theyre deliberately employing extravagant movements like flexing out their arms or rhythmically jabbing the air to emphasize a point. And the example they give is Bill C! linton jabbing his finger during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, which they say should have been a give away. But there you are. Five gestures that show whos lying eyes wide open, controlled blinking, holding the hands wide apart, the thumbs up signal, the arms outstretched and also the finger jabbing in the air all clues that somebody is not telling the truth! Fathers According to a new report just out, fathers must take more responsibility for teaching their children to read, according to this report. Even the busiest fathers, who may not have time to offer a bedtime story, can encourage a love of books and language in the home. They can be better role models for sons and daughters simply by asking about their school work, according to this report. The review by Jim Rose, underlines the crucial role of parents, and particularly fathers, in their childs education. So even if you cant read a story, certainly ask a child about reading and about their school work. So says this new report! I dont suppose thats really rocket science either is it? Gillian Youd be pleased to know that Im still following Dr Gillian McKeiths ultimate health plan. Im reading the book and also every Tuesday night, like last night, there I was with my jacket potato, watching of course and following the healthy eating tips from the programme. Two or three people have been asking how Im getting on. Were on the 22nd March now, so coming up to three months. Three months without chocolate, three months without cake or chocolate biscuits, which I used to get every morning from our coffee cart here. And three months without, and this is the most important thing, without a microwave meal! I dont ask for any sort of applause, but I do wonder how long it will all last. Write If you want to write, if youve got a story that you think I should know about or a picture that you think I should see, or a particular problem that you think I could help with on Leave it to Levy, then write to me straight away. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] And if its a Leave it to Levy, then write to me straight away, and dont forget to include a contact telephone number! Well, that's it from me for today. Join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. See you soon. Take care Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
