Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. Ill have all the days news as usual. Paul will have the forecast and also tonight, we'll have the latest on the bin war in Scunthorpe. Look North will be in the town with protesters, who are furious about their fortnightly collections saying their bins are overflowing with rubbish. I'll also be hosting a debate in the studio where a protestor and a councillor can go head to head. I hope you can join me for that.
Also tonight, we'll be looking at the huge increase in agricultural deaths in our region. We'll be investigating why it's so dangerous to work on farms and asking what more can be done to improve safety. Plus I'll be looking at the new diet craze of drinking maple syrup. Lincolnshire is the only place in the UK to distribute it and I'll be looking at the health risks involved in this new fad diet. And I'll be chatting to the twelve year old genius, who will be getting his maths A-level results today. Find out how he got on and watch as we put his maths skills to the test. Plus we'll be on the set of the Hollywood film, Atonement, in Grimsby and find out how our competition winner enjoyed her meal with me and Paul last night. And believe it or not Paul actually got his wallet out! That must be worth a watch! So tune in tonight on BBC One. Response Thanks very much indeed for all of your emails on a variety of subjects. We were talking about student debt and Ive had quite a few emails on that. Just one here from someone, who will remain anonymous, because the lady has requested that - My youngest daughter, when she left university in 2001, left with a debt of about £25,000 and that is besides all that which she borrowed from us parents. At the time, my husband was a pensioner and I was earning about £5000 a year. We still had to pay top up fees! And so the letter goes on. There you are. I know the average debt now is something like £16,500, but student debt is a subject that always gets a big interest. Also, not in the Levy Letter, but last night in the programme, we were talking about the lack of breast feeding facilities in one town in Lincolnshire, Boston. The subject of breast feeding has generated a huge number of emails this morning. Well do some more on the programme tonight. But thats a subject that most people feel very strongly about and they are both for and against it too. Its not just one sided comments either and its almost fifty-fifty. If you want to join in on the debate, then let me know your experiences of breast feeding or what you think about breast feeding facilities in your area. Get in touch to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Health One of the things that well be talking about on the programme is losing weight and of course this new crazy diet that everyone is talking about the maple syrup diet. More about that tonight. But drinking just one cup of coffee could kill you within an hour, scientists have warned. A study found that people at risk of heart disease, who drink only the odd cup of coffee, could quadruple their chances of suffering an attack. Even moderate drinkers of coffee are at risk too. Even just one cup could increase their risk of a heart attack by 60% according to researchers. The findings are likely to reignite the debate over whether coffee is safe to drink. Many studies have found that drinking up to five cups a day does not increase the risk of a heart attack. Well, one moment youre reading that coffee is alright and then youre reading that its likely to be bad for you, so as someone who likes coffee, I dont know what to believe! Red Heads Well, according to a survey, which is out today, blondes do have more fun, but red heads have more sex. Scientists, who studied the sex lives and hair colour of hundreds of German women, found that red heads were the most sexually active. The sex researcher, Professor Werner Habermehl said that the sex lives of women with red hair were clearly more active than those with other coloured hair. They had more partners and were having sex more often on average. Research shows that the fiery red heads certainly live up to their reputation. Women, who dye their hair red, are signalling that they are looking for a partner and that theyre looking for sex. Women, who are in a fixed relationship are letting their partners know that theyre unhappy if they dye their hair red. So there you are. That research, it has to be said, is done in Germany, so whether or not that has any bearing or not in the UK, well have to see. But red heads have better sex lives than anyone else. So, are the! re any red heads reading? Then let me know what you think. Competition If you recently signed up to the Levy Letter, maybe even last night, then thank you very much indeed. Your first daily Levy Letter is here and youll get one every single day after that round about this time. The reason you might have signed up is to win tickets to see Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. This is a ticket for four people and its on at the Embassy Theatre in Skegness. So, if you cant get to Skegness, then its probably not best to enter. But if you fancy having a go, then here is the question name one of the songs from the musical, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. One song, of course, was a big hit in the charts with a hit single. But there are loads of hit songs from that musical, and youve just got to name one. If you think you know of one and youd like to go to Skegness to see the show, then email me straightaway to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Its the same address as well if youve got any problems or issues that you think I might be able to tackle on the programme on your behalf. Get in touch and let me know and give me the details and dont forget to include a contact telephone number as well, so that I can call you. And for anything else that you want to chat to me about, email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's it from me for today. Thanks very much indeed for reading the Levy Letter. As I say, if youve recently signed up, then thank you and welcome to our Letter. 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