Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight for all the days news. Paul will have the forecast for the weekend. And also on the programme tonight, we'll have a special report on the Bridlington teacher accused of abusing his position by forming relationships with his female pupils. Well have the latest from the court case on that story.
And find out why B&Q is creating a parking row in Lincoln where you can end up with a £125 fine for using their car park. So many of you have got in touch with me about this one. Youre up in arms about this. So join me tonight to find out the full story. Also tonight, we'll be meeting the Lincolnshire pensioners, who are first time house buyers at the age of eighty-four. Theres a lot in the papers about rising house prices and first time buyers not being able to get onto the first rung of the property ladder. Well, theres still hope obviously! Look North will be revealing tonight how sign language can help you communicate with your baby even before he learns to walk. Plus we'll have exclusive pictures of the American diving team investigating the eighteenth century warship sunk off our East Coast. I'll be chatting to the daredevil, Graham Boanas, to find out how he plans to walk under the Humber this weekend. And find out why a Hull rugby player is setting tongues wagging in London's art circles. So, a very busy programme tonight. I hope you can join me on BBC One at half past six. Pictures Last night, we were very grateful to people for sending in pictures almost as soon as the tornado struck Southern Lincolnshire. Every time you see anything where you are that you think we should see, then think of us first and send it in to us. You can send me a still in the post or get in touch with me by emailing me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] If we get the pictures fast enough, then we can get them up on the TV straightaway. So think of us first. Email us in or call me anytime to the reception at BBC Hull on 01482 323232. And on a more general note, if youve got any pictures for the Big Screen of nice views around the region, then let me take a look. Just a reminder of the postal address to send me anything Peter Levy, BBC Look North, Queen's Court, Queen's Gardens, Hull, HU1 3RH. Or email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Weekend Theres quite a few events still planned with it being August. Although as I look out of the window, its hard to believe that it is August. But it is! A very busy weekend with lots of things planned. I hope they go well and I hope the weather is reasonable. I have a feeling that the forecast for the weekend isnt good. All the details though for the forecast will be from Paul at half past six and of course therell be a little reminder about the weather from Paul after the One Show at 7.25pm. Film As you know, theyre making a film at the moment and using Grimsby as a backdrop for the film version of the book, Atonement. But a television film is going to be made all about John Prescotts affair. Apparently, it is an ideal movie. Its bound to be a disaster movie, albeit with a game of croquet in the middle of it, so the experts are saying. John Prescotts fall from grace is to be made into a full and frank television drama, its been revealed. The Deputy Prime Minister will be the subject of a no-holds barred drama about his affair with his secretary, Tracey Temple. Its a ninety minute film, entitled simply - Prezza. He also came under some criticism when he was photographed playing croquet in his grace and favour estate in Dorneywood, whilst supposedly running the country. The controller of drama at ITV said that John Prescotts story is a very engaging way to take a look down the corridors of power and will offer an innovative and entertaining look at the upstairs ! downstairs world of Westminster. Im sure John Prescott might not agree with those sentiments! Prezza the movie is on its way! Smoking If you are a smoker and youre trying to give up at the moment, then I wish you well. This is a fascinating story, which has come out this week. If its true, then its an answer to a lot of peoples prayers. Its a wonder pill that appears to help smokers kick the habit. It could soon be on sale in this country. Its called Chantix and it works by mimicking the effects of nicotine on the actual body. Its already been approved by the drug licensing body in the United States. Its now being considered by European regulators and could be launched in this country in just a few months. A study, published yesterday, found that almost half of those people, who took this pill, managed to quit. The trial suggests that it is twice as effective as another drug, which is the gold standard anti-smoking drug at the moment called Zyban. Well, this one could be on sale in this country within months if it gets the necessary licence. This could be good news for smokers! Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. One thing I mentioned just briefly really as a throwaway comment a week or so back, was the business of Countdown and Des Lynam. Emails are still coming in about that. There was a lot of venom pointed towards Des and his decision that he no longer wants to travel to Yorkshire once a month from London to film the programme. So theyre going to move the programme down to London. There are still emails coming in about that. People feel very strongly about it. Of course, the saddest thing is that Richard Whiteley was such a proud and loyal Yorkshireman and was so proud that Countdown came from Leeds. He would be horrified at this whole story going on and would probably be horrified that his beloved Yorkshire Television company are going to move the programme south. But anyway, Countdown will be moving to the south of England to be filmed and still with Des Lynam as the host. We used the Countdown music last night on the programme. ! So thanks to Countdown for permission for that. This was when we were talking to our little twelve year old genius, who was called Terrance. He got his AS level maths at the age of twelve. We set him a tough question last night and he got it right. Hes an extraordinary talent. Well done to every one, whos got their results back. I hope theyre what you wanted! Warning This is an incredible story. This is Alan White and his wife, Janice, who had been away for a weekend. They came back into the house and found devastation in their front room. The furniture had been chewed, the curtains shredded, the carpets had been ripped up and their window frames had been gnawed through. At first they thought it was the work of a deranged burglar, or possibly a large bird that had gone berserk, but then they spotted the culprit lying dead behind the coffee table. It was a squirrel, which had fallen thirty feet down the chimney! It had landed, scared and confused, in the living room fireplace. The impact of its body had hurled soot and coal across the carpet before it began exploring the room for an escape route. The squirrel finally decided it would chew its way out through the window frames. Well, you cant see the pictures in the papers, but there was horrific damage done by this one tiny squirrel. And this is all because it lost its footing and fell d! own the chimney pot. I think theres something like £10,000 worth of damage! Just an extraordinary disaster for that family to come home to. So if youve got grey squirrels living nearby, then you have been warned! Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good day. Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm and of course again for our news roundup after the One Show at 7.25pm. 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