Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your week has been good. Its certainly been very busy here in the newsroom this week. Its a beautiful morning, so lets hope it stays that way for the afternoon and the weekend too. Paul will have the forecast tonight on the programme to give us the details. If youre involved with an event this weekend, then I hope it goes well.
Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm, when Ill have all the days news including talking to the thirteen year old boy, who says he's been a victim of a random race hate attack in Hull. We'll be finding out if race hate crime is on the increase and what more can be done in our communities to prevent similar attacks. More on this later. It seems that were a region of animal lovers. Ive had a lot of emails from people asking about the two whales, who were beached on our East Coast near Skegness. Unfortunately one of the whales died, despite lengthy rescue efforts, but rescue workers have been working hard to save the other whale. Ill have the latest update tonight. Also tonight, we'll be looking at one of the region's biggest industries. Can you believe this? More than five thousand people in our region are employed making caravans. We'll be live tonight in Cottingham to celebrate the humble mobile home. Plus I'll be meeting the Driffield man, who's furious over the nation's use of bad grammar and is fighting the cause for the proper use of English. And Ill be highlighting some of Look Norths slip ups too! All that tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm with a news update after the One Show at twenty-five past seven. I hope you can join me then. Flying I mentioned last night on the news update after the One Show that Ryan Air have pulled out its only flight from Humberside Airport. Its the only low cost carrier from Humberside, so thats sad news for those of us, who like to fly cheaply to Dublin. I also read as well that flying has been one of the last remaining refuges from mobile phones. But now passengers will have to endure annoying ringtones and other peoples telephone conversations whilst in the air. Ryan Air has announced that it will soon allow its customers to receive calls and text messages and emails mid-flight. Until now, the use of mobile phones on flights has been outlawed, because there were worries that signals could interfere with the planes navigational equipment. But now a new system has been developed, which means its safe to make a phone call. This is because instead of getting a signal from outside, mobile phone users will pick up their network signals from a station in the aircraft, which will t! hen communicate with a satellite, which is then relayed to the ground. Ryan Air is the first European airline to allow passengers to use mobile phones. Its on its way shortly. And if one company starts with this, then, as we know, all the others will follow. Also, this is quite interesting if mobiles irritate other passengers, the boss of Ryan Air has said that as long as its generating money, then he couldnt care less! Can you believe that? So aircraft were the last refuge from escaping the annoying ringtones of mobile phones, but not for much longer! Emails Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects. Please include this one in your Letter on the little whats on spot. Were a group of villagers from Burton Pidsey. This weekend we have organised a fundraising event to raise money for the upkeep of our village hall. The event is aimed at the Biker Community, but we will be holding an open air concert (or inside the hall if the weather is bad). Top local bands are there, including Shooter, Penetrators and Alligator and there will be a bike show in the afternoon with trophies for the best in class. Tickets are £5. Steve Barker told me about that one. So best of luck to everyone involved in the fundraising event at Burton Pidsey for their village hall. Thats of course between Hedon and Withernsea. Before The Show Many actors and actresses have their little rituals that they do before going on stage to calm their nerves. Some resort to a wee dram of the hard stuff to calm stage fright. However, theres a more adventurous actress in the news at the moment. Thats Carly Simon. Do you remember, Youre So Vain? Carly lives in New York at the moment and she says that she prefers being spanked before a performance! You couldnt make it up could you? Thats Carly Simon! Crisps With their tempting taste, look and smell, biscuits and crisps have been blamed for the downfall of many dieters. But it seems that the real attraction of such snacks may lie elsewhere. Scientists have been doing some research on this and the head of the research is from Yorkshire would you believe. Hes called Professor Malcolm Povey and he says that we get a buzz simply from biting into crunchy foods. Experts say that each bite creates a clearly audible crunch. Yes, it probably does! And the crunchy bite creates a series of powerful ultra sound waves, which makes the eating experience even better. Crunchy foods are addictive apparently! Careful Now, this is a reminder to those of us, like myself, who occasionally have to wear a microphone. Its the kind of mistake that can send a high television career right down the pan literally! This is about a television news host, Kyra Philips, who works for CNN. She took a comfort break, which I believe is the PC term these days, during a speech by President George Bush. But unfortunately, the whole world was able to listen in to her conversation whilst they were watching the TV. Her microphone had been left on by mistake. Millions of viewers heard the journalist chatting to an unnamed colleague in the loo, which drowned out Mr Bushs speech. She praised her husband as handsome during the girl talk and she also attacked her sister-in-law for being a control freak. Well, to be honest thats mild isnt it? She could have been saying a lot more, but I guess shes got some explaining to do to her family! Its a good thing that shes said some nice things about her husband! But t! hats a word of warning to those of us, who have to wear microphones! We could get caught out at any time! And I have been! But the less said about that the better! Surveys The life support for the Levy Letter really is these daft surveys that crop up all the time in the press. Theres two from this week that I wanted to mention. The best prime ministers from the past hundred years. Margaret Thatcher is at number one. Clement Attley is at two. Edward Heath at three. Winston Churchill at four. Thats quite surprising isnt it? And Harold MacMillan at five. Also, there are the best albums ever of all time list. Which do you think was the top album? This was commissioned by BBC Radio2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the official UK album chart. What do you think was number one? Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band! I can remember getting this and having it bought for me when I was at school. We used to dance to Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. And that would have been many years ago. Surprise surprise! Michael Jacksons Thriller is at two. Number three is U2 and Joshua Tree, which Ive never heard of. And one of the classic albums, one of my favourites from the seventies, is Rumours from Fleetwood Mac. Wish You Were Here from Pink Floyd at five. At six was Revolver from the Beatles. Seven was the Bridge Over Troubled Water from Simon and Garfunkel. Eight was Abbey Road and the Beatles. Night At The Opera from Queen at nine. And at ten its the Beatles again with the White album. So the Beatles still dominate the charts!! And theyve got four of the top ten best albums of all time. Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good weekend. Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm and look out for your Levy Letter again on Monday. 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