Hello it's Peter here, welcome to Wednesday's Levy Letter, hope your day's going well, hope you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six for all the day's news and stories. Coming up on the programme tonight we have a special report on the increase in children expelled from Lincolnshire schools for drugs and drink offences. I'm sure you'll have lots to say on this subject, so do get in touch by email, phone, or text message. The details will be on the programme.
We'll have the latest on efforts to save a swan shot in the head. It's an unusual crime, and we'll be bringing you an update later. We'll be visiting the nativity school play with a difference. I'll give you a clue - if you know sign language you'll be able to watch some of this report with the sound down. We'll also be finding out why the upmarket town of Pocklington is in uproar today over sex wars. And we'll meet one of the country's biggest producers of Poinsettia flowers as we approach their busiest time of year. As usual, we'll also have the detailed weather forecast from Paul. That's all coming up at half past six on BBC One. Pictures We had a picture last night on the show of a house illuminated with Christmas Lights. Unusual pictures as well as scenic views are welcome on the programme, send them to me, and if you've got a particularly good one then we might put it on the programme. The address as usual, and for any problems you might have that you think we could tackle is [EMAIL PROTECTED] RAF RAF Officers have used a teapot to plug a hole in their ageing aircraft during a training flight. The crew of the Nimrod jammed the aluminium teapot into an 8 inch hole after one of the plane's hatches failed to close at 8,000 ft, causing the cabin to depressurise. The Nimrod had taken off from its base in Cornwall and was on its way to Kinloss in Morayshire when the problem occurred. The RAF officials insist that the crew was never at risk, and the teapot was used just simply to reduce the noise from cold air rushing in. The aircraft is able to operate un-pressurised below 10,000 ft. A spokesman said it had no safety implications, and really is a storm in a teapot, can you believe. That's RAF crew use a tea pot to plug a hole in their Nimrod, incredible. Books I've mentioned just recently how many good books there are out for Christmas. There are several I've got my eye on. If you're trying to lose weight at the moment, the one you definitely want to read is "The Duvet Diet - Sleep Yourself Thin" and this is just published at a mere £9.99. Forget those faddy diets, never mind about rushing to the gym. A new book claims the key to losing weight is just getting a good night's rest. Can you sleep yourself slim? Well whatever you might think, I'm sure the book will do extremely well. Christmas Shows Pantomime season is nearly here. In the next week or so, I'll have some details of some of the pantomimes in our part of the world. The Chuckle Brothers are starring in Hull. They're already in town. They're getting ready and doing their rehearsals. It's always a big pantomime in Hull. We wish the Chuckle Brothers well. Just a reminder as well that on Thursday, it's the annual Lord Mayor's Carol Service at the Street Life museum. If you could make it along, then I look forward to seeing you there. Fruit And Veg Eating fruit and vegetables daily halves the chance of miscarriage, according to research. The study of thousands of pregnant women revealed that those, who included fruit and veg regularly in their diet, were 46% less likely to miscarry. Chocolate, vitamin tablets, dairy products, fish and white meat also increase the odds of a successful pregnancy. Underweight women, however, were 70% more likely to miscarry. The researchers and their findings highlighted the importance of a healthy balanced diet during pregnancy. Fruit and veg can halve the chances of miscarriage according to new research just out. Charlotte Well she may be a celebrity millionairess, but Charlotte Church is not immune from a dressing down from council officials. The singer and chat show host received a ticking off after dumping a dozen bin bags outside of her house in Cardiff on the wrong day. She got a fifteen minute dressing down at the home she shares with the Welsh Rugby star Gavin Henson. Ms Church was told to separate ordinary waste from recyclables, and ordered to place the bags in the wheelie bins, and reminded of the correct day for collection. That's all fair enough, the bit I don't understand is how one couple managed to have a dozen bin bags full of rubbish! I can just imagine the reception we'd get at Victoria Dock if we put a dozen bin bags out. Anyway, Charlotte's been told off and will now have to separate her recyclables and put the stuff out on the right day. Talking of celebrities, I see that Ant and Dec, the golden boys of ITV, are set to see their joint earnings from the channel leap to £8 million a year, as their contract comes up for renewal. The two presenters are the most popular light entertainment figures on television. They jointly earn £5 million a year on their current deal, which is expected to expire early next year. They can't touch anything without it turning to gold, but after their current deal finishes, they're open to offers from rival broadcasters like the BBC and Sky, but ITV are expected to keep them locked into their contracts and consequently get a huge pay rise. Well that's it from me today. Have a very good afternoon and join me tonight at 6.30. Spread the word about the Levy Letter, and if there's anyone you know who is not signed up and you think they would like one then point them in the direction of one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page and tell them to sign up and they'll get their first daily Levy Letter the day after. That's it from me, have a good day, bye. 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