Hello, it's 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 on BBC One at 6.30pm. Ill have all the days news, including the story from last night about the tanker in trouble in the North Sea. I managed to get the breaking story to you at the end of the programme last night and then we got those dramatic pictures for you from the rescue helicopters from RAF Leconfield in our late bulletin at half past ten. Tonight on the programme, I'll have the latest on the dramatic air sea rescue as a catastrophe in the North Sea was avoided last night. A tanker narrowly missed a gas platform after losing power and workers from the gas platform were evacuated whilst engineers worked to restore power to the drifting tanker. The Humber coastguard and the rescue helicopters are just amazing arent they? Just incredibly dangerous work and it must have been dreadful conditions last night in the North Sea with such high! winds. So tonight on the programme, well have the very latest on that.
Last night, we also brought you the story of the closure of the Birdseye factory in Hull with the loss of five hundred and fifty jobs. Tonight, we'll be investigating why the closure of Birdseye could affect the region's farmers as well. We're one of the biggest pea-producing areas and we'll find out why farmers are worried about their livelihoods. Ill have the full story later. Also tonight, we'll be in Skegness where they're hoping to bring rickshaw style taxis to the seafront. Plus my guest will be Jason Donovan and I'll be finding out why he's coming to the region to relaunch his pop career. All that tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. And of course Paul will be with us with the weekend forecast and more information about this wind. I think the wind has died down quite a lot now compared to last night, but is it set to return? And how has the wind affected you? Has it caused any damage near you? Are there any trees brought down with the wind near you? Or has your roof or chimneys been damaged? If youve got any dramatic pictures, then send them to us to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Levy Letter Dont forget if there's someone you know, whos not signed up to the Levy Letter and not getting their daily email from me, then tell them what to do. All theyve got to do is to go to one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page here and tell them about that. Tell them to go to the addresses www.bbc.co.uk/humber or www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire and then sign up by clicking on Levy Letter and following the instructions through. They should then get their daily email from me the following day. Dieters Cereal bars and low calorie milkshakes might promise much in the way of weight loss, but dieters have had enough. Theyve turned their back on quick-fix products and are increasingly opting for a balanced diet and exercise instead, according to researchers. In the last five years, the market for foods designed to help weight loss has dropped by more than a quarter, from £110 million to £81 million. It seems that dieters are fed up with cereal bars and the other special products and have decided to eat properly and exercise! Surprise surprise! Ugly Betty I mentioned this programme before Ugly Betty. Its an American programme and its a huge success in the States. Now, after just a few episodes, its a big hit over here as well. Its all about this girl, who works for a glossy fashion magazine. Channel 4 aired the first episode last Friday, hoping it will have the same success as its had in the States. The signs are certainly very good so far! The only thing is that there is a bit of a backlash now. Theyre talking about the main character, Ugly Betty, but the girl concerned, who plays the part in the series, is actually not that ugly at all. In fact, shes quite an attractive girl, who just wears some rather eccentric clothing! Shes not overweight, she has good skin and her hairs nice as well. The only thing is that she wears a brace on her teeth and theyre using that as the ugly bit. Of course, dentists are understandably not too happy about that, because many young people have to wear braces on their teeth and later! in life reap the benefits of it. Now dentists are saying that theyre worried that this will put people off wearing a brace, because of this programme. Nevertheless, its a huge success and is also pulling in the ratings at the moment. Alan Titchmarsh Well, Ive just finished reading his book Nobbut A Lad and his autobiography of his childhood days growing up in Ilkley in Yorkshire. Alan Titchmarsh is a great writer and this book is great with his reminisces and stories of his childhood days. I see now that Alan, who seems to be able to do just about everything, has now signed up to Radio Two and is going to do his own radio show on Sunday nights. Of course, hes heavily into his music, so thats one to look out for. On the subject of celebrities, I mentioned about Carol Vorderman yesterday and the fact that Carol has said shes not averse to having botox and this might be the year that she does it. Now I read that shes going to add another string to her bow and she would like a part in a Bond film, perhaps a ten second walk on part or something like that. She fancies that and shed like to be a Bond girl at the age of forty-six. She says that a cameo role in Coronation Street would be nice as well! She wants to be in everything doesnt she? Carol Vorderman, who despite not having botox so far anyway, is looking pretty good after two children! Pictures As I mentioned earlier Id love to see some of your pictures. If you take a photograph over the weekend and youve got a particular view that you think we would like to see to show on the programme one night, then send it to me to the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] But also, if you see anything newsworthy of something dramatic thats happened near you and you manage to take a quick snap of it, then also think of us first. Wed love to see it. Send it to us straightaway and I can get the producers to look into it and we might be able to use it on the programme. So snap it and then send it to me to the usual address. Ill get it straightaway. Also use that address for anything else as well. If youve got a problem or an issue that you think we can deal with, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opposites Opposites attract runs the old adage. Well, scientists claim to have found out why. Study has shown that women are programmed to seek out men, whose immune systems are unlike their own. The greater the difference there is in the genes, which are the key to the immune system, then the more likely a woman will stay faithful. Are you following this? But if the genes are very similar, a woman is more likely to be sexually dissatisfied with her partner, have a roving eye and even have an affair. Its thought that seeking out a mate with a different immune system ensures that any children a couple have will have the broadest immunity against disease. Its complicated isnt it? But there is a reason why people fall for opposites. Opposites really do attract, according to some research, which is just out from the States. Dont forget, if youve got a story locally that you think we might like to know about that we might be able to cover on the programme, then just drop me a line and let me know about it. And well see if we can do it on the programme. Ill pass it onto our Look North producers. Whatever youre up to this weekend, then have a very good weekend and join me if you can on BBC One at 6.30pm. And look out for your Levy Letter again on Monday Have a good weekend, 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
