Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. Its another beautiful day. The weather is just incredible isnt it for the time of year. The full forecast will be from Paul. Join me tonight at half past six for tonights Look North.
On tonight's programme, we'll be looking at why patients in Lincolnshire say they're being denied the treatment they need from their hospitals. We'll be speaking with a pensioner, who's spending his life savings on a new cancer drug. Recently we brought you the story of the young man, whos having to spend £3500 a month on a new wonder drug to improve his quality of life. I read out some of your emails on that subject on the programme last night and they certainly showed that you care a great deal about this story. So join me tonight to hear more on this. Also tonight, we'll have the story of the seventy year old from East Yorkshire, who's taking a stand against paying his council tax. Im sure you may feel the same way about having to pay council tax, but would you go to the same extreme? He's even prepared to go to jail rather than pay up. Ill be talking to him tonight. Lord Sebastian Coe will be on the programme tonight. You will have heard all the plans for the 2012 London Olympics, which hes heading up. There looks like therell be enormous development of sports facilities in the country, but will they be focused down south or will there be some improvements to our sports centres in this region? Ill be asking him that, so tune in to find out what he says! And, as a parent or grandparent would you like to take a few photos or bring your video camera down to an event with features your child or grandchild? Surely, it would be nice to take away a few cherished photographs? Tonight, we'll be speaking with the grandfather, who's angry because he's been banned from filming his grand-daughter at a Scouts gang show. All this tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Sleeping If you are in a relationship or if you are married, do you sleep in the same bed? Im not being nosy, but it seems that more and more couples, particularly in the States, are choosing to sleep in separate bedrooms. Indeed architects in the States are actually being asked to build houses which have two master bedrooms. Master bedrooms are on the way out as such. These days the best homes dont have just one big bedroom, but they have two. An increasing number of couples are insisting on separate bedrooms, according to United States house builders. Its much the same here. Its nothing to do with marital problems, but everything to do with getting a fabulous nights sleep. The bright eyed fans of sleeping alone dont seem keen to discuss it with anyone though. No one will actually admit to it, but it seems that more and more of us are doing it. Sleeping in separate bedrooms, even though the relationship is okay, is the thing to do to get a good nights sleep. Your views on tha! t, of course, are gratefully received! As ever, the address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Banks The banks have been in the news a lot recently and still it continues. Banks are facing virtually open revolt at the moment with the vast majority of customers ready to switch accounts if traditional free banking is ending. That is, as you know, the threat from major banks. Eight in ten people in this country say theyre not prepared to pay a fee just for running a normal current account without an overdraft. But its feared that the big banks are planning such a move, because theyre being forced to slash, and in many cases, repay other charges. One expert has predicted that customers could be in line to reclaim more than £2 billion pounds that they may have been made to pay in unfair penalty charges. This is something that weve talked about and I heard about first on our programme a few weeks back. We had Martin Lewis on, who is a financial expert. The Office of Fair Trading is expected to cap penalty fees in a ruling later this month. Your views on banks and any experie! nces youve had with them, then let me know. Its the same address to write to as well if youve got a problem or an issue or a story that you think we could do on the programme, or even some news that we should know about, then drop me a line as soon as possible [EMAIL PROTECTED] If its really urgent and you dont want to email me, then ring me up and give me a call at the BBC on 01482 323232. Weekends Its not really true in Hull, because the sunshine in Hull seems to be here for almost seven days a week. Were much luckier than some parts of the country I think. Statistically Beverley is the sunniest place in the UK and Hull is at number two. Thats a fact apparently! Workers, though, reckon that the weekends are often plagued by bad weather. And theyre actually right. Scientists say that clouds and rain do arrive on Saturdays even if the working week has been fine. Statistically, the best two days of the week weather wise are Monday and Tuesday. Saturday is the least sunny and Sunday the most humid. At least thats true in highly developed regions of Europe. This is actually all to do with the amount of industry and traffic, which happen during the working week, which builds up over time. So, it really does rain more at the weekends, according to a report just out. Money I was talking about banks earlier, but until now royalty and paupers have been the only ones not to carry a tenner or twenty pound note about in their pockets. But in five years, it could apply to all of us. The head of one of the large credit card companies have said that in five years time we will no longer carry cash. Every transaction, wherever we go, will be done on a credit card. I, for one, hope that isnt the case. If it is, then it will be a sad day. Cash has had its chips is the headline in one of the papers and I suppose it is in a way inevitable. I remember back to the days of the hapenny and the threepenny bit and the two and sixpence. And what was the name for the two and sixpence coin? I cant even remember now half a crown I think it was! Your views on cash and banks of course Id like to hear about them. Pictures This weather is so stunning for pictures. If youve got one that youre particularly proud of and youd like to send it in, then let me have it and Ill show them on the programme. Last nights picture was one of the ferries. We get plenty of sunsets and sunrises some of them are stunning, but wed like something a little bit different like the ferry picture last night. So therell be another photograph tonight, but send yours in if youd like to see it on the Big Screen. Have a very good afternoon. Join me tonight at half past six on BBC One. 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