Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. I hope your day's going well and you'll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. Its another beautiful day with lots of sunshine and its nice and mild. Well have the forecast tonight from Paul as usual, and well have all the days news and stories as always.
On the programme tonight we have the latest on the couples who have had their wedding plans ruined by a local hotel. We'll speak with local solicitors to find out what rights they have. Its a sad story and every young couples nightmare, and well be following this on the programme. We have a special report on plans to expand a refuge centre for victims of domestic violence in Lincolnshire. We'll join a team helping people give up smoking as they test the levels of Carbon Monoxide in members of the public. Its National No Smoking Day and if youre a smoker you might want to watch this or maybe you wont! Well go behind the scenes of England's oldest horse race with a special preview of the Kiplingcotes Derby. And we'll meet the pensioners turning back time as they show off their classic Triumph motorbikes. House Prices House prices of course have kept the Levy Letter going over the last few months. Theres always stories. And the latest one is quite an interesting one if youre trying to buy or sell your house at the moment. The average house price in this country has broken through the £200,000 price bracket as prices have soared by 11%. Now desperate house buyers are fuelling a new boom in prices as they rush to get up the property ladder. There are 8 buyers chasing every house for sale, with huge demand from families looking for bigger and better homes. Thats extraordinary isnt it? DVT Workers who spend long hours at their desks are more at risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis according to new research. The findings contradict the belief that long haul flyers are most likely to suffer the potentially fatal blood clot. The survey found that only 1.4 percent of DVT victims had recently been on a plane, compared with 34% whod been sitting at their desks for too long. Sitting at desks all day, youre more at risk than flying long haul in a plane. Books The road to the bookshop is paved with good intentions, but when it comes to reading, what we buy when we get there, is another story altogether. According to a survey, we spend on average £4000 in a lifetime on books, but fail to finish almost half of them. Most of us at home have nearly half our books unread. Many say they no longer have time to read or are too tired to read and many say they prefer to play computer games or watch television instead. More than half admit to buying books that they have no intention of reading, simply to put on the shelf or the coffee table to make themselves look more intelligent. Can you believe that? We spend £4000 on books in a lifetime and more than half of the books we have at home, we have never even read and we will probably never read! Sun Tan Well sun worshipers could be addicted to sun tanning in the same way that people become addicted or dependent on nicotine or alcohol. It was being claimed that despite warnings about how harmful tanning can be, people still yearned for the bronzed look even though it increases their risk of cancer. People it seems, become addicted to the sunshine and having a tan, and they put aside any worries of skin cancer. I dont think anyones very surprised there. Twenty Pound Note The new twenty pound note is out and everybodys talking about this chap called Adam, or Adam Smith his name is. He replaces Edward Elgar on the note. Three quarters of the people in this country have no idea who he is, including me. Who is he? Well hes Adam Smith, an 18th Century philosopher and political economist who played a key role in the intellectual movement known as the Scottish enlightenment, so now we know. You would have thought there was somebody better known that that. But anyway, Adam is on the twenty pound note and now you know who he is, and you read it in the Levy Letter. Sleeping Together We were talking yesterday about the number of people about the number of people who are now sleeping in separate bedrooms. Architects in America are now designing houses with two master bedrooms and its starting to happen here as more and more couples who are living together or married are sleeping separately so they get a good nights sleep. I asked if anybody wanted to comment on this and I have here a note from Dave and Tracy, they come from Bourne. They say Both myself and my good lady sleep in separate beds for four days of the week. Why? Well we both work 12 hour night shifts and find sleeping during the day difficult enough, but together it becomes almost impossible as we constantly disturb each other. During the warmer months the heat from two people causes the rooms temperature to become pretty uncomfortable. Some people think were a little strange but I can say that our arrangement suits us perfectly. It also has the added bonus of making you appreciate your days off more. So there we are, thats Dave and Tracy who are in Bourne in South Lincolnshire. They work nights and they sleep in separate bedrooms four days a week. But they look forward to their day off. Photos Keep the photos coming in, we had a nice one on the programme last night of the Lord Mayors car parked on double yellow lines. No sooner had we shown it then we had a call from the Lord Mayors chauffeur to say that if he does park on a double yellow line, then he has to pay the ticket. But anyway, the more unusual pictures the better. We get quite a few sunrises and sunsets, but if you have something a little different then send it into the usual address. If you have a problem or you find a story that you think we should know about then email me direct at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enjoy your afternoon, and join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. Bye for now Peter. 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