Hello, this is Tim Iredale again with todays letter. Ill be on Look North tonight with the days news. Thank you for your response to last night's interview with the new Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. He said that financial help would be available for flood-hit communities in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, but it does not sound like anything close to the amount that is required.
In Hull, the council leader Carl Minns, says the city needs 100 million pounds just to repair schools, not to mention the damage to housing and other infrastructure. The newly-launched flood appeal will help families who've been forced out of their homes, but the total clean-up bill in our region could easily top one BILLION pounds. Paul's back with the weather tonight after taking a well earned day off. He's worked his socks off this past few days, providing the all important forecast. Come on Paul, we now want some nice warm dry weather. It's surely not too much to ask! And we'll have the rest of the day's news, including have the horrific story of the Hull woman bound, gagged and strangled by someone she knew, and well have coverage of the heavy sentence handed down to the man convicted today of her murder. We have the reaction of East Yorkshire residents to news that Prince Charles won't be coming to the region despite visiting flood affected areas in South Yorkshire. Well some people will see that as adding insult to injury, especially as so many people are still struggling to rebuild their lives and their homes. Well speak to people tonight and see what they think. Speaking of floods, well also speak to one health trust warning of a rise in depression and anxiety in the aftermath of the recent events. If youre worried about your mental health after the flooding, dont miss this. The beleaguered football team Boston United have no team, no manager, and they've been relegated twice in recent weeks, but now there could be a ray of hope with news of a possible takeover. Its an incredible story of collapse theyve suffered, and fans will be praying for a bit of good news, lets hope the club gets back on its feet soon. And tonight well meet the singing gardener who's now getting recognition for his impression of a very famous star, it has to be seen to be believed! Hopefully well be getting a little blast of his musical talent on the programme. And of course well be getting the latest weather news with the forecast. It feels like were still waiting for summer! That's all on tonight's Look North with me Tim Iredale, join me at half past six on BBC One. Im sure its not just BBC employees whose thoughts have been with the kidnapped reporter Alan Johnston over the last few months. If you dont know, Alan is a BBC reporter working in Gaza who was kidnapped 114 days ago by a militant group. Well today he was released, and Im sure well see a lot of him in the news. Can you imagine being held captive for 114 days in solitary confinement? Well in the pictures today he looks remarkably healthy and strong, we BBC journalists are a tough breed! Its good to see him free, alive and well. It just highlights what dangers those people brave to bring us news from some parts of the world, doesnt it? Now I know Peter mentions the Look North website a lot in the letter, and if you havent had a look at it yet, you really should try it out. If you want to watch the programme day or night, you can see it when you decide. You can also watch video reports on our top stories. Thats at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. Its the way of the future, and of course lots more of the BBCs programmes are going to be available online though a new system called the BBC iPlayer. Its launching on the 27th of July, and youll be able to get BBC programmes over the internet for a week after theyve been transmitted. Youll never miss an episode of your favourite BBC programme again! The BBC reported the news on our website last week, and you can read all about it at this link here -http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6245062.stm. That looks fantastic, and its all completely free as long as you pay your license fee. Its the kind of technology that really will change the way we watch televis! ion, and we wait with baited breath for its launch. As always, if youve got any news stories, pictures, or even videos you think we should know about then you can send them in to [EMAIL PROTECTED] And while Peters away, if theres anything you want to have a say on in the letter, or anything you want mentioned then you can send an email to the same address. Well make sure you join me tonight for Look North, its at the usual time at half past six, and weve got a special programme afterwards called Saving Planet Earth, its presented by that bear of a man Brian Blessed, thats at seven tonight straight after Look North. Thanks for reading, thats it for now until tomorrow. I hope you have a good day. Tim 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
