Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well and youll be able to join me tonight on Look North at half past six on BBC One. Well have all the days news and stories as usual including the teenager from Hull fighting for his life after an accident at a family barbecue. He'd tried to light it using methylated spirits which caused an explosion. He along with a 48 year old man suffered serious burns. A cautionary tale for barbecue season.
Also tonight, well be asking is it right that flood victims in Hull who did have insurance haven't been given a share of flood relief money? We'll be meeting families who say they've been penalised by doing the right thing and paying their insurance premiums. We reveal shocking new figures showing that cases of sexually transmitted diseases amongst the over 45s in Lincolnshire have rocketed... The rise is being blamed in part by a lack of adequate medical services. Well be finding out why cooking fat is causing Anglia Water serious problems, and how it could increase the risk of flooding. That sounds incredible, doesnt it? Weve got a special report from the East Coast where the country's largest lobster tagging project is taking place. We'll find out why the tags could mean a brighter future for our fishermen. And with the start of the new football season just a few days away we've been behind the scenes at Lincoln City's training camp in France. Well also have the weather forecast as well, it looks like the sunny weather could be coming to an end. Find out the latest predictions today on the programme. Thats all coming up tonight on Look North on BBC One at 6.30 as always. We had a big response yesterday about Hull missing out on hosting the prestigious Tall Ships race from Norway in 2010. We had a story about it on the programme, and a lot of people were very disappointed that it wont be coming to our region. If you sent in a comment, thank you very much, we do of course read every single one even if we cant read them all out on the programme. Keep them coming in. Jolly Fisherman Well hes the mascot of the seaside resort Skegness, and not long ago no less than the Queen herself wished him a happy one hundredth birthday, but now it seems hes in for a makeover. People in the town have told officials that the Jolly Fisherman costume, which includes a large plastic head, is too ugly and they want it changed. Maybe you took part in that survey, I dont know what you think about this, but its slightly bizarre. Apparently, the costumes design was recently updated because the old design was too stifling for the person inside, but now the new version has become unpopular for being too cartoonish. I would have thought having a giant head on a costume was inevitably going to end up looking unrealistic, but maybe Im wrong. Anyway, if you live in Skegness or if youre visiting, look out for a new Jolly Fisherman soon, possibly with a giant, realistic looking head. Space Station This is one of those amazing things you cant believe until you see it yourself. Apparently the International Space Station is currently very visible in our part of the world at the moment, thats the manned station orbiting the earth from space. If youre interested, you can get out your telescope or maybe have a look with the naked eye and hopefully catch a glimpse. Im told there is also a space shuttle launch tonight which will eventually be docking with the station and for the next few days both will be visible as they get closer together. So if youre astronomically inclined, look to the skies for the next few days. You can get more detailed information on when and where to look from NASAs own webpage at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_Kingdom®ion=England Well thats about it from me today, I hope you have a good day and dont forget to join me for Look North tonight, its at six thirty on BBC One. Of course if you cant watch the programme live, you can watch the programme whole, or in bite sized chunks on our website www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. So if youre working late or busy with something you can still catch up with the days news. Have a good day, bye for now. 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
