Hello, its Tim here again with the letter for Friday. A lot of the Look North team are off for a much needed holiday break after today, but before we do were taking the programme out to West Hull tonight to catch up with some of the worst affected communities six months on from the summer floods. Ill be live at Anlaby Park for the 6.30 Look North. I want to hear your flood stories and experiences, so if youre spending Christmas in a flood damaged house or if youre facing the prospect of new year in a caravan, get in touch and tell me about it. All your stories are welcome. My email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward to reading those.
As two men involved with the death of a Lincolnshire woman learn their fate today, we'll be reporting live from Kirton near Boston about the life and brutal death of Anita Anderson. Well be with Hull girl Zoe Chambers as she celebrates her second birthday. Six months ago she defied the odds to become one of the youngest children to survive heart transplant surgery. Also tonight we'll be looking ahead to a busy football period for our two Championship sides as they prepare to play 5 games each over the festive season. And as Im sure youre all very much aware, its Christmas next week and well have the weather forecast for the coming days. Could there be a white Christmas? Paul will be here with the latest on Look North at half past six on BBC One. Medical Myths Weve all heard them, and I think weve all indulged some of them at some time, but new research from the US has exposed some of the medical myths that work their way into our lifestyles. Heres a few you may be familiar with: We only use 10% of our brains, shaving your legs causes hair to grow back thicker, we should drink eight glasses of water a day. Heard any of those lately? Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine tried to uncover the truth in these cherished beliefs, and found that there was no evidence to back them up. You can get adequate amounts of water in juice, milk, and tea and coffee without drinking large amounts of pure water. In fact drinking too much water can be dangerous. And that old chestnut that we only use 10% of our brains turns out not to be true either as research shows that no part of the brain is completely silent or inactive, and damage to any part can cause lasting effects. In addition to this, theres no evidence that nails and hair continue to grow after our deaths. It may be an optical illusion caused by retraction of the skin. Theres no proof that shaving causes hair to grow back coarser either, it could also be another illusion as the hair grows out without the fine, tapered end of unshaven hair, appearing to be rougher when it is in fact the same texture and diameter. By now your head might be spinning a little bit, but theres more. Reading in dim light doesnt damage your eyes, theres no evidence that mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals, and eating turkey doesnt make you drowsy! A lot to think about there. Theyre all results of new research which may change a lot of the habits weve picked up over the years. I wonder where they came from Happy Birthday Today is the birthday of a very special little girl, we had an email from her mum Julie, have a read of this: My daughter Alice will be 9 years old on 9th of January and I wondered if you could say happy birthday to her and tell her how proud I (mum) am of her. On 1st Nov we were driving from Driffield to Pocklington early in the morning when I swerved to avoid a squirrel (the squirrel lived to tell the tale!). I lost control of the car which rolled over, hit a tree and rolled back onto the roof, trapping us upside down in the car. I was knocked unconscious but Alice, thinking I was dead, tried to find my mobile phone to call for help. When she couldn't do so she made several attempts to free herself and finally managed to crawl through what was left of the window and called for help. Alice looked after my belongings while the fabulous fire crews and ambulance crews freed me from the car and I think she handled a scary situation so bravely, probably better than most adults would. What an incredible story, and Happy 9th Birthday to a very brave little girl. Well thats all for today. Dont forget to watch the programme tonight as were live in a flood hit street in Hull where many residents are facing Christmas in caravans. I hope you can join me. Dont forget to send me your flood stories at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter will be back with the Levy Letter in January, but from me and all the team at the BBC, have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year. 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
