Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter. You may have been experiencing some snow today as it looks like this years going to start with a cold snap, and if youre out on the roads in this weather Im sure youll be very aware of the need for safe driving. We had a huge response after the programme yesterday when we were talking about accidents on the roads, of course lots of people have strong opinions on that and we had many interesting ideas and views. Thank you for all those, Ive been looking through them, and dont forget if you want your comment read out during the programme then call our hotline, text in, or email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] As Ive mentioned before, your comments and stories help us enormously on the programme and we look at them all.
Coming up on Look North today, we'll hear from an army expert about the hazardous task of safely detonating a world war two bomb in Howden after it was discovered by an enthusiast with a metal detector. We'll hear from the Goole campaigner claiming plans to downgrade local fire stations is putting lives at risk. We speak to the Lincolnshire businessman planning to get us out of our cars and into a hovercraft as our main means of transport this year. Well see how that goes Theres a Look North report on plans by Hull City Council to encourage us to recycle more household waste. Im sure theres a lot of waste around after Christmas, as there always is. We'll hear from the Grantham man setting his sights on the North Pole as part of a new challenge. And also on Look North tonight, the teen skating sensation hoping to make a name for herself in 2008. Thats all coming up at the usual time of half past six on BBC One, and well also have the latest weather forecast from Paul. Will there be more snow on the way, or will it be warming up? I hope youll join me tonight to find out. Diet Well its the word thats probably on the lips of thousands of people at this time of year as we recover from festive eating and drinking, and a new government report claims that an amazing 70,000 deaths could be prevented in the UK each year by improving our diet. The average adult eats too much salt, saturated fat, and sugar, and not enough fruit, vegetables, oily fish, and wholegrains. Does anybody else feel a new years resolution coming on? Incredibly, the number of people that could be saved each year by these diet changes amounts to 10% of the UKs mortality rate. Increasing our intake of vegetables and fruit alone could save 42,200 lives a year. Weve all heard of the five a day slogan, but I didnt realise it would make such an impact. Reducing salt intake from the average of 9g a day to 6g could save 20,200 lives. So you know what to do now to lead a healthy and extended life, until next Christmas comes around that is Having a laugh I hope you enjoyed a Christmas and new year filled with fun and laughter, and research now claims that we humans might not have the monopoly on laughter, and we might have inherited the ability from an ancient ape relative. Animals are often said to express happiness, but some of the first scientific evidence of laughter-like behaviour in creatures other than humans has been discovered by scientists studying orang-utans. The apes mimic an open mouthed expression resembling laughter when its seen in other orang-utans, and the speed with which it was mimicked in play and interaction suggests that the expression is involuntary, much like genuine laughter in humans. The behaviour is thought to display the empathy and mimicry which forms a key part of laughter and other fundamental human interaction. Its strange to think that animals can laugh and express emotion in some of the same ways we do. I suppose it shows were not as removed from apes as we like to think. Im sure they have a healthier diet than most of us anyway, certainly a few less mince pies over the last month. Well thats it from me for today. I hope you can join me for Look North today at the usual time of half past six on BBC One. Dont forget were always looking for interesting pictures for the programme. If youve got a good one and you think we might like to show it before the weather then send it in to me either in a hard copy or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let me know if youve got anything to say in the letter or if you want a quick plug for an event as well, or if youve got a story you think we should know about. Have a good day, and Ill be back with the Levy Letter tomorrow. 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
