Good afternoon, its Peter here! Tonight on the programme, we'll have the news that thousands of people have been left out of pocket after a computer fault with Hull City Council took, in some cases, hundreds of pounds in error from bank accounts. Well have the full story tonight. Plus the all important information on how to get the money refunded.
Also tonight, should the veterans of Bomber Command receive campaign medals? I'll be chatting with the Grimsby MP, who thinks they should and is campaigning on their behalf. As Lincolnshire's hospitals remain on red alert, we'll get the latest on how the county is trying to cope with the massive number of emergency cases referred to our hospitals. And also tonight, for six years, children in Lincolnshire have benefited from the musical expertise of the London Mozart Players, but due to changes in the Arts Council Funding, this could mean the end. We'll get the full story on this. Plus Look north will be at the London Boat show today, where the Hull and Humber clipper crew will be recruiting for their 2009 race team. Thats all on BBC One at half past six. I hope you can join me then. Chewing It seems that so many children nowadays have their mouths munching constantly throughout the day on chewing gum. Do you approve? Im sure there are some parents reading the Levy Letter, who dont. And of course, the remnants of chewing gum regularly end up being chucked on pavements and then getting stuck to your shoe. Well, heres a warning as well from doctors, who say that too much sugar-free chewing gum can lead to severe weight loss and diarrhoea. Now then, Ive heard of this. The cause is down to sorbitol. Thats a widely used sweetener thats often in the ingredients of mints or sweets or snack bars. And sorbitol can act as a laxative. So be careful how much chewing gum you munch on! Veni, Vidi, Vici A highbrow subject now for the Levy Letter! Statistics are now showing that the number of state secondary schools teaching the Latin language has doubled over the last seven years! However, worries are that these figures reflect only the younger generations of pupils learning Latin and that not enough students are taking their Latin language learning through to GCSE or A Level or beyond. Concerns are that Latin teaching could vanish within a generation if those students dont continue to improve their Latin skills. So can you remember learning Latin at school? I certainly didnt. But theres a big shortage of Latin teachers at the moment. Only two centres in the whole of the UK run the teacher training course for Latin and that, hardly surprisingly, is at Cambridge University and Kings College London. Just to put that into context, only thirty teacher training Latin places have been allocated this year, while seventy-two teachers are due to retire every year for the next fi! ve years. So will it soon really become a dead language! Unwanted Christmas Gifts This story sounds horrible to me. Surely no matter how inappropriate a Christmas present is from someone, then you shouldnt sell it on should you? Well, manners are being cast aside and many people, who have been particularly disappointed with their Christmas presents, are now putting them on internet auction sites to sell. And bizarrely, some of these gifts havent even been unwrapped! Someone had put up on the Internet a gift from her father saying, I have had a lot of presents this year and would much rather have the cash. Unbelievable! I hope he doesnt find out! Another inappropriate gift for someone that was being sold on over the Internet was a helicopter flying trip and he was selling it because he doesnt like flying. Can you imagine his face when he unwrapped that! I hope hes a good actor when he said thank you very much for my present! So all that thought gone into choosing and buying Christmas presents apparently isnt appreciated by some people! Theyd muc! h rather have the cash! Thats all from me. I hope you can join me for Friday nights Look North. Have a lovely weekend. 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
