Hello there, its Peter here. Welcome to your Mondays Levy Letter. Its the start of another week. I hope youre rested after your weekend.
Tonight on the programme, find out why a seventeen year old driver, who crashed head-on into a Cleethorpes' couple's car on a Lincolnshire road, is not going to be prosecuted. Well have the full story tonight on the programme. Also tonight, our political editor, Tim Iredale, will be giving us the low down on how Labour are selecting their candidate to fight for the Hull East seat after the news that John Prescott is stepping down. Plus Damian Johnson will be here for a full sports roundup including looking at the pressures on amateur clubs as they struggle to survive. And as the Keira Knightley film, Atonement, wins a Golden Globe, we'll be taking a look at the success our region has had on the big screen. Plus get the rundown of what's the next big Hollywood production coming to the area. Thats all on BBC One at half past six. I hope you can join me tonight. Web Im sure Im guilty of this. You read something on the Internet and you assume its correct! Well not so. A university professor is warning students that the Internet contains masses of unreliable information and they should be taught how to sift through the information to reach the truth. I remember those massive encyclopaedias at school full of information about everything you could possibly think of. Well, of course theyve been replaced by Internet sites like Google and Wikipedia. And this professor thinks students should be taught to check everything we read on the Internet, because it might not necessarily be true. Thats a lesson for me at least! Beating Hearts I think news like this is just incredible. Its amazing what scientists are capable of nowadays. If youve got a bit of a dodgy ticker, then scientists can make them as new by stripping out all of their cells and then rebuilding them with new ones. This may mean that it could be possible to create human organs to order. Old body parts could be used as the building blocks around which the patients cells could grow around. Because these new organs contain cells from the patient, there will be far less risk of rejection. Just think what this may mean for the many people on the waiting list for transplant organs. However, were not quite there yet. So far, this has worked with hearts from rats and pigs, but they havent tried yet for humans. But even so, thats a huge achievement! Clipper Last Friday, we sent our very lucky reporter, Elaine Dunkley, to the London Boat show. I cant believe I missed out on that trip! She asked if anyone fancied travelling the world aboard the Hull and Humber clipper yacht and taking part in next years round the world yacht race. The current race around the globe is still ongoing, but preparations are already underway for the 2009 race. Like our competition winner, Ken Horden, many people have always been interested in sailing, but havent had the opportunity to have a go. And I think Ken would be the first person to recommend this trip of a lifetime. Lots of people have emailed me to ask where they can get more information about this. Theres a website of course. So take a look. This is the only opportunity for non-professional sailors to take part in a race of this nature. So its quite unique. The website is clipperroundtheworld.com. And of course, if you apply, then let me know! Ill be very jealous of your opportunity, bu! t Id like to hear how you get on. And of course, as always, keep in touch with me. Id like to hear what you got up to this weekend and what youve got planned this week. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let me know if theres a story that you think we should know about. Best wishes, 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
