Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter. Its Tuesday and across the region weve been keeping an eye on the rain of course, lots of us are worried about the risk of flooding. I hope youve managed to keep your homes dry and that there hasnt been any disruption in your area. Well be covering any developments on the programme of course. Also coming up on Look North tonight at half past six, how taking photos in Hull City Centre could land you in trouble with the law. We hear from the photographer whose films were seized by Humberside Police as he was taking snaps of shoppers.
The battle for the pound in your pocket! With fears of a recession we find out what impact it's having on retailers and in the high street. Thousands of patients in Holbeach face having to get essential vaccines like the flu jab done again after a medical blunder. The vaccines were kept at the wrong temperature so could be useless. And it's Great Grimsby day, well follow the town's MP Austin Mitchell as he sells Grimsby in London handing out fish finger sandwiches to commuters. Cant wait to see that. And dont miss todays weather forecast with the latest on the rain Im sure. Thats all coming up at half past six tonight on BBC One. As always we received lots of comments yesterday, particularly about our story on GPs using chargeable phone numbers. Thank you for all of those, and all the comments on our other stories as well. We also received lots of pictures of flooding and the rain, were very grateful for those and keep them coming in. If youve got a comment for the programme or any pictures you take of flooding or indeed anything else you think we can use for the programme then send them in via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We give out our contact details during the programme as well, and of course we look at every one we receive. Coffee Im not sure Look North would ever make it to air if it wasnt for copious supplies of coffee, but if youre expecting a child you should probably give the stimulating beverage a miss. Well there are various benefits and drawbacks associated with coffee, and now according to new research, even moderate consumption in early pregnancy can increase the risk of miscarriages. The current recommended limit for coffee during pregnancy is four cups, thats from the Food Standards Agency, but new research found that two thirds of this amount was enough to double the risk of miscarriage. Thats a huge increase. An estimated one in five pregnancies in the UK will end in miscarriage apparently, which is an awful statistic, with around 250,000 women affected every year. Its worth being aware that a dangerous amount of caffeine can be ingested not only through coffee, but other sources. The dangerous amount is 300mg of caffeine, which is the equivalent to four average cups or three average mugs of instant coffee, three average cups of brewed coffee, six average cups of tea, eight cans of regular cola drinks, four cans of so-called "energy" drinks, or 400g (eight standard 50g bars) of normal chocolate. So any of those, or any combination of those I suppose, can be enough to put an unborn child at risk. Thats according to new research. Mobiles Another health story in the news this week, using mobile phones could disrupt your sleep. The amazing thing about this research is that it was actually funded by mobile phone companies, so Im inclined to think there may be something in it. Scientists discovered in tests that radiation from phone handsets can cause insomnia, headaches, and confusion. Using a mobile before going to bed could also cut the amount of healing deep sleep that the body gets. This however contradicts a piece of research done last year in the UK that concluded mobile phone use caused no short term damage to the brain. Its so confusing how these pieces of research contradict each other, you wonder why they dont just gang together and come up with a definitive answer. So if youre suffering from disrupted sleep and you think it could be your mobile phone, keep the phone away from your bed and try not to use it in the evenings, although there is no evidence youll have short term brain damage. That is short term of course, theyre not sure about the longer term yet, which isnt very reassuring. Konnie Its a national institution of course, and if youre a Blue Peter viewer youll know Konnie Huq as one of the faces of the programme for the last 10 years. Its amazing, it doesnt seem that long. Shes now officially the longest serving female presenter ever on the programme, and now shes calling it a day and leaving Blue Peter. Todays her last day, so if youre a fan of the show dont miss that. Its been a huge boost to her career after she joined the team of presenters on the iconic programme at the tender age of 22, so Im sure we havent seen the end of Konnie on our screens. Itll be interesting to see who joins the team next. Well thats about it from me for today. I hope you have a very good day and I hope youll join me tonight for Look North at the usual time of 6.30 on BBC One. 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
