Hello and welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. I hope you had a very good weekend. Yesterday was the Great Australian Breakfast. I went along, and I have to say it was very, very busy. Great news for the charities involved, and of course the food was very good as well! Well done to everybody who helped with that and who went along to support it and contribute. Im looking forward to next years already!
The weathers seeming a bit warmer these past few days, hopefully thatll be a trend for the year now. Well have the full detailed weather forecast of course later on Look North. Also coming up on the programme tonight, as Hull MP Alan Johnson is given the backing of the Prime Minister in the latest row over campaign donations, we'll be investigating what impact the row has had on his local constituents. Its a big story for this region of course and well be following that very closely. Today we also report on the latest ideas to prevent further flooding in Louth and Horncastle. The Environment Agency hopes flood prevention measures already in use in Lincolnshire could hold the key for the beleaguered towns. British Aerospace is hoping today will see a plane taking off from its Brough factory for the first time in years. It's weather dependant, but watch Look North tonight to see if the landmark flight gets off the ground We'll find out how sports groups in Lincolnshire are encouraging more disabled people to get involved and take up sporting activities. And we'll meet the local woman whose teddy bears have caught the eye of the Japanese Empress! Thats all coming up on Look North at the usual time of half past six on BBC One. I hope youll join me then. Caffeine Well Caffeine seems to be a big topic in the Levy letter these days, up there with house prices even! Im not sure how these pieces of health research get funded but I think there must be a whole industry of scientists working day and night to come up with new caffeine related stories. The speed with which these things get published makes me think they should cut back on the caffeine themselves! The latest one is in the news today, caffeine in coffee, tea, or soft drinks may make diabetes worse for sufferers. Caffeine apparently increases the bodys resistance to insulin, which helps balance the bodys glucose levels. In healthy people this isnt really a problem, where as in type 2 diabetes sufferers the consequences could be potentially dangerous. The results arent conclusive yet though, I think thats a get out clause for everything isnt it? I look forward to the next caffeine related piece of research. Im sure therere some more being churned out across the world as I speak Top ten places to live It seems strange to be looking at a story about places where our area is neither in the top or bottom ten, but a new survey is out listing the ten best, and worst places to live in the world. Cities were ranked in terms of personal risk, infrastructure, and the availability of goods and services. Im not sure if this is a surprise, but all the best places are in Canada, Australia, and Western Europe. If youre planning a move to a new place then you might want to take notes, although even if youre perfectly happy in our area and why not this still makes interesting reading. The top city in the world is apparently Vancouver in Canada. Its not an obvious choice I would have thought. The rest of the top ten consists of Melbourne, Vienna, Geneva, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Zurich, Toronto, and Calgary. Its incredible, but its very almost divided between Canada, Australia, and Switzerland. None of these places are what I would necessarily call among the highest profile cities in the world. Maybe that works in their favour, I dont know. London was ranked in the 10th group, alongside Dublin and Los Angeles, but below Manchester. The bottom ten includes such sought after destinations as Tehran, Harare, and Algiers. It doesnt say where any places in our region lie in the table, but Im glad to say I dont think we can be any where near the bottom of that list. If youve got any thoughts on that then let me know. You can drop me a line of course on any subject you want to mention in the letter, or if you have a story for Look North, or if you have any interesting pictures to show on the programme. Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well thats it from me for today, enjoy the rest of your day whatever youre doing, and I hope you can join me tonight at half past six on BBC One for Look North. 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
