Hi there, its Peter here. Tonight on the programme, as the inquest into the fatal shooting of Simon Murden by Humberside Police continues, we'll give you the latest today as more evidence is given by one of the officers, who fired the shots that killed him. Well bring the story of this to you tonight.
Also well be asking if motorists in our area are being short changed after the news that the Government is spending less on roads here than anywhere else in the country. That's according to Beverley MP, Graham Stuart, who is raising the issue in Parliament today. Well find out what he has to say tonight. The European Parliament has just approved a grant to the UK as compensation for the costs of last summers floods, but will that money really go any way towards covering the billions of pounds that were spent in the clear up? We'll try to find out. And its said that children in Britain are the unhappiest in Europe. The Children's Commissioner has been trying to find out why and today he's in Grimsby. We'll be finding out a little more about this and be hearing the views of youngsters there. Thats all tonight on BBC One at half past six as usual. Radio A little plug here Raymond Penny sent me an email to let me know about his local amateur radio club. He writes, Its opening its doors to the public on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March to demonstrate amateur radio and amateur television to the people of Hull. The Hull model railway club will also put on a display and all this will be happening at the Walton Street Leisure Centre. Thanks Raymond for getting in touch with us. Fire This seems a bizarre one to me when I first read it. Apparently, fire extinguishers may be removed from blocks of flats across the UK after they were deemed too dangerous! Its thought that residents using these fire extinguishers to tackle a blaze may put themselves and the emergency services at risk, because they havent had sufficient training to use them properly. I think its fair to say that many people think of these fire extinguishers as a first response to tackling a fire, but not so. It can be dangerous if the wrong sort of extinguisher is used on certain types of fires and its best to leave it to the professional fire officers. So there you go. Residents in blocks of flats could soon not have access to fire extinguishers, because risk assessors think its a better idea to encourage residents to seek the exit quickly rather than tackle a fire themselves. Bugs We all know about getting our jabs if were heading off for an exotic holiday abroad to protect ourselves against diseases that we might encounter. However, nasty bugs might be travelling further afield and arriving in Britain. I think weve still got a while to go yet, so perhaps we shouldnt worry just yet. But in the next fifty or one hundred years or so, as our climate warms up, the South of England may experience outbreaks of malaria! Thats according to the Department of Health. So there you go, malaria could be coming back to England! But not just yet! Well, that's it from me for now. Enjoy your day. 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
