Hi there, its Peter here. Welcome back after the weekend. And wasnt it lovely? Sunday was just great weather and I dont know about you, and I dont want to blame a certain weather presenter, but I think I was expecting the odd shower or two. Im not complaining though! I always think that the odd sunny day here or there when youre expecting it to be miserable weather, is even nicer than when its forecast!
So its the start of another week with Look North. I hope you can join me tonight at half past six as usual. Tonight, with six house fires in Hull in under three weeks, we'll be finding out if arson is a growing problem for Humberside Fire Service and what they're doing to tackle it. Also as new figures are published, Lincolnshire Police claim that they are cutting the death toll on our county's roads. We'll be finding out if this is the case and what they've been doing to make our roads safer. Plus it wasn't to be for Grimsby Town at Wembley. We'll have a special report with all the reaction from fans and players. And we'll have part one of a new series on Look North marking the 90th anniversary of the RAF. And tune in tonight to find out what the world renowned artist, David Hockney, is doing in Grimsby. Thats tonights Look North for you. Stonehenge Have you ever been to see Stonehenge? I think its an incredible monument. Very unbelievable to think of the skills that went into creating it and without the technology thats available to us now. Well, today the first excavation inside the ring of the four and a half thousand year old landmark is starting today. The two-week dig will try to establish, once and for all, some precise dating for the creation of the monument. It is also looking at the significance of the smaller bluestones that stand inside the giant pillars. Researchers believe these rocks, brought all the way from Wales, hold the secret to the real purpose of Stonehenge as a place of healing. The BBC is to film this dig for a special Timewatch programme to be broadcast in the autumn. So thats one to look out for. Evidently, scientists have believed that Stonehenge has been a site for pilgrimage for Neolithic man. Theyve studied skeletons found near the site, which appear to have undergone operations to t! he skull, or show that they had walked with a limp or had broken bones. So they believe that many of these people had travelled great distances from around England perhaps to seek help from this site to help with their ailments. So the dig starts today after eighteen months of planning by the BBC. Do you remember when tourists were able to wander around the giant stones? In a way, its a shame visitors can no longer get up close to the pillars. But hopefully well learn more about this curious landmark after this excavation! Picasso Now I would have thought that people nowadays are far more savvy than they used to be and might recognise an heirloom in their possession. Not so! An early painting by Picasso has been found propped up against a wall in a bedroom. At auction its expected to fetch about £100,000! I keep checking to see if Ive got any Picassos lying about in my flat, but no such luck! I hope your week is starting off well. Join me tonight if you can. And I look forward to hearing from you. Keep in touch with me this week and let me know what youre up to. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take care, 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
