Hello and welcome to todays Levy Letter. Its the start of another week, and I hope you had a very good weekend. Coming up on the programme today, a second teenager has died after a fire at a garage in East Yorkshire over the weekend. We'll have the latest on the investigation.
Theres been major rail disruption for commuters today after a van was stuck on a level crossing narrowly avoiding a derailment. If youve been affected by this then let us know what happened, and I hope you managed to get to your destination. We'll have a special report from Scotland where a new weapon in the fight against speeding drivers is being used. Well be asking if the special speed cameras could be used to cut the death toll on Lincolnshire's roads. As English Nature publishes a new report warning that many of our native species are dying out we'll be looking a nature success story that's causing problems. Its because more and more deer are moving into our towns and cities. And Wembley fever in Hull has hit new heights as hundreds of fans queued overnight for tickets. There's criticism though of the way sales have been organised, we'll hear from the Tigers chairman. And well have the weather forecast as always coming up at half past six on BBC One. I hope you can join me then. We had such a big response on our stories last week, and Im looking forward to another busy week on the emails, texts, and hot line numbers. We read and listen to every one, and if youve got something to say about a story or an issue we feature, or if youve got a story you think we should know about then get in touch and let us know about it at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Drinking This has been in the news today, but its worth mentioning here I think. According to a new survey, three quarters of drinkers dont know how much alcohol is in a glass of wine. When questioned, most didnt know the recommended daily limit, which is 2-3 units for women and 3-4 for men. One of the interesting things in this research is that wine glasses have gotten bigger, while some drinks are stronger these days. More than half of people thought a glass of wine would contain two units, when it actually contains three. 58% of people didnt know that a double gin and tonic contains two units. And an average pint of beer contains more than two units. When you consider the recommended daily limits, you realise just how few drinks it takes before you could be damaging your health. Its all going to be featured in a new public campaign that aims to help us keep to safe levels, but I have to say I think a lot of people are going to be surprised by how many units are contained in so few drinks. Robot Surgery Brain surgery is one of those things I assume we all want to avoid in life, but if you did need something removed from your brain, would you trust a robot to do it? Thats exactly what happened to a women in Canada during whats thought to be the first operation of its type in the world. Doctors used remote controls and a video screen to guide the two armed robot into the patients brain during a nine hour procedure, removing an egg shaped tumour. The robot hands are designed to be more accurate and able to move more delicately than a human surgeon. Apparently, the robot hands can move in increments of 50 microns, thats 50 millionths of a metre. Compare that to a human hand that can only move in increments of two millimetres. I think thats a victory for the robots. When you see it like that, it makes you see why these machines might be preferred to a human. The NeuroArm costs half a million pounds, so it might take a while to roll out to every hospital, but one day we could be undergoing surgery performed by a robot rather than human surgeon. What a strange thought. Well thats about it from me for today. Just before I go, if you know anybody who might like to receive a free, daily Levy Letter, send them along to our Look North website at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthhull. They can click on Levy Letter and sign up there straight away. And if you havent visited out website yet then youre missing out. We have all the latest news stories and the latest Look North programme to watch online, so now theres no excuse for missing any of the news from our part of the world, no matter where you are. I hope you have a very good day, and I hope you can join me tonight at half past six on BBC One for Mondays 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
