Hi there, its Peter here with your Levy Letter. I hope youre well today. Tonight, after a spate of motorcyclist deaths in our region, we'll reveal on Look North how road safety officials are concerned about the latest batch of sport bikes out on sale. We'll speak with the father of one road death victim about what he thinks needs to be done to make our roads safer.
Also on the programme, on the day that the Blue Flag awards are announced for our coastline, we'll reveal which beaches have made it to the top of the list. And has the season turned around for the Black and Whites? We'll speak with Hull FC's coach, Richard Agar, and lead player, Matt Sing, about their next big clash with Leeds Rhinos. And find out how two policemen helped deliver a baby in a back of a car in Boston! Thats all on BBC One at half past six. Tipple Here we go again. One minute alcohol is bad for us and then its good for us. Like most health advice, the goal posts change fairly regularly! Heres the latest news. A regular tipple can cut the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to a half. Thats all according to Swedish research. The risk was up to 50% lower for those who drank the equivalent of five glasses of wine a week compared with those who drank less than that. Heres the down side though. Arthritis experts are warning though that drinking too much alcohol will increase the risk of a range of other health problems. Heres the age old saying from me for what its worth! everything in moderation! Big Brother Well, yes the latest season of Big Brother is starting tonight on Channel Four. But a different sort of Big Brother could be watching us. Theres a latest study out that is attempting to build a comprehensive picture of human movements. And theyve done this, by monitoring the whereabouts of more than one hundred thousand mobile phone users. Of course, in this day and age most of us arent far away from our mobiles. So it figures that these would be a good idea to use to track us. The study concludes though that humans are creatures of habit, mostly visiting the same few spots time and time again. Well, yes I suppose thats right! Most people also move less than ten kilometres on a regular basis. Scientists hope that data like this could be used to prevent outbreaks of disease or forecast traffic. Well, Im all for it if it helps predict traffic jams! Scientists have said that theyd like it if every mobile phone user allowed their movements to be tracked, because the findin! gs would be the most accurate way of tracking human movement. This article also goes on to describe previous studies and one of them tracked the movement of one hundred and thirty million dollar bills in the US in an attempt to gauge human movement. Too much time on their hands perhaps? Well, that's it from me for now. Just time to mention that Christine Robson has been in touch with us here in the newsroom. She plays in the Bridlington Excelsior Brass Band. And this band has been going for over one hundred years! Isnt that incredible? Well, they need a conductor. Their current conductor is retiring and they need a new one. And so far, they havent had much joy. Are there many conductors out there? Im not sure. Surely, its quite a specialist job. But if you fancy joining a one hundred year old Brass Band in Bridlington, then get in touch with me and Ill put you in touch with Christine! Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a lovely 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
