Hi there! Did you have a nice weekend? Its Peter here. Another nice weekend wasnt it, but didnt it feel cold out this morning a definite smell of Autumn in the air I thought!
Forgetful Passengers Have you ever done this? Left something in the back of a taxi? And isnt it an awful feeling when you realise what youve done. Well, Ive read that London taxi passengers have left more than sixty thousand hand-held devices in the back of black cabs during the past six months. Thats just incredible isnt it? At least Im not the only forgetful person. A survey has found that 55,843 mobile phones have been found and 6,193 other devices like laptops have all been recovered from the back of taxis. But apparently, there are worst places to lose something like your precious laptop or mobile as 80% of London taxi drivers surveyed said that the owners were reunited with their lost belongings! As you would have thought its mainly mobile phones and computers that get left behind, but heres the list of the rather more unusual items that got forgotten a sawn-off shotgun, twelve dead pheasants, two dogs, toilet seats, a casket of funeral ashes and £2,700 in cash. I thought I was f! orgetful! Whales This is a weird one. Apparently, levels of noise in the worlds oceans are causing serious problems for whales, dolphins and other marine mammals. I dont think much is known about how whales and dolphins communicate, but sound is certainly important to their survival. Blue and humpback whales produce low frequency calls that can travel thousands of kilometres through water. Dolphins and toothed whales generate higher frequency clicks used to locate their prey. Concerns are that undersea noise will block these animals communication which may disrupt their feeding. In some regions, the level of ocean noise caused by ships engines, propellers, seismic airguns used in oil and gas exploration, can produce a range of frequencies that can interfere with both groups of species. So there you go. Whales and dolphins may be at risk by rising levels of sea noise. Well, that's it from me for now. There were lots of photographs from you in the inbox this morning. Some very Autumnal looking pictures of cobwebs in the garden covered in dew. Many thanks for those. If theres anything else youd like to talk to me about, especially if theres a story or issue you think we should hear about, then let me know. Its the usual address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take care, Peter Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information 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. Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information.
