Hi, Peter here. I hope you had a good weekend and enjoyed the nail biting finish to the Grand Prix and Hull Citys encounter with Manchester United.
Lost in Translation? I was reading today that when officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated". So that was what went up under the English version which barred lorries from a road near a supermarket. "When they're proofing signs, they should really use someone who speaks Welsh," said journalist Dylan Iorwerth. Swansea Council became lost in translation when it was looking to halt heavy goods vehicles using a road near an Asda store in the Morriston area The notice went up and all seemed well - until Welsh speakers began pointing out the embarrassing error. Welsh-language magazine Golwg was promptly sent photographs of the offending sign by a number of its readers. The blunder is not the only time Welsh has been translated incorrectly or put in the wrong place: Cyclists between Cardiff and Penarth in! 2006 were left confused by a bilingual road sign telling them they had problems with an "inflamed bladder". In the same year, a sign for pedestrians in Cardiff reading 'Look Right' in English read 'Look Left' in Welsh. In 2006, a shared-faith school in Wrexham removed a sign which translated the Welsh for staff as "wooden stave". If you have seen any funny signs, perhaps you will take a picture and send it in to us. Following my letter last week when I mentioned the opportunity to take a guided tour of the M1 for £95, Mr McNamara of Grimsby was wondering how many miles the tour covers? Maybe he thinks it will be cheaper than the train? For Sail? The Iraqi government is to sell a luxury yacht which was previously owned by the late leader, Saddam Hussein. The 82m (270ft) Ocean Breeze is equipped with swimming pools, an operating theatre, a helipad and an escape tunnel leading to a submarine. Iraq has decided to sell the yacht after winning a legal battle with a Jordanian company over its ownership. The yacht is expected to sell for millions of dollars, but brokers have said the decor may not suit all tastes. It has been decorated in what has been described as Arabesque" style, with mahogany carvings, gold tap fittings and brightly-coloured deep-pile carpets. The ship, originally called Qadissiy was built in a Danish shipyard in 1981 by workers sworn to secrecy. But, despite its luxurious facilities, Saddam Hussein is never thought to have stayed on board himself, fearing political instability if he left Iraq. Brokers have suggested that in the current financial climate, it could be difficult to sell a vessel w! hich is luxurious but not up to the standards of more modern yachts - it does not, for example, have a gym and boasts only one helipad. However, offers are expected in the region of $35m (£18m), and one broker suggested the yacht's history could be "a good selling point". Lewis Legend A peak of over 13 million viewers watched Lewis Hamilton win the Formula One World Championship on Sunday afternoon ITV has said, with an average of 8.8 million viewers, making it the most watched race since ITV began broadcasting the sport in 1997. The 23 year old is the youngest driver to take the title and the first British world champion in 12 years. Well done Lewis! Bye for now and 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. 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.
