Hi Peter here. It is a very dark and drizzly day in Hull today. Will anyone be staying up into the small hours to follow the Americans who have begun voting for their next president after the longest, most expensive campaign in US history? Republican John McCain is attempting to defy the opinion polls while Democrat Barack Obama is seeking to become the country's first black president.
Boxing Clever It's hard to imagine too many similarities between the cerebral game of chess and the bone-juddering discipline of boxing and yet there is a new sport that melds the two. That's why the mere mention of chessboxing causes so many raised eyebrows. It's a mixture of chess and boxing - one round of chess is followed by a round of boxing and so on until the winner is declared by knockout, checkmate or points victory. It is interesting to note that the two best heavyweights of recent years are both keen chess players. Lennox Lewis played chess during breaks in training and is a supporter of chess tuition for children. When chessboxing is played, a large chessboard sits in the middle of a boxing ring and the boxers start by sitting down and playing chess. A bout of chessboxing stretches to 11 rounds - six of chess (four minutes each) and five of boxing (three minutes each). A blokey cheer erupts whenever a piece is taken, but the boxers wear headphones to block out the noise. ! Minutes later the mood darkens as the board is moved aside, gloves and gum shields are put on and the boxing begins. I cant think of a less likely combination, water golf maybe? Have you ever seen any odd combinations for sporting competitions? I would love to hear about them if you have. A Matter of Loaf and Death a Who-doughnut for Christmas I read today that Cartoon favourites Wallace and Gromit will return to BBC One at Christmas with their latest half-hour adventure. A Matter of Loaf and Death sees inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit open a bakery. It reunites Oscar-winning animator Nick Park with Bob Baker, co-writer of The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave. The film - originally entitled Trouble At' Mill - marks Wallace and Gromit's first appearance since their 2005 film The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Peter Sallis will again provide the voice of Wallace with Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay playing his new love interest Piella Bakewell. What a lovely Christmas treat! Please tune into Radio Humberside on Monday, 10 November and join me when I will be swapping the Look North sofa for a microphone when 'The Peter Levy Show' launches. Every weekday I will be on the air between 12 and 2pm with a lively programme mixing topical chat and debate with fantastic music and maybe even a little bit of fun! I look forward to hearing from you. I hope you will join me. Take care. Bye 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.
