Hi there, Peter here. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I was happy to close the curtains on this wintry weather. I was astonished to see that John Sergeant has been saved again on Strictly by his adoring public I dont know whether I envy him or feel sorry for him as the competition heats up. As long as he doesnt mind, I must say it is very entertaining to watch his dad dancing at a wedding style of moving around the dance floor with his blond bombshell partner. I think it may be kinder to let him go sooner rather than later!
I started my new lunchtime radio show today on BBC Humberside and I hope that you will get the chance to tune in and keep me company for a while any weekday between 12 and 2pm. Indian Takeaway? I was uplifted by the story of the owner of an Indian food store in Bristol who has received an apology letter and £100 from a former drug addict who stole cigarettes from the shop in 2001. Imran Ahmed, 27, who runs Raja Foods in St Marks Road, Easton, said he was stunned to open the remorseful letter. It begins: "Dear Sirs, I am writing this letter to make amends to you for something I have done in the past." Mr Ahmed said the thief's change of heart was "really good" and he intends to give the money to a drugs' charity. I know it must be devastating to be the victim of a burglary, especially if it is in your home, but I do find this story uplifting. Baby Barack I guess it is no surprise to read today that mothers in Kenya have marked Barack Obama's historic win in the US presidential elections by naming their newborns after him and his wife. More than half of the babies born in a Kisumu Hospital on the day after the election were named either Barack or Michelle Obama. Kisumu is close to the village where Mr Obama's father was born and raised and Mr Obama is a local hero. The region erupted in celebration after he won the race for the White House. Out of 15 babies born in the New Nyanza Provincial Hospital in the western city of Kisumu on Wednesday, five boys were named Barack Obama and three girls were called Michelle. Do you know anyone who has given their children unusual names after famous people, or perhaps you were given a famous name? I would love to hear about it if you have. Blind Faith A pilot who suddenly went blind while flying his plane at 5,500ft (1,676m) was guided in to land by an RAF plane. A plane was scrambled from the RAF base at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire to help stricken pilot Jim O'Neill, 65. He was flying a two-seater Cessna aircraft from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Colchester, Essex, when he suffered a stroke and lost his sight. The RAF plane flew alongside Mr O'Neill and the pilot shepherded him to the base with instructions over the radio. Wing Cdr Paul Gerrard, chief flying instructor, flew his Tucano T1 about 50m next to the Cessna to bring Mr O'Neill safely down. Mr Hynd said: "He used his voice to guide him [Mr O'Neill] down by telling him to turn left and right, to lower the plane and to do his pre-landing checks. "At very short range he still couldn't see the runway and it was only at the last minute that he could. He landed about halfway down and came to a halt just at the end. "It was a fantastic team effort from all those involved and we're proud that we could get him to the ground safely." Well, on that happy note I will say goodbye until tomorrow. I will be on Look North at 6.30pm as usual and hope that you will join me. 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.
