Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Thursdays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Ill have all the days news and Lisa will have the forecast.
Tonight on Look North, are the Humber ports the new way in for criminals smuggling people into Britain? Four people have been picked up today following a police operation in Hull. I'll be asking tonight if the Humber Ports are seen as an easy route into the country and what the police and immigration are doing to stop it. Plus international hairdresser to the stars - Trevor Sorbie - is in Cleethorpes today. Normally cutting the hair of Julian Clary and Denise Van Outen, find out why he's in North East Lincolnshire. And you might have seen my attempt at acting in Last of the Summer Wine - well, I'm at it again! This time Im doing Shakespeare for a stage show in Skegness. But am I any good? Find out later when Shakespearean actor and director, Barrie Rutter, will be casting a critical eye over my performance. All that tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Thanks for all the emails on a variety of subjects. Keep them coming in as Id love to hear from you. If youve got an idea or a thought on something, or if youve got a story or a problem that you think we could tackle on Leave it to Levy, then drop me a line. Its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks to everyone, who have been writing in to receive your pumpkin seeds. Theyll be on their way in the next couple of days. So very best of luck with that! Airlines Well, the airlines are under pressure to fit more and more people into aircrafts. As you know leg space has become less and less. Well, stand up and fasten your seatbelt is now the latest thing. Passengers feeling like sardines as airlines cram them into their seats should be warned. Well, the next best thing, apparently, is standing in a designated standing section. You can lean against a padded back board where you are held in place with a harness. The closest thing I can think of is like the fairground rides. Those sort of things. Well, its a bit like that. Presumably the seats would be cheaper, and there will be some in the larger aircraft. Thats the latest plan, which is being talked about at the moment. Petrol A pound a litre for petrol soon - thats the headline from some of the papers. It just goes on and on doesnt it? Petrol prices could soon cost a pound per litre, so says the boss at BP, Gordon Brown, whose oil company announced profits of three million pounds in just three months. He told drivers that the high pump prices are here to stay. I just thought I would cheer you up for the bank holiday weekend with that one. The average cost of petrol is now 95.65p per litre. That works out at £4.35 per gallon. I never thought Id hear myself say that. £4.35 a gallon! Its just extraordinary isnt it? Anyway, thats the latest on the petrol situation. Boss Bosses, who spread their arms and legs out, really are the pits in an office, according to new research. The armpit bearing gesture is revealed as a key way that arrogant executives exert their superiority. Managers, who show the tip of their tongue between their lips, are showing the sign of disgust with a worker. And bosses, whose eyes swivel to the right as they talk, are being economical with the truth. The tell tale signs are listed in a guide, which aims to help staff get the most out of pay rise and promotion negotiations. Researchers claim that when it comes to body language, British workers have much to learn. Keep A Man Happy They say that the way to a mans heart is through his stomach, but for those who are not natural Goddesses of the kitchen, then there is an easier route it seems and it isnt via the bedroom. What really puts a smile on your partners face is letting him win an argument, according to research. Nearly a third of men said that it would make them happy if their other halves admitted to being wrong more often. Thats 41% of men, aged between thirty and forty-five. A quarter said that hearing the words, I love you more often, would make them smile, whilst just 7% said that more sex would make them happy. So there you are. The secret to keeping your man happy is dont argue with him! Stating The Obvious New research has shown that drivers, who are caught speeding by road side cameras, are those most likely to be caught in an accident. If that isnt stating the obvious, then I dont know what is. But speeding drivers do cause accidents, the latest research states. Well, somebody has been paid a lot of money to do that research! And of course, the other thing I mentioned about a year ago, was about coffee not being too good for you. Well, go ahead and have that second cup of coffee and a third and a fourth and dont worry about your health. A study published yesterday has shown that heavy, long term coffee drinking does not raise the risk of heart disease in most of us. So there you are. For those of us, who like our caffeine, drink with a clear conscience! Well, thats it from me for today. If you know someone, whos not getting a Levy Letter and you think they would like one, then push them in the direction of one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Click on those, click on Levy Letter, follow the instructions through and theyll get their first Levy Letter as soon as theyve subscribed. Thank you for reading. Join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm. Bye for now 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
