Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live

There's been a picture doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter of a man attempting to remove a tooth of one of the dead whales. 

We haven't been able to verify the validity of the photo but the Chief Inspector responsible for operational policing across East Lindsey had this to say:

Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live

Ninety-year-old Roy Dowson from Burton near Lincoln is meeting with county councillors this afternoon as part of an ongoing dispute over his garden hedge.  

He's been told to cut back the Yew Tree hedge because it's partially blocking the pavement. 

But Roy says cutting it would destroy it. 

You have to admit, it does look very impressive.

Police say they've found Amina Smith - the 14-year-old reported missing from Bourne earlier.

Lincolnshire Echo

A Lincolnshire dementia unit has been transformed with 1950s decor, external to help patients reminisce about their past and rekindle their memories.

Image source, Lincolnshire Echo

Earlier I told you East Lindsey District Council were making plans to remove three dead sperm whales from Skegness beach. 

Well, here's the latest update from the authority:

The whales washed up on the coast at the weekend. A fourth was found a bit further south at Wainfleet yesterday, work's ongoing on how that will be dealt with.

You're being asked to help find Amina Smith, who's gone missing from Bourne.

She was last seen at the town's bus station yesterday afternoon, after school.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Lincolnshire Police say she was expected home but did not return. She's 5ft 2ins tall and was wearing school uniform when she was last seen. 

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live

These shocking pictures show what happens when fly-tippers find somewhere quiet to dump rubbish.

A staggering 6.5 tonnes of rubbish was removed from this bridleway near Caistor.

Image source, West Lindsey District Council

Image source, West Lindsey District Council

 West Lindsey District Council says it cost an estimated £1,500 to shift.  

Scott Dalton
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Earlier I told you that council bosses have decided the iconic Sutton on Sea beach huts shouldn't be opened this year because they're "unsafe", external.

Well I went to the coast yesterday to get some of your views on the matter. Have a listen.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Police are warning people to be careful after a man was scammed out of his money by fraudsters pretending to be from a loan company, external.

Officers say victims get a call after looking online for a loan. The scammers say the loan has been approved but an upfront fee is required before the money can be released.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live

Council bosses in charge of removing the carcasses of three dead sperm whales from Skegness beach say contractors will be brought in "in the next few days".

East Lindsey District Council is responsible for removing the mammals - because of the risk to public health.

Image source, Carl Smith

A council spokesman said: "Whilst it is important the removal is done quickly, it’s also important it’s done properly and that’s the council’s focus."  

Grimsby Telegraph

The top performing school in North East Lincolnshire is standing firm on its strict hair colour policy as an angry mum threatens to pull her teen daughter out of the organisation., external

Image source, Grimsby Telegraph

Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live

The City of Lincoln Council has approved changes to plans for the new transport hub.

Essentially the new bus station and the shopping area will be built in two phases.

Image source, Lincoln City Council

Hopefully that's of some comfort if you're reading this while stuck on a bus on Canwick Hill. 

Scott Dalton
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

They're part of the Lincolnshire coast experience for many holidaymakers, but some beach huts are facing the chop.

Chalets at Sutton on Sea have been condemned as unsafe by council chiefs, external but "must be saved" according to campaigners.

I was on the coast yesterday and visitors said they didn't want them to go. 

Councillor Steve Kirk from East Lindsey District Council says he's working with a voluntary group who have "exciting ideas" to take them on.

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Hiccups are annoying at the best of times but can you imagine being unable to stop for eight years?

Well that's exactly the situation Lisa Graves from Lincoln is in - take a look:

There'll be more about this on Look North later. 

BBC Travel

Traffic's building up in Bourne town centre as roadworks continue. Problems at the Main Road junction with the A15 Bourne Road.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed a sharp increase in unexpected deaths over the last few years.

There were 29 reported last year compared with 13 across Lincolnshire three years ago.

However the NHS is saying it's because there's more awareness of mental health problems. 

Lincolnshire Echo

Bones unearthed in the village of Stickney, external are thought to be up to 200 years old, it has been revealed.

Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live

A beautiful yet tragic scene on Lincolnshire's coast this morning.

News broke yesterday that another whale had beached further south in Wainfleet, if you include the one that arrived in Norfolk last Friday the total is now five in the UK. 

The BBC's online magazine has been running a feature on why whales wash ashore that you can view here.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live

• Scientists are continuing their examination of four sperm whales that washed ashore in Lincolnshire

• Revised plans for a multi-million pound transport hub in Lincoln have been approved
• A community group's offered to take over the running of the council-owned beach huts on the Lincolnshire coast after the council said they were no longer fit for use

BBC Travel

There's the usual jam on the way into Lincoln on the A15 southbound. Traffic's moving well on all other routes around the county this morning.