Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live

BBC Lincolnshire Live has finished for today. 

Enjoy your pancakes this evening.

We're back from 08:00 tomorrow with more news from around the area. Please join us then.

Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this evening:

• Man facing attempted murder charge after fracas at paintball centre
• Hospitals across Lincolnshire making plans to deal with tomorrow's junior doctors strike
• Government cash could mean rethink over council cuts

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Here's Peter with a preview of what's on Look North at 18:30 tonight:

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Here's Keeley Donovan with the detailed weather forecast for the next few days:

BBC Travel

The A16 near Louth is now reopen after an accident involving four cars and a lorry carrying a caravan earlier this afternoon. Police say it's not thought there were any serious injuries.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

We're hearing about an accident in Old Leake, near Boston, involving a car and a moped.

Lincolnshire Police say the road's closed at Church End in the village. 

More details to follow.

Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live

Coastguard teams looking for a whale off the north Norfolk coast have suspended their search.

It was reported to be "alive and thrashing about" near Mundesley, about 50 miles away from Hunstanton, where a whale died on Thursday.  

The coastguard ended its search after there were no further sightings following the initial report. It said the whale had hopefully returned to deeper waters.

Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live

A man's been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder after an incident at a paintballing centre which left another man with serious head injuries.

Police say they were called to the site at Ancaster, near Sleaford, on Saturday afternoon. 

Image source, Google

Nathan Joseph, 22,  of no fixed address has been charged and remanded in custody until next month.

The injured man remains in a serious condition in hospital.

BBC Sport

Scunthorpe United have signed Hull City forward Greg Luer on an initial one-month loan.

Luer, 21, joined Hull in January 2015 from Isthmian League side Burgess Hill Town before joining Port Vale on loan.

Image source, Getty Images

He has scored twice in six appearances for the Tigers this season, including the winner in Hull's 1-0 Capital One Cup victory over Rochdale.

Luer will be available for the Iron's game against Southend on Tuesday, with the loan lasting until 8 March.

A man's appeared in court and denied the murder of William Baker in Grimsby earlier this year.

Mr Baker (pictured), who was known as Billy, was found dead at a house in Weelsby Street on 6 January.

Image source, Humberside Police

Steven Beaumont, 40, of no fixed address, appeared at Hull Crown Court earlier where he pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.

He has been remanded in custody to appear at the same court on 21 April for a pre-trial review. 

Mr Beaumont is expected to face a trial on 28 June.

One fire crew is still on the scene at the farm fire in Market Rasen which started this morning. There were three fire engines at the blaze earlier.

BBC Travel

The A16 is closed in both directions between the A1104 at Ulceby Cross and the A157 at Louth after an accident.

Here's a lovely picture tweeted, external by Chief Inspector Jim Tyner - who's in charge of the policing teams on the Lincolnshire coast.

The Lincolnite

French food lovers will be able to have their fill at the new Côte Brasserie which opens on Lincoln High Street, external this week after a £1 million investment.

The new restaurant, located in the former Craft Bar, will be able to cater for up to 200 people and has created around 50 new jobs for the local area.

Image source, The Lincolnite

Louise Wheeler
BBC Look North

Coastguards in North Norfolk are continuing to search for a whale that has been spotted in shallow waters. 

It was first seen at 10 o'clock this morning thrashing around 400 yards off the coast near Mundesley. 

Since then it hasn't been seen. It's hoped the whale has managed to get out of the shallow waters and escape.

In recent weeks 4 have washed up in Lincolnshire and 2 in Norfolk.

Rob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport

Just spoken with the Gainsborough Trinity manager Steve Housham who says there’s no problems with the pitch at the Northolme ahead of tonight’s National League North fixture with Brackley Town.

Saturday’s home match was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch and Housham says barring any major downpours, tonight’s match will go ahead.

It’s a chance for the Blues to move back into the top half of the table but they’ve only won 1 of their last 8 matches against tonight’s opponents.  

Police are hosting an hour-long Twitter chat today as part of Safer Internet Day: all the details you need are here, external.

Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:

• Another whale has been spotted in trouble off the east coast
• Murder accused appears in court to deny killing Grimsby man William Baker
• Cuts could be slowed by new government cash says council leader

William Wright
Presenter BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Sounds like a lot of money doesn't it - £5m? That's how much extra Lincolnshire County Council's got from the government today.

I've been talking to the leader of the authority Councillor Martin Hill just now. He says the extra money could make a difference to his cuts agenda.

Image source, Lincolnshire County Council

Slashing rural bus routes and closing Sure Start centres for families have hit the headlines in the last few days - and the council leader says the money could reduce the impact on these services.

But he adds government cuts still have four years to run. So there's more uncertainty to come, despite this multi-million pound grant.