BBC Lincolnshire Live on Thursday 27 October 2016

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News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Friday
Live updates on Thursday 27 October 2016

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Headlines across Lincolnshire this lunchtimepublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Natasha Turney
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Latest headlines from our Lincolnshire newsroom:
- A coroner has ruled that a mother and daughter shot dead in Spalding were unlawfully killed
- A Lincolnshire MP has been elected to Parliament's Brexit watchdog select committee
- City of Lincoln Council says work on the transport hub won't disrupt the Christmas market
Right royal day out at the palace as Lincoln teens meet the Dukepublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Lincolnshire Echo
The first four students from the new Lincoln University Technical College to earn a top award with royal patronage , externalhave returned from a capital date.
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Elected mayor plan unclear after votespublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Plans for a Mayoral Combined Authority for Greater Lincolnshire remain unclear after votes by all 10 councils involved.
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Spalding inquest: Family say 'Our world is a darker place'published at 10:59 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Carla George
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The brothers of Charlotte Hart, Luke and Ryan, issued this statement after the coroner's verdicts this morning:
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Charlotte and our mum were our inspiration and our purpose in life, they were the two most virtuous and beautiful people we have ever encountered. It is not possible to describe how unfairly and how cruelly they have been taken from us. Our world is a darker place because they have gone."
Luke and Ryan Hart, Statement
Spalding inquest: Mother and daughter unlawfully killedpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
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Carla George
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
A coroner has said that a mother and daughter who were fatally shot in Spalding were unlawfully killed.
Lance Hart, 57, used a shotgun to kill his wife Claire Hart, 50, and daughter Charlotte Hart,19, (pictured) near the Castle Swimming Pool on Pinchbeck Road in July.
Lance Hart then committed suicide using the gun.
Coroner Paul Cooper described Hart's actions as "cold and chilling".
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Lincoln MP elected to Parliament's Brexit watchdogpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
The MP for Lincoln, Karl McCartney, has been elected by his fellow Conservative Members of Parliament to sit on the newly-created select committee to oversee the work of the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Last week Labour's Hilary Benn was elected to chair the cross-party committee.
Concert to raise funds for Lincoln Bomber Command Centrepublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
The Lincolnite
A concert featuring a Lincolnshire choir and concert band, external will take place to raise money for the International Bomber Command Centre.
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Weather Watchers: Another great sunrisepublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
BBC Weather Watchers
We had some fantastic pictures of the sunrise sent to us from across the county yesterday and we've had some more stunners today.
This picture was taken in Lincoln and sent to us by weather watcher RachelT44:
This comes from Binbrook. Thanks to weather watcher cloudybutnice:
Bus wrecked by blazepublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
We told you yesterday that a double-decker bus had caught fire at Sutton Bridge.
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This is what is left of the vehicle after the fire.
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Headlines across Lincolnshire this morningpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Headlines this morning from our Lincolnshire newsroom:
- The inquest into the deaths of three people who died in a shooting incident in Spalding begins today
- Firefighters warn of the dangers of hoarding flammable material in the home
- South Holland District Council votes in support of a 'Greater Lincolnshire' devolution deal being offered by the government
Traffic and travel: A clear start to Thursdaypublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
BBC Travel
Not much to report from the county's roads at the moment which is always a good thing.
No doubt that will change as people head to work.
Weather across Lincolnshire todaypublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
Breezy, but mainly dry, although cloudy.
Brighter spells are likely at times especially in the east.
Some light drizzle over higher areas but staying fairly mild throughout.
Good morning, welcome to Lincolnshire livepublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Hello from Lincoln, Alex here. I'm ready to bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the county.
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Ready? Well then here we go.