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Latest updates on Friday 2 December
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
Mostly dry with variable cloud increasing. Turing cloudier with some showery rain expected to spread to coastal areas from the North Sea.
Mainly light winds, but feeling a little chilly.
Highs of 8C.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
After a successful tour of the Middle East and Asia the Red Arrows have come back home to Lincolnshire.
They're based at RAF Scampton and decided to do a quick flyover past Lincoln's Christmas Market.
They were so quick we almost missed them!
Rob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport
Tonight on Friday Football we have the quarter final draw of the Lincolnshire FA Sunday Cup.
Just eight teams remain and the FA even are allowing me to draw the away teams for the first time ever!
Find out who's got who from 18:00.
Sleaford Standard
As UKIP supporters in Sleaford and North Hykeham, external prepare for a visit by their newly elected leader Paul Nuttall tomorrow evening they have unveiled their campaign office in Sleaford.
Image source, Sleaford StandardA £16m water pumping station opens in an area of Hull badly hit by flooding a decade ago.
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BBC Travel
Traffic on the A15 has returned to normal after a crash this morning.
Two vehicles collided near the Heath Lane junction.
Fares for rail passengers across Lincolnshire will rise by up to 2.5% from January 2, 2017, industry leaders have confirmed. , external
Image source, The LincolniteRob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport
The world of football has been rocked by allegations of acts of sexual abuse committed on former players.
The latest has come from former Chelsea player Gary Johnson, who says he was assaulted "hundreds of times" whilst at the club.
Now Alan Long, Lincoln City's Community and Player Liaison Officer, says stringent checks for everyone who works with children in sport is a must:
User rons park captured this superb sunset:
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Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Tim Farron is coming to the country this morning fresh from a by-election victory in the Richmond Park seat in South West London.
Lib Dem Sarah Olney - who voted against Brexit - beat former Tory MP Zac Goldsmith.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Farron says he thinks the vote shows his party also has a chance in the by-election in Sleaford and North Hykeham next week:
A full list of the candidates standing for the seat can be found here.
Paul Russell
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
The latest from the Lincolnshire newsroom:
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
A woman in her 80s has died after a car crash last night.
A white VW Caddy van and a red Renault Clio collided on the A46 Grimsby Road in Cabourne at about 20:30.
The two drivers suffered serious injuries and were taken to Hull Royal Infirmary but the woman, who was a passenger in the Clio, died at the scene.
Police want anyone who saw the crash to come forward.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Yesterday morning we told you that six rare sheep, including five pregnant ewes, had gone missing from a field in Brattleby.
At the time Police believed that the Shetland sheep had been stolen. However it turns out they'd actually managed to escape from their pen.
They were eventually discovered by residents in Aisthorpe at about 17:00. Quite the distance!
Image source, GoogleThe sheep are now back where they belong and the farmer has said they're now in a more secure field. Sounds like he feels a bit sheepish to me.
BBC Travel
The A15 in Scampton is partly blocked with slow traffic in both directions at the Heath Lane junction.
There's been an accident involving two vehicles.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
A charity supporting farmers in Lincolnshire says it's vital the county's last cattle market stays open.
Louth's cattle market held its annual Fat Stock show yesterday where farmers show and auction their finest livestock:
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But the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network, an organisation helping farmers who feel stressed and isolated, says the market is more than just a place for business:
Quote MessageIt satisfies that need to be part of a community especially when times are tough... I can quite honestly say in the last couple of months that the number of people coming to us has been unprecedented."
Alison Twiddy, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network
Scott Dalton
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
After a 60-day tour across Asia and the Middle East the Red Arrows are coming back to Lincolnshire this lunchtime.
They were originally due back yesterday but bad weather scuppered the plans.
This tour included their first performances in China, Flt Lt Marcus Ramsden told me about the rock-star reception they got there:
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Earlier this week we told you that four surgeries are set to close in January because of funding issues.
These are:
As a result 11,000 patients have to find a new surgery, although health bosses say everyone will be able to register with another practice within half a mile.
People with concerns can go to drop-in sessions.
Burton Road held a drop-in last night and two more will be held today for Arboretum and Metheringham patients.
We've had some fabulous sunsets in Lincolnshire over the past week, user mercuryb captured another one for us last night in Morton.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Headlines from our Lincolnshire newsroom this morning:
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
A dry and bright start to the day with some sunshine, tending to cloud over from the east later with some patchy rain developing, especially in coastal areas.
Maximum temperature 8C.
