Rod Whiting
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A senior doctor says the maternity service in Lincolnshire is stretched, and at times "unable to cope".

Dr Sudhakar Rao, a consultant paediatrician at Lincoln, says his team is stretched to dangerous levels at times.

On some occasions there have been only three doctors on a ward which should have had eight.

The comments came during our  debate about the future of healthcare in the county . 

Campaigners criticised proposals to centralise maternity services in Lincoln.

But Dr Rao, (pictured on the right), says the current system is struggling:

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A donkey sanctuary in Lincolnshire says it has almost run out of money to care for its animals.

Image source, Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary

Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary, external in Huttoft (near Alford) looks after 44 animals but bills are crippling the service.

Vet bills for some of the elderly donkeys can run into the thousands of pounds.  

Mark Hughes from the sanctuary says "things are very tight; we don't really have any money for contingencies".

Image source, Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary

Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Council tax increases of about £45 are expected to be voted through by Lincolnshire County Council today.

The council will vote on whether to agree to a rise of just under 4%, which equates to £45 on a Band D property.

The council say half of that money would be dedicated to adult social care.

It also said that it's already had to dip into its savings to counter government cuts.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

It seems the fallout from Storm Doris continues...

A driver whose lorry turned on its side during yesterday's gales was "saved" by the deputy police and crime commissioner yesterday.

Image source, Lincolnshire PCC

Stuart Tweedale happened to be passing when he came across the lorry on its side with diesel leaking out.

He and a friend smashed the windscreen and dragged out the driver who was said to be "a little shaken" but uninjured.

Image source, Lincolnshire PCC

BBC Travel
Lincolnshire travel

A burst water main near Skegness has led to parts of the A158 being closed.

Image source, Google

The road is closed between Lincoln Road and Middlemarsh Road.

A diversion is in place, and it's causing delays to bus services in the area.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A man who climbed on a moving train in Lincolnshire to dodge fares has been sentenced.

Image source, Google

James Webster, from Gainsborough, has been given a 12-month community order and a three-month curfew. 

Lincoln Magistrates' Court heard that the 38-year-old was drunk at the time.

Police arrived and had to chase Webster down the tracks  (pictured) towards the University of Lincoln to arrest him.

Twenty-two services were affected and two trains cancelled because of the incident.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It seems that Storm Doris is very much behind us this today.

Here's a quick look ahead at today's weather:

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Hello from our Lincolnshire newsroom, it's Harry here taking the reins today.

I'll be bringing you news, travel, sports and weather from across the county.

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Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live

Well that's all from me on what's been a very eventful day! We'll be back from 08:00 with all the latest fallout from Storm Doris and the rest of the news, travel and sport.

Meanwhile, updates will continue here throughout this evening and tonight.

Before I go, here are five things we've learned today:

• Trees have been falling left and right across the county as we bore the brunt of Storm Doris 
• The high winds have left thousands of homes without power
• A Spalding driving instructor had a lucky escape when a tree came down in front of him
• A wall collapsed on a car
• And  six fire crews have been dealing with a blaze in Lincoln 

I want to leave you with this video from our reporter Martin Slack. You can have the sound on or off...because it makes no difference!:

BBC Weather Watchers

This photo pretty much says it all about today in Lincolnshire.

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher CaistorJames for sending it in.

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live

Trees have come down and there've been power cuts, but Storm Doris has brought something else to one Lincolnshire man. Half a £20 note!

Image source, Nigel Wass

It was blown into Nigel Wass' garden in Horncastle.

Sadly, he's told us there was no sign of the other half.

Campaigners fighting to save Grimsby ice rink will find out later if it has a future.

North East Lincolnshire Council says the 40-year-old arena is too expensive to run and will make the final decision tonight on whether to close it.

Campaigners are planning a protest on the steps of Grimsby town hall later.

A Brighton fan who jumped on to the pitch side while celebrating his team's goal in their FA Cup tie at Lincoln has been given a three-year football banning order.

Matthew Clayton, 30, of Dingley Road, Rustington, climbed over the boundary wall at Sincil Bank and ran behind the Lincoln net seconds after Richie Towell put the Seagulls ahead midway through the first half of the fourth round tie.

He admitted breaching the Football Offences Act today at Lincoln Magistrates' Court and was fined £350 with £85 costs and a £35 victim surcharge on top of the ban.

Footage from driving instructor Paul Smith shows his narrow escape from a falling tree in Spalding.

Katie O'Halloran
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

This is the latest picture from the scene of a blaze in Lincoln which is being tackled by six fire crews on Doddington Road.

It's believed to be in a storage building used by electronics company Dynex.  

Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A Lincolnshire business says it's looking to expand because more people are buying electric cars.

Rolec, based near Boston, employs about 100 people and is involved in manufacturing the charging points which drivers of electric cars hook their vehicles up to.  

Naomi Nye, from the company, says business is booming:

BBC Travel

The A15 in Folkingham has reopened after, you guessed it, a tree fell and blocked it earlier.

This is what it looked like:

Image source, Nathan Cook

Bourne and Billingborough Police say local farmers helped them to clear it.

It looks like things might finally be calming down after a somewhat breezy day in Lincolnshire to say the least:

A 21-year-old man suffered head injuries during an assault in Cleethorpes yesterday.

The attack took place on Brereton Avenue at about 18:00 on Wednesday.

Three men, aged 19, 22 and 27, have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, while a fourth man is in custody on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Officers are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.