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  • Updates on Friday 3 March 2017

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Harry Parkhill

  1. House car crash neighbour on devastation

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    More now on this car which crashed into a bedroom in Tetney (near Louth).

    Our reporter has visited the house:

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  2. Hollywood coaches teaching Lincoln students self-defence

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Students at the University of Lincoln will have the chance to be taught self-defence by a company who've trained Hollywood stars.

    liam neeson christian balePA/BBC

    Self-Defence Lab have trained Taken star Liam Neeson and Batman actor Christian Bale (pictured) for roles in some of their movies.

    The company will be teaching students self-defence as part of the Student Union's "Never OK" campaign which begins today.

    The lessons are to encourage confidence in students to help them "stand against bullying, harrassment and discrimination".

  3. In Pictures: World Book Day

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    It's World Book Day and schoolchildren here in Lincolnshire have been taking part by dressing up as their favourite characters from books.

    It seems Harry Potter is popular... who'd have guessed:

    kidsBenjamin Moorcroft
    harry potterClaire Dunlop
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  4. Pictures: House damaged by car crashing into it

    Jake Zuckerman
    BBC Look North

    We mentioned earlier that two people have been injured after a car crashed into a house in Tetney near Louth.

    I've been down to the house itself, take a look at the damage:

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    Structural engineers have been in to assess the damage.

  5. Don't panic - Iron chairman tells fans

    Scunthorpe chairman Peter Swann asks fans to keep faith in the team after a run of six games without a win.

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  6. Acting chief says Humberside Police have improved

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Local Live, Hull

    Garry Forsyth is the Acting Chief Constable of Humberside Police following Justine Curran's departure last week.

    He says they're disappointed by a new report from HMIC which says they require improvement as he believes they have got better since they were given the same rating last year.

    Garry Forsyth

    We know there’s more to do and we’re determined to get this service to good status and then outstanding, but it’s a long-term plan. We have to make sure that we constantly review, change and improve all of our processes and systems, and we’re doing that. We have some of the most passionate and dedicated people in the force and I’m proud to lead them."

    Temporary Chief Constable, Garry Forsyth , Humberside Police

  7. Your headlines this lunchtime

    Barbara Stimpson
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Here's quick recap of some of the top stories from Lincolnshire today:

  8. Travel latest: Jackknifed lorry closes A1

    BBC Travel

    A lorry has jackknifed on the A1 in Lincolnshire and is causing major delays.

    It happened between the A47 at Wandsford and Wittering.

  9. Major Lincoln employer bought out by rival

    Martin Slack
    BBC Lincolnshire

    A business which has hundreds of Lincoln employees has been bought out by one of its biggest rivals.

    It's understood the takeover could lead to job losses.

    buildingGoogle

    Danwood, an office technology supply company, employs 400 people in Lincoln.

    A rival from Kent, Apogee, has just bought the company for an undisclosed sum.

  10. Watch: Police Chief Constable welcomes "good" rating

    Melvyn Prior
    Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Lincolnshire's new Police Chief Constable Bill Skelly, told me that the report from police watchdog HMIC has a lot of good news in it.

    But he disagrees with national headlines about the police force being in "meltdown":

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    Chief Constable Bill Skelly is live in the Hotseat on BBC Radio Lincolnshire for the first hour of today's mid-morning show.

  11. Hundreds of ties donated for charity

    Peter Levy
    Presenter, BBC Look North

    It all started with me, apparently.

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    A Grimsby charity is asking for your donations to turn neck-ties into handy items like the ones below.

    They used my old tie to make these:

    tiesOCC Grimsby/Twitter

  12. Car crashes into house in Tetney

    Corazon Garcia
    Newsreader - BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Two men have been injured, one seriously, after a car was driven into a house in Tetney near Louth.

    police signPolice

    The Black Audi hit the building on Town Rd in the village late last night.

    Police say it's caused "extensive damage" to the house.

    The driver, a 26-year-old man, has been taken to Hull Royal Infirmary. He received serious but not life-threatening injuries.

    A 19-year-old man was in the house at the time he was treated in hospital for minor injuries. 

  13. Boy injured by bus in Gainsborough

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    A boy has been taken to hospital after being injured by a bus in Gainsborough this morning.

    The collision happened at 9AM this morning on Baines road (pictured).

    More information as we get it.

    baines roadGoogle

  14. Volunteers to solve Boston's "dismal" Christmas light problem

    If you went to Boston over the Christmas period, you may have noticed an absence of Christmas lights:

    town centre

    At the time, Boston Borough Council couldn't justify the £40,000 cost of decorating the town with festive lights, critics labelled it as "dismal".

    Now it seems that a team of volunteers has been set up to do the job instead.

    There's been £10,000 worth of funding promised for the group, and they're considering crowdfunding and other options to pay for this year's lights.

    It's hoped the quality will return to that of years gone by (pictured below).

    Everybody was very disappointed with what happened... It can't be any worse than last year

    Nigel Welton , Chairman of Boston Town Area Committee

    christmas lightsChristopher Lewis

  15. Lincolnshire Police rated "good" by police watchdog

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    The police watchdog HMIC (Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary) has rated the county's force as "good", the second highest rating.

    Only one police force in the country was given the best rating of "outstanding".

    lincs police

    Last year Lincolnshire Police was rated as requiring improvement.

    Zoe Billingham is the inspector who has written this year's report, she says it could still be better at tracking down wanted suspects:

    information is related to a wanted person is circulated on a national computer and officers think that's the end of it, it isn't. They still need in Lincolnshire to continue to make all of their inquiries to find that person and bring them to justice.

    Zoe Billingham, HMIC

  16. HMIC raise concerns about Humberside Police

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Local Live, Hull

    Humberside Police has been told they must improve.

    Inspectors say the force is "routinely failing" in the way they deal with vulnerable victims of crime.Humberside Police says improvements have already been made. 

    Humberside Police sign

    Humberside Police says improvements have already been made.

    We are disappointed with the overall grading of ‘requires improvement’ and in particular the grading of ‘inadequate’ for protecting vulnerable people. However, since the inspection took place last September, we’ve made huge leaps forward in this area, and I’m pleased that HMIC have acknowledged this in the report. The HMIC inspection team made a return visit in November and were encouraged by the immediate response by the force to the issues identified."

    Garry Forsyth, Temporary Chief Constable

  17. Listen: Grantham deaf woman frightened by health tourism accusation

    Scott Dalton
    Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Dena Bryant, a deaf woman from Grantham, says she's been left frightened by NHS staff who accused her of health tourism.

    This is what she told us on the Radio Linconlshire Breakfast show earlier:

    Dena Bryant says she was 'interrogated' by staff

  18. Grantham deaf woman accused of health tourism

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    A Grantham woman - who is completely deaf - says she's been left upset after staff "interrogated" her over her birthplace.

    Dena Bryant

    Dena Bryant (pictured) says staff at Grantham District Hospital didn't believe that she was born and bred in the town.

    Hospital bosses have a legal obligation to check whether people are eligible for free non-emergency NHS treatment.

    But Dena said it was a frightening experience:

    ULHT sent us this statement in response:

    "We are sorry to hear of Ms Bryant's concerns. Due to patient confidentiality we cannot discuss individual patient cases. We will of course investigate the complaint and talk to Ms Bryant as soon as possible."

    Maxine Hughes, ULHT

  19. Watch: This morning's forecast is cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Feeling chilly in the wind but there'll be some sunny spells this afternoon. Here's my full forecast:

  20. Good morning! Welcome to our live coverage for today

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Good morning from our Lincolnshire newsroom, it's me Harry guiding you through today's breaking news.

    I'll have sports, travel and weather updates all day too.

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