Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

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Environment Agency says many people have refused their offer of improved flood defences in Horncastle
Report says drone operators based at RAF Waddington should be given compulsory psychological support
Local taxi firm shows off their new addition... a Lamborghini
Updates on Friday 23 June 2017

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Alex Rhodes

Firefighters in Lincoln join national minute's silence for Grenfell Tower firepublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The emergency services in Lincolnshire have joined the nation in observing a minute's silence for those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Police say the number of people believed to have died has risen to 79.
Five of the dead have been formally identified.
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Watch: Did you spot Lincoln's Harry Marcus in last night's Poldark?published at 11:57 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Millions of people have watched Lincoln's Harry Marcus in BBC One's Poldark - and he's only 13!
The teenager has been rubbing shoulders with the stars.
Watch: Final preparations for the Lincolnshire Showpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Hope Bolger
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Roll up! roll up! - over 600 trade stands are planned and more than 53,000 visitors expected. What else could it be but the Lincolnshire Show?!
Not long to go now!
The event is this Wednesday and Thursday.
Drug purge on the Lincolnshire coastpublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The police were out in force on the Lincolnshire coast over the weekend as part of a crackdown on drugs.
As part of Operation California extra officers were deployed to Ingoldmells, Mablethorpe and Skegness.
They were working alongside RAF Coningsby police officers and East Lindsey District Council.
One man was arrested for possession of cocaine.
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Remembering the victims of the Grenfell fire disasterpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Richard Madden
BBC Radio Humberside
A minute's silence will be held across the region at 11 o'clock to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London.
The number of people presumed to have died is expected to rise from the current total of 58 when updated figures are released later.
Hospital ward beds cut over fire safety concernspublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Maggie Curtis
News Editor, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Fire safety concerns have forced Louth Hospital to reduce the number of beds on both Manby and Carlton wards.
Following a fire safety inspection the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust say because of the ageing fabric of the building they need to carry out some remedial work.
They've reduced the number of beds on the two wards from 50 to 16.
The trust say some patients have been transferred to other community hospitals and care providers and extra staff have been brought in on the two wards to ensure any potential risk can be mitigated.
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We would like to reassure people that this is a precautionary measure to allow us to proactively manage the safety of those in our care.”
Lisa Green, Director of Nursing and Operations at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
DONG Energy investing in Grimsby's futurepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Radio Humberside
DONG Energy is to take on trainees in a new offshore wind apprenticeship scheme, external.
They're joining up with the Grimsby Institute and trainees will be taught in a new virtual training centre opened earlier this year.
Applications for the apprenticeship scheme, external open today.
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Cash and jewellery taken in burglarypublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Police say they are investigating a burglary that happened at a house on Kenzie Drive in Sutton Bridge.
It happened sometime between 11:30 and 15:30 on Thursday 15 June.
The offenders forced entry by smashing a patio door and stole cash and jewellery.
If you know or saw anything you're being urged to call 101 and quote incident number 288 of 15 June.
'We don't want a soft Brexit' say UKIPpublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
As official negotiations for the UK to leave the EU start today, the chairman of Boston's UKIP branch says people there would be disappointed with a so-called 'soft Brexit'.
More than three quarters of people in the town voted to leave in the EU referendum.
Don Ransome believes the general election result makes a 'hard' Brexit' difficult to achieve.
What a stunner of a sunset last night!published at 09:01 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
Thanks to Chris W for sending us these great pictures of the sunset last night at Langrick near Boston.
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Watch: Boarded-up building site causing angerpublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Gemma Dawson
BBC Look North
People living near a boarded-up building site in Sutton on Sea say it's been a target for vandals and gives a bad impression to visitors.
Planning permission for the development on Alford Road was granted more than 10 years ago - but since then only a few houses have been started.
The local Mayor is now demanding action.
Watch: It's going to be another scorcher!published at 08:08 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Get your sunscreen out folks as it's going to be another fine and dry day with long spells of sunshine and top temperatures of 31C (88F)!
Here's my full forecast:
Good morning, welcome to today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Good morning! Lizzie here with you in lovely sunny Lincolnshire with your latest news, weather, sports and travel throughout the day. I'll be with you until 18:00.
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Thanks to Weather Watcher Daviation for this lovely picture of Nettleham.
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I think it'll be another blue sky day today!