Lincoln A&E will 'struggle overnight' at weekend
Multi-million pound Horncastle and Louth flood scheme unveiled
Number of cyclists killed in road collisions on the rise
Butlins boss calls for clarity over EU migration plans
Woman dies in A52 crash in Newton
Updates on Friday 28 July 2017
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
A few showers are possible at first, but otherwise largely dry with sunny spells, before cloud thickens again during the afternoon.
Outbreaks of rain will then spread north-east, turning heavy and persistent by the evening.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
A woman has died and two other people are in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A52 yesterday, police say.
Traffic came to standstill and the road was shut both ways in Newton after the incident involving a heavy goods vehicle and a blue Suzuki car.
Lincolnshire Police want any witnesses to get in touch.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
A flood scheme to protect more than 350 homes in Louth and Horncastle will be unveiled later.
Homes in the town were badly affected by heavy rainfall in 2007 and again in 2014.
Image source, Ian HolmesConstruction on the £6.5m Louth scheme and the £8.1m Horncastle scheme started in summer 2015.
It's hoped the flood storage reservoirs will significantly reduce the threat of flooding and stop scenes like the ones above.
It really started to clear up after a wet day yesterday evening leading to this glimpse of a rainbow as the sun began to set in Nettleham.
Thanks to Daviation for sending it in:
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
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Other responses suggested the man looked like Richard O' Brien from the Crystal Maze, or Jasper Carrott.
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Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
So, that's it for Thursday - we'll be back bright and early with more live updates from 08:00 tomorrow and breaking news, sport or travel will appear throughout the night.
There's just time before we go to have a quick look back at five things we've found out over the course of the day:
Bye for now!
Suzy Lawson
BBC Look North
The first images of what a major development in the centre of Grimsby will look like have been released.
The £20 million plans to transform the Riverhead area include a new cinema and seven restaurants.
An official planning application has now been submitted to the council.
Image source, Leslie Jones Architecture
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
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A housing association based in Boston could merge with one which has it's headquarters in Grimsby.
Consultation begins today on plans for Shoreline in North East Lincolnshire to join Boston Mayflower.
Officials say combining services would make them more efficient. If approved the new organisation would look after almost 13,000 homes.
Image source, Shoreline/Boston Mayflower
George Smith
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
You'll need the sound up for this... It's Christos Spiteri from Scunthorpe performing his new song 'Tears' live in session for BBC Introducing in Lincolnshire.
You can hear the full session on the programme on Saturday night at 20:00 on BBC Radio Lincolnshire or on the iPlayer after that.
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
A 14-year-old boy was punched in the face in what police have described as a "seemingly random, motiveless attack" on the Lincolnshire coast.
Officers say the teenager, from Leicestershire, was walking back to his holiday caravan park on Walls Lane, Ingoldmells, when it happened.
Image source, GoogleThey're appealing for witnesses to the attack, which happened at around 22:00 on Sunday night.
William Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
New recruits to Lincolnshire Police should get a better starting salary.
That's according to the county's Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones.
He says that would help recruitment after a disappointing number of people applied for the latest roles:
Maggie Curtis
News Editor, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Firefighters have criticised hoax callers after a false alarm in Lincoln this morning.
Two city crews were called to Cannon Street in the city just before 12:00.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue has condemned the caller and says they wasted firefighters' time when they could have been helping others.
BBC News Travel
Earlier we heard about problems on the rails between Boston and Skegness.
Engineers said they would have the points fixed by 15:00 - and they have!
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Here's the latest e-fit picture from Lincolnshire Police - appealing for help after an incident in Bourne last Wednesday.
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Scott Dalton
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Boston's Market Place will host a festival cycling tomorrow - with some unconventional contraptions on display alongisde the more traditional two wheelers.
Children can have a go on the KMX Kart track (below) and the whole family can ride on the multi-pedal mega bus.
Open from 10:00 to 15:00, the open-air event is entirely free and organised by the Boston Big Local group which aims to promote the town.
Image source, Boston Big LocalQuote MessageLast year's marvellous event was such a success, with its combination of interactive fun and information, that we thought everyone deserved another chance to experience it for themselves."
Richard Tory, Boston Big Local
Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
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Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Nurses are highlighting what they say is growing pressure on staff shortages at our hospitals at Lincoln County Hospital.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing in Lincoln are holding an awareness event today.
The union says a 1% pay cap is putting people off joining the profession.
Nationally there are 40,000 nurse vacancies.
BBC News Travel
Looks like the problems on the railway between Boston and Skegness could last a while.
Here's what National Rail Enquiries is saying now:
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