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Live updates on Friday 8 September 2017
Peter Clarke, the Mayor of North Lincolnshire, has been speaking to Radio Humberside about the Tour of Britain.
The cyclists set off from Normanby Hall this morning, with the race due to finish at Scunthorpe's Central Park at around 15:30.
Thousands of spectators have been lining the route all day.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was injured by an object thrown through the window of a moving bus in Cleethorpes last month.
The bus was travelling along Grimsby Road in Cleethorpes at about 21:40 on Saturday 16 August when the unknown object was thrown by a gang of youths.
The man, who was leaning against the window, suffered injuries to his ear.
Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
MPs are heading back to Westminster as the summer recess comes to an end, including the MP for Grantham and Stamford Nick Boles, who'd been absent before the summer break.
He spent six months undergoing treatment for a tumour in his head and had his first constituency day last Friday:
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The trust running hospitals in Goole, Scunthorpe and Grimsby will be partnered with a trust in Lancashire as it looks to improve its standards of care and finances.
The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust was placed into special measures earlier this year and criticised by the Care Quality Commission.
The new partnership will allow the trust to access new advice and support to help improve standards, according to NHS officials.
Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It's been pretty dark and dismal so far today and the outbreaks of rain are expected to spread east across the region becoming heavy at times.
Some brighter spells are likely during the afternoon, before further outbreaks of rain spread east later, with the odd heavier burst possible.
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News
The top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime include:
This isn't something you see every day...
With the Tour of Britain now under way, here are the police outriders setting off from Normanby Hall to clear the route:
Only 111 miles to go to reach the end of today's race.
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The Tour of Britain is heading across North Lincolnshire today.
The cyclists left Normanby Hall at 11:00 this morning and will finish - after pedalling about 111 miles - in Central Park, Scunthorpe.
Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of North Lincolnshire and some of the world's top cyclists are taking part in the race, including Olympic medalist Mark Cavendish.
Look at the gorgeous sky captured over Somersby the other day by BBC Weather Watcher Ar.
A splendid shot!:
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Police have released the identity of the man who died after an incident outside a bar in Cleethorpes over the weekend.
Michael Hawkins, 58, (pictured below) who lived in the town, died after an altercation on Sunday evening.
Now, 27-year-old Paul Taylor, of Holyoake Road has been charged with manslaughter.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceMr Taylor will appear in court later today.
Two men who were arrested on suspicion of affray have been released under investigation.
A woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been unconditionally released.
David Harrison
BBC Radio Humberside
The bunting is out in Crowle in North Lincolnshire as fans await the Tour of Britain riders.
The town hosts one of Stage Three's intermediate sprints.
Thousands of spectators are expected to line the 178km route from Normanby Hall to Scunthorpe's Central Park.
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Refugee doctors from war-torn countries are to be offered a safe haven - and jobs - here in Lincolnshire.
Doctors now living in the UK will be invited to settle in the county to help with the NHS recruitment crisis.
The county's hospital trust regards staffing issues as a main contributor to their £30.7m deficit.
They'll be given help with accommodation and language with the aim of fast-tracking them into work.
Retired GP Dr Andrew Mowatt, who's behind the project, says they're badly needed:
Quote MessageWe know we're short of over 70 GPs and over 90 hospital doctors in Lincolnshire alone. So what we get is the knowledge that there are more doctors coming in to join the pool of people looking after them
Dr Andrew Mowatt
Today's the day!
Stage Three of the Tour of Britain gets underway in North Lincolnshire this morning.
It's the second major cycling event to head to our region following the Tour de Yorkshire earlier this year, external.
Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, says the area is ready for the big event:
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Maggie Curtis
News Editor, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
The Country, Land and Business Association lobby group has given its backing to maintain Lincolnshire's last remaining livestock market.
East Lindsey District Council has proposed three options for the site in Louth - to keep it, close it or move it. A consultation on its future - which ends tomorrow - has had more than 3000 responses.
Claire Wright - Regional Surveyor for the Country, Land and Business Association - says they feel quite optimistic:
Quote MessageThe market is absolutely vital for the livestock farmers in Lincolnshire, the next nearest one is in Newark, Hull or Thirsk. Agriculture can be a very lonely profession and it gives farmers a place to network with friends and peers.
Claire Wright, CLA
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
You may remember that last January three sperm whales washed up on the Lincolnshire coast, one at Skegness and two at Gibraltar Point.
It was a sad sight to see and they weren't the only ones. In total 29 sperm whales washed ashore on both sides of the North Sea.
People across the Europe wanted to know just why they had ended up in such shallow waters before ultimately starving to death and washing in.
There was speculation that they'd been disturbed by off shore wind turbines or chased squid too far but now researchers in Germany say they believe that they got confused by solar storms.
If they're big enough these storms can distort the Earth's magnetic field - which the researchers say the whales use to navigate.
It's still only a theory but large solar storms were recorded shortly before the strandings.
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BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
A mild but cloudy start to the day with outbreaks of rain.
Here's my full forecast:
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Hello from Lincoln. Alex here, ready to bring you all the very latest from across the county.
We'll have news, travel. sport and weather updates throughout the day so keep checking back to see what's new.
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The NHS trust that runs the main hospitals in Lincolnshire is facing a projected deficit of £75m.
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BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
That's all from me and the team today, we'll be back with more of the very latest from across the county tomorrow morning from 08:00.
Until then I'll leave you with five things we've learned today:
"Come on mate, we're off!"
