Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Here's a video from my colleague David Sykes who's tracking Flying Scotsman through Lincolnshire this lunchtime.

Here's the loco in all its glory in Saxilby station:

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom:

• Lincolnshire's hospitals are failing on three key targets according to a new BBC study
• A row over a floating restaurant on Lincoln's Brayford Pool continues
• Flying Scotsman is making its way through the county this afternoon

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A Skegness laundry firm is celebrating after securing a contract to supply 20,000 pieces of workwear to Scunthorpe-based British Steel.

Micronclean, which also has sites in Louth and Grantham, has sent a 25-strong team to measure up the company's 4,500 employees.

Image source, British Steel

British Steel's deputy chief executive Paul Martin said “Where possible we always try to work with local companies so we’re pleased to be working with another Lincolnshire business in Micronclean.

“I’m sure our employees will also be extremely proud to finally wear British Steel branded workwear."

The British Steel logo - pictured above - was produced by Lincoln-based Ruddocks Design and Print.

The world famous steam engine, the Flying Scotsman, is passing through the region today.

It's due to stop in Saxilby, near Lincoln at 12:20 and at Lincoln Central at 12:45 on it's way to Peterborough.

It will also pass through Metheringham, Ruskington, Sleaford, Quadring and Spalding.

Trainspotters are being urged to keep off the tracks, with Network Rail asking spectators to only take photos from safe areas.

It also warns against drones being flown, reminding enthausiasts flying them within 50 metres of the railway is illegal.

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

A meat processing company that supplies Europe and Australia has confirmed it's bought out one of Grimsby's biggest employers in an £80m deal.

Seafood company Icelandic Seachill was put up for sale in April. It has around 1,400 employees and sales of around £260m a year.

Cambridgeshire based Hilton Food Group says Seachill will become a standalone division of the firm with existing managers remaining in place.

Rob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport

There's a university challenge of a different kind taking place in Lincoln tonight.

This is the Cathedral Cup where the University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University football teams battle it out for the coveted title and trophy.

Image source, Getty Images

The match takes place at the Lincoln City FC groung SIncil Bank from 19.00 and it's the third time it's taken place.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Police have just issued this picture to try to trace missing 16-year-old Kye Albelda who is also known as Kye Bowry.

Kye went missing from Lincoln on October 15 and officers think he may have travelled to London or the Doncaster area.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Kye is 6ft tall, of slim build, with plaited hair, and was last seen wearing blue Nike tracksuit bottoms and sweatshirt.

Officers are appealing to Kye to make contact and let someone know he is safe and well. If you have seen him call police on 101.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A row over plans to build a second floating restaurant on Brayford Pool in Lincoln continues.

Last year planning permission to build another eatery was unanimously turned down by the city council's planning committee.

But the plans have now been approved after an appeal to the planning inspectorate.

Image source, Stem Architects

They were drawn up by the Brayford Trust which is responsible for the upkeep of the pool. It says it needs the money from the restaurant to pay dredging costs.

But the Lincoln Civic Trust says a second restaurant is unnecessary and other ways should be found of finding cash to pay the bills.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It's going to be bright this morning but there'll be spells of patchy light rain closer to the coast and cloud increasing through the day.

Here's my full forecast:

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Fire and ambulance crews in Sleaford will soon be under one roof.

A new joint station is still being built on Eastgate at a cost of £6m.

Image source, Lincolnshire County Council/Mouchel

It's hoped the work will be completed by next spring.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Good morning from Lincoln. I'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the county until 18.00 today.

We love to hear from you, so get in touch by sending an email, or messaging on Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

Send in your pictures, news or info about what's happening where you are and we'll try to include it here.

Big-spending Billericay Town progress to the first round of the FA Cup after a 2-1 win at sixth-tier Brackley Town.

Sean Raggett's header earns Lincoln three points at Swindon Town in League Two.

The new pup's arrival at the Donna Nook reserve beat last year's first birth by nine days.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

That's all from me for this fine Tuesday, we will be back tomorrow morning at 08:00 with more rolling news.

Breaking news, sport, weather and travel updates will appear ovenight.

I'll leave you with five things we didn't know this morning:

• Have Lincolnshire's house prices been rising faster than those in London?
• An ex-police officer says the TV programme Crimewatch was a "vital" tool for police forces
• A lunch club set up to combat loneliness is being hailed as a success by attendees
• A shopping centre is recruiting 'Toy Experts'
• And, the first seal born on the Lincolnshire coast this season is adorable

William Wright
Presenter BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Authorities are trying to find families willing to adopt seven children in Lincolnshire.

Image source, Thinkstock

Events are being held over the next few days, external to help people understand the challenges and rewards of adopting.

Anne Johnson, from the Adoption Service says it's difficult to find adopters for sibling groups, children who are over five and also children with disabilities and special needs.

Anne says it can be a difficult but worthwhile journey:

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Changes to the constituency boundaries in Lincoln could affect the likelihood of a Conservative MP for city.

This is despite the Labour Party saying that the proposed changes are for the government to pursue "their own political advantage rather than what is in the best interest of the country".

Image source, GOV

Our political reporter has been analysing the border changes:

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

An ex-police officer says she is "disappointed" to hear that the long running BBC TV programme Crimewatch is to be cancelled after 33 years on the box.

Helen Evans appeared on the programme in 2015 after new evidence in the murder of Julie Pacey (pictured) from Grantham emerged.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Although the murderer was never discovered, Helen says the TV appeal allowed them to eliminate people from the investigation.

She says the end of the programme is the end of an era:

A man has been charged with stealing a charity bucket in Mablethorpe.

Jordan Lambert, aged 21, of Victoria Road Mablethorpe has been charged with theft after a bucket went missing at a shop yesterday.

He'll appear before magistrates at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on 16 November.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

New seal pups don't usually arrive at Donna Nook nature reserve until November.

But it seems that one seal has decided to provide us with a sneak preview of how adorable they are by delivering the first of the season early.

Can we get an 'awwww' for this?

Image source, Gareth Watcham

Experts at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust say "it is a little unusual" for the birth to happen so early.

Wardens think it gave birth early because it was fed well and had "had a good year".