Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Contractors are moving in this evening to place roadblocks on the entrances to Lincoln's Christmas Market which starts tomorrow.

It's part of a £140,000 policing operation for the four-day event which attracts a quarter of a million people.

Police say the blocks - which are filled with sand - are just a precaution.

They are designed to stop potential attackers from driving vehicles into crowds of people.

Su Whitaker
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport

Lincolnshire's Aaron Heading has been called up to England's shooting team for the Commonwealth Games next year on Australia's Gold Coast.

It will be the third time Heading, from Long Sutton, near Spalding, has competed in the Commonweath Games.

North Lincolnshire Council says it will continue to push for improvements to the area's patient transport service.

Image source, PA

It comes after concerns about the performance of Thames Ambulance Service, which provides transport taking people to and from hospitals and surgeries for treatment.

The council met with Thames and the local Clinical Commissioning Group yesterday to get an update on the company's performance.

Holly Mumby-Croft, chair of the North Lincolnshire Health Scrutiny Panel, says the council will "continue to hold them to account, to do it in public and to bring to the public's attention what's going on with Thames":

Rob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport

Lincoln City are through to the next round of the EFL Trophy after a 3-2 win over Accrington Stanley.

The two teams traded the lead throughout the first half, but a goal from Ollie Palmer and two from Sean Raggett (below) secured the Imps' victory.

The draw for the next round will take place on Friday.

Melvyn Prior
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

You'll need to turn the sound up to get the full festive benefit of this clip.

I've been at the early morning practice for Lincoln Cathedral's choristers as they get ready for all their carol services.

One of the events they're preparing for is the BBC Radio Lincolnshire carol service, which takes place on Sunday 17 December.

All the tickets have gone now - but you'll be able to hear it on air on Christmas morning because we're recording it on the night.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a "non-stop" collision on the A1 northbound in Lincolnshire yesterday.

Image source, Google

Officers say the incident took place between 06:45 and 07:00 on Tuesday at the Marston junction and involved a Red Kia Picanto and a lorry.

A police spokesman said: "We are eager to hear from anyone who has any information about the HGV which drove away down Toll Bar Road following the collision with the Kia."

The driver of the Kia did not suffer any injuries as a result of this collision, police say.

William Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News

Next year it's the 100th anniversary of the RAF - and preparations are going on behind the scenes for some big events.

But it's pretty hard to hide if you're practicing for a flypast...

Image source, Lisa Harding

Thanks to Lisa Harding for sending in this picture via Twitter which shows 10 Typhoon aircraft flying in formation over the Lincolnshire countryside.

It's not been officially released what the formation will be, but the aircraft in the centre of the picture clearly form a zero - so local residents are guessing the pilots are practicing forming a 100 in the sky.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Police have just released these pictures of the scene where a man died when his motorcycle was hit by a woman who was distracted by her hands-free mobile phone conversation.

Samantha Ayres, 34, (pictured bottom) of West Street, Horncastle, was jailed for three years and banned from driving for four and half years earlier today for the crash which killed David Kirk, 26.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

The crash happened on Baumber Road, Horsington, near Horncastle in November 2016.

Ayres had denied causing death by dangerous driving but was found guilty by a jury last month.

Lincoln Crown Court had heard she was having a conversation on her hands-free phone when the crash happened.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A driver who killed a motorcyclist while making a hands-free phone call has just been jailed for three years at Lincoln Crown Court.

Samantha Ayres, 34, killed David Kirk (below) who was 26, at Horsington, near Horncastle, when she was on the wrong side of the road.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Ayres of West Street, Horncastle, was also banned from driving for four and half years.

She had denied causing death by dangerous driving, but was found guilty at the end of last month.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Detectives have launched an inquiry into the death of a man who was found with serious injuries in Ingoldmells in the early hours of this morning.

Lincolnshire Police says officers were called to an address in Chapman Court just before 02:30 where a man in his 20s was found with "serious injuries".

He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later. A woman, also in her 20s, has been arrested and is currently being questioned.

Officers have appealed for information.

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A £5.4m improvement project at a notorious road junction in south Lincolnshire will be open three months ahead of schedule, it's been announced today.

A second roundabout's been built on the A17 at Peppermint Junction where the road joins the A151.

Image source, Lincolnshire County Council

Until now it's been a T-junction, which was difficult to pull into and out of because of increasingly heavy traffic on the A17.

Work was supposed to be completed in February, but Lincolnshire County Council says it's now finished the project within its budget.

Police in North Lincolnshire are warning about more slow-moving lorries between Immingham and Goxhill today.

Here's a picture of them setting off from the docks a few minutes ago. The lorry is carrying part of a tunnelling machine.

It's all part of a National Grid operation to bore a tunnel under the Humber to carry a new gas pipe.

Image source, Humberside Police

Lucy Parry
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Over 150,000 GP appointments were missed in Lincolnshire last year according to new figures released by the county's NHS.

Medics say that's over 1,000 days of medical time wasted.

Now doctors who are fed up with patients not turning up are launching a campaign to encourage people to get in touch if they can't make the appointment.

The ‘Forgotten Something’ campaign starts later this month and will run across the county.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

We've just had a few more details from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue about a house fire at Usselby, near Market Rasen which happened last night.

The brigade says the detached house on Caistor Road involved was in the process of being renovated but was home to a family who all escaped.

A spokesman said: "There was serious damage to the roof and first floor, also to 75% of the ground floor. Crews attended from Market Rasen, Caistor, Binbrook, Lincoln North, Humberside and Louth."

It's thought the fire was caused by a spark from a chimney. Fire officers are due to return to the building later today to check it is safe.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Boston's new flood barrier could mean a reduction in insurance prices in the town, according to the local council leader.

Currently parts of the borough are at high risk of flooding and after a tidal surge in 2013, which inundated homes (below), premiums have rocketed.

Image source, Boston Borough Council

But yesterday the government approved the £100m Boston flood barrier - the biggest investment in flood protection outside London.

The leader of Boston Borough Council Michael Cooper says he hopes that will mean insurance companies will redraw their risk maps - leading to lower costs for residents.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A house in Usselby near Market Rasen has been severely damaged in a fire believed to have been caused by a spark from a chimney.

Six fire crews have been tackling the blaze on Caistor Road - which has damaged the entire property, according to Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue.

There are no reports of anyone being injured in the fire which started at about 20.00 last night.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A dry, mild but cloudy day for much of the region, with some brighter spells in the east. It will turn windy through the day.

Here's my full forecast:

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.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

That's it from me and the team in Lincoln for today.

We'll be back with more live updates from 08:00 tomorrow, meanwhile breaking news, sport and travel will continue here throughout the night.

Just before we sign off for the evening, there's time to look back at five things we've discovered during the day:

• Boston will soon have a £100m barrier to protect it from flooding
• Rail bosses hope extra trains will take the strain out of travelling to Lincoln Christmas Market
• A massive tunnel's being bored beneath Lincolnshire to carry a gas main under the Humber
• There's a revival plan on the cards for some of Grimsby's more down-at-heel areas
• Meanwhile comedian Jimmy Carr's been poking fun at Grimsby as he arrives for a gig

BBC Weather

It will remain mostly cloudy and dry overnight, though the risk of one or two light showers continues.

It will turn breezy by dawn, especially over higher ground, and remaining frost-free.

The minimum temperature will be about 6C (43F):