A waste disposal giant which had submitted plans for a plant on the edge of Lincoln looks unlikely to pursue the scheme.

Veolia had wanted to build the so-called waste transfer station on Long Leys Road, close to the city's West Common.

Image source, Veolia ES Ltd

Permission for the idea was refused by Lincolnshire County Council, but Veolia had appealed against that, saying it wanted to continue with the scheme.

However, council leader Martin Hill today confirmed the appeal had been withdrawn by the firm.

Melvyn Prior
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Is crime a problem where you live? Have you got an issue with the way police operate in your area?

If so today's your chance to speak direct to the man in charge of Lincolnshire Police and how it spends its money.

Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones will be live on BBC Radio Lincolnshire between 09.00 and 10.00 and is ready for your questions.

You can send your questions in via BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

A cold day on the way with sunny spells and scattered wintry showers.

Here's my full forecast:

Lincolnshire Police say they've received more than 50 applications from people who are fluent in Eastern European languages.

The force is looking for new recruits who can speak Polish, Latvian or Lithuanian to help in areas with large migrant communities.

Lincolnshire's Assistant Chief Officer, Andrew White, says there's been a lot of interest.

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.

Tony Richardson died in hospital after he was attacked outside a Halifax Bank in Grimsby.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

That's all for our live coverage today, but fear not, we'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow morning with more coverage from around the county.

In the meantime, breaking news, sport and travel stories will continue to appear here overnight.

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

• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says Lincolnshire's hospitals need "more investment" after a visit to the county
• The air ambulance will soon fly to medical emergencies 24 hours a day
• A woman has died after a car crash near Lincoln

• Thousands of homes have had power restored after high winds last night

A swing which can be used by people in wheelchairs is among additions planned for parks in Boston.

Image source, Local Hope

Boston charity Local Hope have raised £10,000 towards the cost of the swing.

Boston Borough Council is also spending tens of thousands of pounds on new swings, new football goal posts, a roundabout, fitness equipment and a games area on the current tennis court in Boston's Central Park.

Other improvements are planned at other parks in the town, including a basketball area at St John's Park and a multi-use games area at Garfits Lane.

In total nearly £100,000 is being spent, and most of the work is due to be finished in 2019.

A Nigerian businessman is beginning a three-and-a-half year jail term in connection with a fraud case involving a health trust in Lincolnshire.

Image source, Lincs Police

Walter Wagbatsoma, 47, is the 13th person to be convicted of conspiracy to launder money in an international fraud and money laundering investigation.

More than £1.2m was stolen from the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust in 2011.

Fraudulently obtained money from the NHS Trust was laundered through an account in Dubai.

The funds were then transferred to Wagbatsoma’s account in the UK.

Two people have been arrested as part of a murder investigation after a man died following an assault outside a bank in Grimsby.

A 36-year-old woman has been a arrested on suspicion of incitement to murder while a 44-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder after the death of Tony Richardson.

Mr Richardson, 45, died in hospital following an incident in Old Market Place on Monday afternoon.

Officers are now appealing to find a jacket which they believe is connected to the investigation.

Detective Chief Inspector Stewart Miller said: “I want to re-iterate that the attack on Tony was an isolated incident targeted towards him and not the wider community."

The man at the helm of Lincolnshire's hospitals says they're not in the grip of a winter crisis.

Jan Sobieraj, chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), admits they're under pressure, but insists that they're coping.

It comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said hospitals in the county needed "more support" and "more investment".

He was visiting Lincoln County Hospital after criticising the government for presiding over an "all-year-round funding crisis" in the NHS.

It's caused nearly 18 months of traffic problems and disruption to Lincoln but today we get our first look at Lincoln's Transport Hub.

The £30m hub is due to open at the end of the month.

The redevelopment includes the bus station, multi-storey car park and renovations outside Lincoln railway station.

Here's a look inside the new bus station:

Margaret Thatcher looks set to lose out to two pioneering feminists in the battle to be the first woman to have a statue in Parliament Square.

Image source, Fine Architecture

Rival campaigns have battled for years to be first to put a statue of a woman in front of the Houses of Parliament.

The Grantham-born former Prime Minister was beaten in the competition by advocates of suffragist and trade union leader Millicent Fawcett.

She is set to join the 10 men in the square, including Sir Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela, later this year.

Westminster Council has recommended plans for the Thatcher statue (above) to be refused but the decision will be made on Tuesday.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed a Lincolnshire MP's idea to have a National Health Insurance scheme.

Mr Corbyn's been visiting Lincoln County Hospital today to draw attention to problems faced by the NHS.

Grantham MP Nick Boles, who's been treated for cancer twice, says people would be happy to pay higher taxes as long as they knew it would be spent on the NHS.

He suggested a completely separate funding stream called a National Health Insurance so people knew their money was being spent on healthcare.

But Mr Corbyn said the idea was not supported by Labour:

A woman has died after a car crash in Nettleham yesterday.

A black Vauxhall Meriva and silver Toyota Yaris were involved in the crash on the A46.

The woman,in her 40s, died as a result of the collision.

A second woman, in her 80s, was taken to Lincoln County Hospital for treatment.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw either of the vehicles in the area at around 15:30 to get in touch.

It can take "several hours" to arrest someone for even a minor offence, according to Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner.

PCC Marc Jones discovered the fact after spending an "eye opening" night shift with officers.

He admitted that parts of the process were inefficient.

Image source, Marc Jones

Mr Jones spent Saturday night observing police in Louth.

The PCC says it showed him some of the frustrations police face in the county.

The process to arrest someone for something as seemingly simple as driving under the influence of drugs, was more complicated than he expected.

He said the whole process to arrest one person took "several hours" of valuable police time.

When asked whether it was an inefficient process, he said it "absolutely" was.

Anyone with "equipment and relevant training" has been asked to contact police to help move fallen trees.

More than 500 people contacted a Lincolnshire debt advice company in one day this week.

Image source, Getty Images

So-called Blue Monday traditionally sees a rise in the number of people asking for help as post-Christmas bills start to rack up.

Debt advice firm PayPlan, based in Grantham, says most people contacting them are worried they're going to fall behind on their bills.

About 4,700 homes have had their power restored this morning after high winds caused widespread disruption overnight.

In total, more than 5,000 properties lost power in Lincolnshire in the early hours of this morning.

Police say they received 102 reports of wind damage across the county.

The memorial spire is 31m (102ft) tall - the same as the wingspan of the Lancaster Bomber.