Summary

  • Man not guilty over 'ironic' race hate post about travellers

  • Pupils 'feel safe' again after school stabbing

  • 'Loss of faith' over ambulance service - MP

  • Jewellery haul discovered in secret drawer

  • Humber Sea Terminal closed due to power cut

  • Live updates from your BBC newsroom

  1. New library for Lincolnshire villagepublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Andy Roche
    Producer, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    A Lincolnshire village is celebrating the official opening of its new library.

    The original branch at Welton near Lincoln lost its County Council funding and is now run by volunteers.

    It's now in a purpose built extension of the Manor Park Pavillion.

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Melvyn Prior declared it officially open!

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  2. Watch: Tonight's headlines with Peter Levypublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Watch the full stories on BBC One at 18:30.

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  3. Watch: Tonight's weather forecastpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Dry with clear spells at first, clouding over later. Minimum temperature 3C (37F) with a touch of ground frost possible in eastern areas for a time. Freshening southwest wind.

    Here's my full forecast:

  4. Horse rider's plea to drivers after crashpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Meg Worrell-Hart, 21, said she was "sore and shaken up" after being hit by a car that was going "too fast".

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  5. Floods Minister marks start of work on Boston Barrierpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Paul Murphy
    BBC Look North

    Boston's flood barrier will give long-term protection and economic prosperity to the town.

    That's according to the Floods Minister.

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    Therese Coffey

    Therese Coffey has today officially marked the start of work on the £100m project.

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  6. New contractor for Lincoln's Eastern Bypasspublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Sharon Edwards
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    It's been announced that work on Lincoln's new Eastern Bypass is to restart under a new contractor.

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    Work was halted after the collapse of Carillion last week.

    Lincolnshire County Council says it has ended its contract with the company and has appointed Galliford Try.

    The authority says this will ensure progress on the road continues while it looks for a long-term replacement.

  7. Windmill damaged in stormpublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    It seems the storm last week damaged a famous windmill near Boston.

    The Sibsey Trader Windmill was used as the on-screen home for the CBeebies programme Baby Jake.

    It's not yet known how much the damage will cost to repair.

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  8. Floods Minister visits Bostonpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Floods Minister Therese Coffey has marked the start of work on Boston's Flood Barrier.

    The £100m project is aimed at protecting thousands of homes and businesses around the town:

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  9. Ejection seat company comments after Red Arrows casepublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Martin Slack
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    The manufacturer of an ejector seat which caused the death of a Red Arrows pilot has released a statement after admitting breaking health and safety laws.

    Flight Lieutenant Sean CunninghamImage source, Ministry Of Defence

    Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham died in 2011 when he was thrown from his jet while it was parked on the ground at RAF Scampton.

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    Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd pleaded guilty at Lincoln Crown Court to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

    The company said "we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham."

    "Martin Baker Aircraft Company has designed and manufactured ejection seats for 73 years and in that time these ejection seats have been flown by 92 air forces."

    It adds the priority has, and will always be, the safety of the air crew who sit on the company's seats.

  10. New tasers for Lincolnshire Policepublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Corazon Garcia
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    More than two hundred new tasers are being rolled out across Lincolnshire Police.

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    The force says the latest model goes faster and further.

    Unlike the original it can also be fired twice.

  11. Lincolnshire's afternoon forecastpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    It looks like it's going to be a dry but cloudy afternoon for Lincolnshire.

    Here's the latest forecast:

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  12. UKIP leader should go 'sooner rather than later'published at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Liam Barnes
    BBC News

    East Midlands MEP Margot Parker resigned this morning from her position as UKIP's deputy leader, and she hasn't gone quietly.

    She said the party's embattled leader Henry Bolton should step down, saying his "personal life took over the job he was elected to do".

    Her resignation came after the party's national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence.

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    It would be quicker and cleaner if he came to the conclusion he could go sooner rather than later. This is taking time away from doing the job. This puts the party in a limbo situation.

    Margot Parker, East Midlands MEP

    Margot Parker Henry BoltonImage source, Getty Images
  13. Hospitals appeal for return of unwanted commodes, walking sticks and wheelchairspublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    If you've a commode gathering dust in the closet or a wonky wheelchair cluttering up the garage, and they originally belonged to a hospital, well... they want them back.

    North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke and Stamford hospitals, is running a month-long amnesty in the hope equipment lent out to patients will be returned if no longer needed.

    Hospital equipmentImage source, Getty Images

    Across the three sites approximately 10,500 items of equipment are lent out from the hospitals’ own stock.

    Between now and 23 February, Katie Hill, from the trust's rehabilitation service is asking people to return unwanted items to the hospitals, including walking sticks, commodes and walking frames and any other hospital equipment.

    Everything will be thoroughly sterilised and checked before it is given out to other patients.

  14. Body found in search for missing Lincoln manpublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
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    Police divers looking for a missing Lincoln man have found a body in the River Witham.

    Lincolnshire PoliceImage source, Lincolnshire Police

    Officers say formal identification needs to take place, but they believe the body is that of Michael Hull.

    The 25-year-old has been missing since leaving a nightclub in the city in the early hours of Saturday morning.

    Police say they're not treating the death as suspicious.

  15. Your Lincolnshire headlines this lunchtimepublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Barbara Stimpson
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire News

    Here are the top stories from the Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:

  16. Red Arrows ejection seat death firm guiltypublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Firm admits health and safety breach after a pilot's ejection seat fired from a jet on the ground.

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  17. Lincoln's new Mosque should open in the springpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Paul Russell
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Lincoln's first purpose-built Mosque is nearing completion.

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    Work started on the building on Dixon Street in the city back in 2015.

    It's costing more than £1m to build.

  18. Boost for church financespublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Paul Russell
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    A Lincolnshire church has been awarded £215,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

    ChurchImage source, Diocese Of Lincoln

    St Peter and St Paul's in Caistor will use the money for essential work to its roof.

    Improvements will also be made to the heating system and to provide learning opportunities for visitors and schools.

  19. Ejection seat manufacturer pleads guiltypublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
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    Martin Slack
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    The manufacturer of RAF ejection seats has pleaded guilty to Health and Safety offences following the death of a Red Arrows pilot.

    Flight Lieutenant Sean CunninghamImage source, Ministry Of Defence

    Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham died in 2011 when he was ejected from his jet while it was parked on the ground at RAF Scampton.

    Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd, who made the ejection seat, admitted errors at Lincoln Crown Court today.

  20. A16 blocked near Bostonpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    BBC News Travel

    The A16 is blocked in both directions between Boston and Sibsey.

    GoogleImage source, Google

    It's because of a collision just north of the Pilgrim Hospital.