James "Eddie" Fish, 80, was found dead at a house in Waltham village, on Monday.

MPs are calling for hospital car parking charges to be abolished, branding them a "tax on sickness".

Data obtained in December showed hospitals in England made a record £174m in parking charges in just a year.

Speaking in a debate in the Commons this afternoon, Martin Vickers (pictured), the Conservative MP for Cleethorpes, has urged the government to tackle the issue:

However, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust has responded by saying parking charges go towards helping patients:

Cyclists in Lincoln and Boston are a third more likely to be injured than in other parts of the country, according to new figures from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership.

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Lincolnshire County Council says both areas have a decent network of cycleways, but is always looking for ways to improve.

But despite the British Cycling Road Championships being held in the city in the past (pictured), some cyclists say Lincoln is "lethal" if you're on two wheels:

A woman has been charged with the murder of an 80-year-old man in North East Lincolnshire.

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James Fish, known to his family as Eddie, was found dead at a house on Grimsby Road in Waltham, on Monday.

Rachael Flemington, 28, of Manor Drive, Waltham, is due to appear at Grimsby Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Officers are still appealing for dash cam footage from anyone who was in the Grimsby Road, Fairway, High Street and Manor Drive area of Waltham between 09:30 and 10:00 on Monday.

The Environment Agency says the high tide in Lincolnshire this evening is expected to be over 5m, which the agency says is a "significantly high level".

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Despite this, the agency says it's "not expecting any overtopping of defences" which stand at a height of 5.8m.

Peter Riley, an operations manager at the agency, says there may be seepage through flood defences and via the drainage system, as happened in the 2013 floods (pictured).

Floodgates across the town have been closed since 14:00 this afternoon, according to Mr Riley.

He says: "What we don't want to do is wait until we're certain there will be a major effect only a few hours out from high tide and not give people enough prior warning. And, of course, in all of our modelling what we're attempting to do is to look into the future."

The Environment Agency has issued seven flooding alerts on the coast from Whitby to north Norfolk.

Lincolnshire's only countywide newspaper is celebrating its 125th year publishing news.

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The first issue of the Echo was published on 31 January 1893 (pictured).

It included offers for 50% off your gas bill, cures for rheumatism and gout, poetry and an advert for help to find a missing Collie Dog.

One hundred and twenty five years on, the newspaper has changed to a weekly printed edition, but continues with regularly updated online content.

Digital editor Adam Moss says the internet age provides fresh challenges for the paper:

Over the past 12 months, 309 Humberside Police officers have been assaulted, external while on duty, new figures show.

Recent cases include an officer being bitten by a man thought to have stolen coffee from a shop in Cleethorpes.

Another was kneed in the groin in Grimsby by a man suspected of Actual Bodily Harm and making threats to kill.

A third was headbutted by a teenager causing criminal damage to properties in Hull.

The three suspects are in custody as investigations are carried out.

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Noble said: "Our officers put themselves in harm's way to help protect innocent people. There is no acceptable level of violence against police officers and staff."

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Climate correspondent, BBC Look North

Flood warnings have been issued for parts of the coast in North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

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The warnings have been issued in part because of the high tide caused by the super Moon which some of us saw last night.

This tide, caused by the combined gravitational pull of the moon and sun, moves down the east coast from north to south, and is being exacerbated by the current weather conditions.

Firstly, low pressure in the North Sea lifts the sea surface slightly.

Secondly, the strong to gale force northwesterly wind, blowing in the same direction as the tide, adds to its height.

In fact, conditions are not dissimilar to those of 31 January 1953, when a catastrophic tidal surge affected the east coast and the Low Countries.

Thankfully, nothing on that scale is expected in the next 24 hours.

Staff at the Boston Stump are working to make sure the iconic landmark is protected after a flood warning was issued for the town.

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Floodwater caused £1m worth of damage to the 14th Century building in 2013 (pictured).

A flood warning from the Environment Agency is telling people living by the Haven to take immediate action.

The highest risk will be at high tide at about 18:45 this evening.

Staff have told BBC Lincolnshire that the church is already packing away its kneeling cushions:

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Homeless-by-sea: How we ended up sleeping rough by the coast - 12 personal stories.

The Environment Agency says the likelihood of a flood in Boston has increased.

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The Agency earlier issued a flood alert, warning people in Boston and on the Lincolnshire coast to be prepared.

They've now issued a Flood Warning, saying that "flooding is expected" and that "immediate action is required".

The main risk is to riverside properties on the banks of the Haven in the centre of the town.

Homes on the riverside flooded in 2013 (pictured) after a similar tidal surge.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Partly cloudy with scattered showers, possibly wintry mainly over the higher ground.

Maximum temperature 6C (43F). Strong northwest, wind reaching gale force at times along the coast.

A flood warning has been issued for Boston.

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The Environment Agency says stormy conditions are forecast, resulting in a large tidal surge moving down the East Coast of England this evening leading to unusually high tidal levels along tidal River Witham in Boston.

The tidal gates along Boston Haven will be closed ahead of high tide.

Figures which show a reduction in community police officers in Lincolnshire have been branded "misleading" by the county's Police and Crime commissioner.

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BBC Figures show there are 145 fewer officers on the beat than there were in 2013.

The number of PCSOs has also dropped by 45 in the last five years.

But Marc Jones says that a previous system meant that Neighbourhood Police were also used as response officers, meaning that they were sometimes called away from street patrols, adding that's no longer the case.

Wind turbine blades made in Hull are now able to help produce power for more than 500,000 homes a year.

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Installation of 91 turbines at Race Bank off the Lincolnshire coast, external began in May 2017 with the final one going up in December.

The turbine blades were made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, external and the wind farm will use a new Service Operation Vessel allowing the operations and maintenance team in Grimsby to stay out at sea for up to 28 days at a time.

Now testing is complete and the project will officially open in the summer.

A flood alert is in place for parts of Boston and the Lincolnshire coast tonight.

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Stormy conditions are forecast which the Environment Agency says will result in a large tidal surge down the east coast. The peak is predicted to be at about 18:42 this evening.

The agency is advising caution on coastal footpaths, beaches and promenades and for riverside homes on the Haven in Boston.

It's thought that high winds could cause "wind-blown spray", "wave splash" and "localised pooling of water behind the sea defences" in coastal areas.

A flood alert is the lowest grade warning the Environment Agency issues for floods, below a Flood Warning and a Severe Flood Warning.

There are concerns for the safety of a 15-year-old girl after she went missing in Lincolnshire.

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Hannah Patton, who's 4ft 10ins tall with shoulder length red hair, hasn't been seen since midday on Thursday in Carrington, near Boston.

She was wearing a camouflage coat with a fur hood and dark jeans when she was last seen.

Hannah has links to Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

Do you have a dash cam and were you travelling on Grimsby Road, Waltham between 09:30 and 10:00 on Monday 29 January?

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If so, detectives investigating the death of 80-year-old James Fish, external would like to see your footage.

A 28 year-old woman arrested in connection with the incident remains in custody.

Vulnerable people living in Lincolnshire are being offered advice on home security, safety and mental health from the county's Fire and Rescue service.

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Fire officers say the success of the Safe and Well Checks scheme means they can have better links with agencies to ensure groups such as the elderly can get more rounded support.

It's thought that the idea might help people feel less isolated in rural areas.