The A15 is closed south of Bourne because of snow.

The A46 Lincoln Bypass is closed northbound between the Riseholme and Carholme Roundabout as traffic struggles to make it up the hill.

Schools are closing their doors left and right this morning - we've had more than 40 get in touch with us to say won't be admitting pupils today.

Even Bishop Grosseteste University is shut.

Hopefully they will have got in touch with you themselves if you have a child at one of the schools affected.

Lots of schools across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are staying shut today because of the snow.

At this stage around 60 have been in touch to say they won't be opening.

Most schools have a text system to let parents know if they are shut today, but stay tuned to BBC Radio Humberside for more information.

Hospital staff in parts of the East of the England are being told to work at other sites rather than risk travelling to their usual base if road conditions are bad.

The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and Stamford and Rutland Hospital in Lincolnshire, tweeted an urgent message telling its staff to go to their "nearest hospital, even if it's not your usual base, rather than risk travelling further in the snow".

It's an extremely busy morning for Lincolnshire Police and the rest of the emergency services today.

The main incident is of course the A1 but they've told us they're getting a lot of calls of vehicles stuck - six lorries are stuck on Burton Hill coming into Lincoln and a number have run into similar problems in the Wolds.

They're coordinating the response to incidents from Police HQ in Nettleham

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

There are also problems near Rutland - this road has been closed for several hours.

Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Let me show you my commute this morning after I decided I'd best leave the car at home!

This is the scene a lot of us are waking up to - even main roads are seeing a lot of the white stuff settling so smaller back roads don't stand a chance.

This is West Parade in the city.

Much of the city is now a wintry wonderland - almost every roof is covered when you look out from Liquorice Park.

Finally, Steep Hill is particularly tricky this morning, luckily the thick snow tends to minimise the ice, but be extra careful on those cobbles today.

There a number of road closures across the county this morning because of the heavy snow.

The one that will probably affect most people this morning is the closures of a section of the A1.

It's shut in both directions between Peterborough and Stamford and it looks set to stay that way for a while - authorities say it will take several hours to clear.

There are also delays on the nearby A43 and the A47.

Police are warning motorists to avoid the A1 north of Peterborough this morning.

Beds, Cambs and Herts Roads Policing Unit tweeted, external to say it is closed northbound and southbound with "extreme delays".

One person replied saying: "I found this out the hard way".

This Google Traffic Flow map gives an impression of the problems that the snow is causing in the area.

Image source, Google

Briton Jemma Lilley garrotted, stabbed and buried Aaron Pajich at her home in Australia.

Hundreds of schools close, flights are cancelled and police deal with serious crashes after heavy snow.

The top stories from Lincolnshire so far today:

• Three women have been killed on the A15 south of Bourne
• Dozens of children were involved in a school bus crash
• Children's operations at Boston Pilgrim Hospital have been cancelled
• A fundraising campaign has been set up for a playgroup destroyed by fire
• It's been snowing and there's more on the way

Updates on breaking news will continue through the night.

With temperatures predicted to drop as low as -5C tonight the RSPB is urging you to help protect garden birds at a crucial time in their year.

Image source, Mark Suffield

The bird protection charity says that after a mild January, the cold weather is hitting the county just as birds prepare for the nesting season.

It says that long periods of cold weather mean birds struggle to find food and water.

It's asking you to help by providing fatty food under bird shelters and to fill and defrost birdbaths to help garden birds.

Though the ice and snow doesn't appear to have deterred a Kingfisher from looking for food and water near the River Slea in Lincolnshire (pictured).

An investigation has begun after a service station near Grantham was robbed for the second time in a week.

Image source, Google

Money and cigarettes were taken from the shop at around 20:00 last night.

The first robbery happened on 20 February.

Police are looking into whether the two incidents are linked and are appealing for witnesses.

Well, sort of.

Some "big kids" hit the slopes of the South Common in Lincoln for a bit of sledging this afternoon.

What fun have you been up to? Send us your pictures!

Police have confirmed that three women have been killed in a crash on the A15 south of Bourne.

It involved a lorry and a car, and happened at around 06:15 this morning near a garden centre on the A15.

Those who died were two women in their late 30s/early 40s and one woman in her 40s

Police say all the victims were in the car and the lorry driver was unhurt.

Officers believe that several people were left shocked after "witnessing or coming across the scene".

Police have released CCTV footage after a suspected assault outside a nightclub.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

A 20-year-old man is still in a serious condition in hospital after the alleged attack outside Loaded in Spalding.

It happened in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police say they'd like to speak to the people pictured for information about the attack.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

Latest updates as travel disruption is expected after days of heavy snowfall.

For most people, running a marathon is a daunting challenge but a Lincolnshire farmer has decided to go a step further.

Image source, Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance

Craig Williamson, who farms near Gainsborough, decided to make a three-quarter scale costume version of his own tractor to run the London Marathon in.

He says he wanted his costume "to be a bit shocking" to raise as much awareness of his chosen charity, The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

Last time he ran the marathon - without a costume - he raised £5,074.89 for the helicopter, he's hoping to beat that target this year.

Calvin Robinson
Local Democracy Reporter - North Lincolnshire

The City of Lincoln Council will fund improvements to Brayford Pool after rejecting controversial plans for a second floating restaurant.

The council's executive rejected on Monday night plans for the proposed £1m restaurant located west of the viewing platform on Brayford Wharf North.

Image source, Brayford Trust

Initial plans were refused by the council's planning committee in September 2016, but the decision was overruled by the Planning Inspectorate 13 months later following an appeal by the Brayford Trust and Investors in Lincoln.

Now, council chiefs have said they will offer a £25,000 grant plus a loan which is yet to be determined to the Brayford Trust in order to carry out dredging and improvement works to the pool.