Spells of rain will continue for a time this evening.

The rain should then move away to leave clear spells and the odd shower towards the end of the night.

It may have been a dreary day for many of us in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, but these photos from our BBC Weather Watchers show it's most definitely spring.

Thanks to Anne for this shot of some lovely tulips in Skelton.

Image source, Anne Howard Webb

The bluebells are out in force in Great Limber - thanks to Ar for this photo.

Image source, Ar

Keep sending in your photos via the BBC Weather Watchers site.

Volunteers in a North Lincolnshire village have been getting the chance to try out new speed guns.

The cameras are being given to residents in Thornton Curtis, as part of a three week pilot project.

Drivers who are caught speeding will be sent a warning by the police.

A police chief has described as "appalling" attacks on his officers who were carrying out their duty.

Over the past three days nine Lincolnshire police officers have been assaulted while at work.

PCs have been bitten, kicked and spat at.

One officer was head-butted causing his lip to split open and another was bitten so hard the bite went through the finger nail and nail bed.

The force's chief constable Bill Skelly said it was never acceptable to attack his officers for doing their job.

Lincolnshire Police has taken steps to protect its officers in recent weeks, including introducing spit and bite guards as well as the optional use of tasers.

In 2017, 271 officers and staff were assaulted in Lincolnshire.

Grantham and Stamford's MP Nick Boles has published 10 principles for the long-term funding of the NHS and social care, external.

The cross-party approach, with Labour MP Liz Kendall and Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, is again urging the government to convert National Insurance into a specific tax for the NHS.

It also says spending needs to increase much more than inflation over the next 20 years.

The three rival MPs spoke on BBC Radio Four's Today:

The engineering firm Siemens has opened a new £13m global distribution centre in Lincoln.

The site uses a high tech system of robots and computer-controlled shelving to organise stock.

Spare parts for gas turbines will be sent across the world from the warehouse, which employs 120 people.

The company says it demonstrates its long-term commitment to the city.

Here's one of the firm's new robots in action:

Turning cloudier this afternoon with spells of rain turning heavy at times:

The option is being considered because of a lack of doctors and nurses at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital.

The top stories from across Lincolnshire so far today include:

• Boston Pilgrim Hospital's children's ward could temporarily close due to staffing issues, a new report suggests
• RSPCA says it received at least 600 complaints about treatment of horses in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire last year
• A 26m-long sculpture of a Lancaster Bomber on A46 between Lincoln and Newark could get council go-ahead later

The RSPCA says it received more than 600 complaints about the treatment of horses in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire last year.

The animal welfare charity described it as a "horse crisis" and said some owners felt it was not worth paying a vet to treat an ill horse, or put the animal to sleep and dispose of the body.

It said prosecution cases involving horses had risen by 25% nationally since 2015.

Grimsby's Stuart Carrington has lost his match at the Snooker World Championship.

He was beaten by world number six Barry Hawkins 10-7 in Sheffield last night.

The match lasted seven hours, finishing at almost midnight.

Tonight Lincoln City can move one step closer to securing a League Two play-off spot as they travel to Coventry City.

The Sky Blues are level on points but one place behind them because of goal difference.

The Imps need four points from a possible nine.

Manager Danny Cowley says they'll be up against it tonight.

You can hear full commentary of that match on BBC Radio Lincolnshire from 19:00 this evening.

From today residents in parts of Lincolnshire will be shown how they can recycle their food waste.

A 12-month trial, external will involve collections from nearly 5,000 homes in South Kesteven and is designed to produce green electricity while saving money.

The first information drop-in session will be held at the Deepings Community Centre in Market Deeping this afternoon.

Things can still be turned around at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital following the news that staffing issues could force the temporary closure of the children's ward there, the town's MP says.

Children who are usually treated on Ward Four could be sent to other hospitals for treatment from June if the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust's board agrees to the proposals.

Some maternity and neonatal services could also be affected.

Any changes at the hospital would be temporary, health bosses say.

Boston and Skegness Conservative MP Matt Warman says all possible help will be provided to the trust.

Schoolchildren in Lincolnshire will be able to learn more about the Jewish way of life as part of a special exhibition at Lincoln Cathedral, external.

The event, which starts today, is being held in partnership with the Lincolnshire Jewish Community.

Organisers say it will let visitors "gain an insight into Judaism as a living faith with a lifestyle that has been sustained for over 5,000 years".

It's been designed to support the teaching of R.E. in schools.

Plans could be approved later for what's being described as Lincolnshire's equivalent of the Angel of the North.

A replica of a Lancaster Bomber could be built on land just off the A46 between Lincoln and Newark.

Enthusiasts want to built the replica at Norton Disney in time for Armistice Day.

The 26m-long sculpture would be mounted on a steel frame to give the impression that it's in flight.

The plans are due to go before North Kesteven District Council later today, but have been recommended for approval.

If they get the green light, the group behind it will have to raise £100,000 to pay for it to be built.

Volunteers in a village in North Lincolnshire are due to be given speed guns today in a bid to catch drivers breaking the law.

Image source, Getty Images

It's part of a new Community Speed Watch pilot project being launched by the council together with Safer Roads Humber and Humberside Police.

The scheme will run for three weeks in the village of Thornton Curtis, with a view to involving other villages if it's a success.

People caught breaking the speed limit by the volunteers will be sent a warning letter by the police.

Roadside grass cuttings in Lincolnshire are to be used to generate cleaner, greener energy.

Image source, Lincolnshire County Council

Before now, the cut grass from verges was left by the county council to rot down.

But as part of a new trial starting this week the cuttings will now be taken to a local anaerobic digestion plant to create heat and electricity for people in Lincolnshire.

The council says removing the cuttings from the roadside will also help encourage and protect wildflowers and slows the regrowth of grass reducing the need for roadside cutting.

The trial will run until the end of September around Horncastle and Coningsby.

The children's ward at Boston Pilgrim Hospital could temporarily close due to a severe shortage of doctors and nurses, according to a new report.

Image source, Google

The document lays out five options for the future of paediatric care in Lincolnshire including closing the eight-bed children's ward at Pilgrim and directing some ambulances away from the A&E.

Maternity and neonatal services may also close in July, although low-risk births would still take place there.

Health bosses say "none" of the five options are ideal, but changes are needed to continue providing a safe service.

Members of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust's board will consider several options when they meet on Friday.

Our top stories today include:

• Concern grows for missing Holbeach 15-year-old
• Lincolnshire Police crack down on so-called 'Fatal 4'
• Police renew appeal over major damage to train at Cleethorpes station

• Driver, 73, beaten by Grimsby car-jack gang
• And Gainsborough Trinity - the club that went 145 years without being relegated