Almost half of the 125,000 Bomber Command personnel lost their lives in World War Two.

Our top stories from across Lincolnshire today include:

• Health managers agree to keep Pilgrim's children's ward open until August
• A Grimsby couple jailed for manslaughter of homeless man
• Fish larvae is released into River Witham to help it recover from a pollution incident

• Cleethorpes coastguard rescues bus stranded on beach

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has decided to retain children's services at Boston Pilgrim hospital as they are until 1 August.

The short-term closure of the children's ward has been one option the trust has considered because of a shortage of medical staff:

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Apart from the odd shower, tonight will be mostly dry with low cloud and mist or fog.

A pro-European group is hosting an event in Spalding, external tonight, where voters recorded one of the highest votes to leave the European Union.

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The European Movement debate will be led by MP Ken Clarke the President of the European Movement East Midlands.

Organisers say they hope it will give people who voted remain a chance to have their voices heard.

It's a church that's never short of visitors but Boston Stump is welcoming six very important guests.

A family of peregrine falcons, including four chicks, have settled in the tower:

Earlier today hundreds of thousands of roach and bream larvae were released into the River Witham as part of plans to restore the river to health.

Here's the moment some of them were released:

CCTV footage of the moments leading up to a homeless man being fatally attacked have been released by Humberside Police.

Anthony Richardson, 45, was assaulted outside a bank in Grimsby's Old Market Place on 15 January. He died in hospital the next day.

Marc Finnie, 44, carried out the revenge attack at the request of his security guard wife, Sarah Finnie, 36, who was upset about comments and gestures made towards her by Mr Richardson.

The pair, of Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, have been jailed for manslaughter at Sheffield Crown Court.

It was a round of smiles rather than drinks when a village pub opened for the first time in two years.

Villagers in Minting near Horncastle raised £180,000 to keep the Sebastopol Inn as a community asset when it was closed.

The money wasn't enough for the villagers to purchase the pub - luckily at the last minute a couple from Cornwall bought it.

Wendy and Steve Hughes said they wanted to be part of the community and have refurbished and reopened the inn.

Tony Richardson died a day after he was punched and kneed in the head in a Grimsby street.

A stolen bus was found abandoned in the sea - about 40 miles away from where it was taken.

The single-decker was found with the engine still running in a metre of water.

The RNLI managed to rescue the bus as the footage shows:

This afternoon will turn drier, but skies will remain rather grey and there could still be the odd, potentially heavy, shower.

Food waste collections start in part of Lincolnshire today as part of a year-long trial.

The scheme will see almost 4,700 homes across South Kesteven use special bins for food waste.

They will then be collected and put into an anaerobic digester.

The gases produced can be used for energy and the solid part which is left over can be used as a soil conditioner.

A retired paediatric consultant at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital is warning lives could be in danger if the children’s ward there is closed.

Health bosses in Lincolnshire meet today to discuss the future of children's services at the hospital.

The short-term closure of the ward is one option being considered because of a shortage of medical staff.

But Doctor Surya Hanumara believes the impact of downgrades or closures would be immense:

League One play-off semi-finalists Scunthorpe United hand caretaker Nick Daws the manager's job on a full-time basis.

The top stories from Lincolnshire so far today include:

• Lives at risk if Boston Pilgrim children's ward closes, an ex-consultant warns
• A Grimsby couple are jailed for the manslaughter of homeless man
• Fish larvae are released into River Witham to help it recover from pollution incident

The single-decker was stolen from Skegness and found abandoned about 40 miles away in Cleethorpes.

The Lincolnshire based Red Arrows are heading back to RAF Scampton after five weeks of training in Greece.

Sales of homes in England and Wales for over £1m have hit a new high. How many were sold near you?