These are the top stories from the Lincoln newsroom so far today:

• The trust which runs hospitals in Lincolnshire is to remain in special measures following a report by independent inspectors
• One man died and four others needed hospital treatment after a three-lorry crash on the A1 in Lincolnshire yesterday, police confirm
• Rehearsals are taking place in the skies above Lincolnshire today ahead of the RAF Centenary flypast in London next week

The rest of the day will be sunny and dry.

It will be a reasonably warm afternoon, although a light sea breeze will make for a cooler feel on the coast.

Plenty of evening sunshine, but patchy cloud affecting the coast initially will steadily drift inland overnight. Winds will stay light:

If you want to get a taster of next week's RAF centenary flypast over the Mall in London then look no further than Lincolnshire.

Rehearsals are taking place in the skies over the county today - and if you're not sure what you're seeing, then BBC Radio Lincolnshire's got this useful guide to help out:

Victoria Holland
Journalist, BBC Look North

This was the scene in Crowle, North Lincolnshire, a little earlier this morning:

Thieves destroyed a cash machine and broke into the co-op store.

It happened in the early hours of this morning, according to police.

Anyone who saw what happened or has any information about the incident is being asked to contact police.

The trust which runs Lincolnshire's hospitals has improved after being placed into special measures, according to a new report.

The Care Quality Commission report says United Lincolnshire Hospitals (ULHT) Trust has made improvements since April last year.

The trust, however, will remain in special measures after going from an overall rating of "inadequate" to "requires improvement".

Two areas of concern were emergency services and children's services at Boston Pilgrim Hospital, the report says.

Jan Sobieraj, chief executive of the trust, says the new report is a real step forward:

The lorry struck queuing traffic after an earlier accident on the A1.

Vandals in north Lincolnshire have caused £20,000 worth of damage to playgrounds over the last few months.

Parks in Scunthorpe and Barton have seen equipment burnt and broken.

The RAF will be using the skies over Lincolnshire today to rehearse for next week's centenary flypast over the Mall.

Most of the 100 aircraft taking part in the RAF100 event will be participating in today's practice, which centres on RAF Cranwell.

The Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be involved in the flypast next week.

Police have named a motorcyclist who died in a crash in north Lincolnshire on Friday.

Image source, Google

Gregory Ross Kelly, 47, from Broughton, was killed in a collision with a farm vehicle on the A1077 at Roxby Causeway near Winterton.

Humberside Police said it was still appealing for witnesses to the incident.

A group of 17 students from North Kesteven Academy near Lincoln are heading to Tanzania today to put their building and teamwork skills to the test.

Image source, Shooting Star

The Year 10 students will be away for three weeks.

They'll spend time helping to build three schools in Moshi, a city near Mount Kilimanjaro.

They and their families have been fundraising for more than two years to pay for the trip.

Any low cloud and mist will steadily clear back to the coast through this morning.

Mainly sunny, warm and dry thereafter.

A light sea breeze will make for a cooler feel on the coast.

The first phase of a mutli-million pound project to regenerate Cleethorpes has been given the go ahead.

More than £7m will be spent on improvements.

North East Lincolnshire Council gave approval to the plans, external and work is due to start in September.

Police have confirmed one man died in yesterday's multi-vehicle collision on the A1.

Image source, Google

The collision involved three heavy goods vehicles in a queue of traffic caused by an earlier accident on the road.

The crash at Little Ponton caused serious congestion and the road was not opened until 02:30 this morning.

Two men in a white DAF lorry were seriously injured.

One was airlifted to the Queen's Medical Centre at Nottingham where he is detained with serious injuries.

Sadly the other man in the cab of the lorry, believed to be in his late fifties and from the London area was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other people were taken to Peterborough Hospital for treatment.

The top stories from across Lincolnshire so far today include:

• About 100 firefighters, including two Lincolnshire crews, along with 100 soldiers, spend another day battling blazes on Saddleworth Moor and near Bolton
• Motorists on the A1 are being warned of disruption after two major incidents this afternoon
• A spate of racist graffiti in Horncastle is being treated as a hate crime, police say
• The leaders of Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council repeat calls for clearer plans for Grantham Hospital
• The parents of a Lincolnshire girl needing life-saving cancer treatment say they've been left stunned after a family friend offered to swim across The Wash to raise money

This evening will be dry with sunny spells.

Tonight, it will remain dry and there will be predominantly clear skies with just a few patches of cloud around.

A £100 reward is being by a community group to try and find who is responsible for graffiti attack at a conservation area in Bourne.

Image source, PCSO Graeme Parrott

Police believe someone in the Bourne area knows who is responsible for the damage at the Elsea Meadows conservation area and are urging members of the public to come forward with any information.

Image source, PCSO Graeme Parrott

The cash for the reward has come from the Elsea Park Community Trust.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 70s was assaulted in Lincoln city centre last month.

Image source, Google

The attack happened on the High Street at about 14:00 on 16 June outside the Argos store.

A woman with a pushchair and two children accused the victim of deliberately bumping into her.

She then assaulted him, causing a split lip and a black eye.

The woman is described as of mixed race and was wearing a bright orange top.

Two Lincolnshire council leaders have written a joint letter calling on health officials to publish their plans for the future of Grantham Hospital.

Image source, South Kesteven District Council

Matthew Lee, leader of South Kesteven District Council, and Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, says United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and South West Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group should make their plans public so people can have their say.

In August 2016, the hospital’s A&E department was closed overnight, leaving the town and surrounding district without a full emergency department from 18:30 to 08:00.

The closure was described as temporary, but is still in place.

Last month, it was revealed that the hospital's nurse-led Minor Injuries Unit, introduced when the A&E overnight closure came into effect, was under threat.

In their letter, Councillor Lee and Councillor Hill say: "Residents fear Lincoln, Boston or Peterborough are too far away and they will not receive emergency treatment in time, should they require it."

Following a crash at Colsterworth earlier, there's been a second collision on the A1 southbound at Little Ponton.

Police say the road will be closed for the next four to five hours:

Here's the latest on the situation on the A1 near Grantham following the earlier crash at Colsterworth: