British Steel say 400 jobs will go worldwide and that it is currently "evaluating where this streamlining will take place" but that it will impact on Scunthorpe.

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Chief financial officer, Gerald Reichmann says they don't know yet how many jobs will go in North Lincolnshire.

He said: "We are looking at the whole business of British Steel which includes a site in Scunthorpe but also in Skinningrove, Teeside and in the Netherlands.

"We are still in the process of evaluating where this streamlining will take place but there will clearly be impact for Scunthorpe."

Managerial, professional and administrative roles will be affected by the cuts which the company says are necessary to ensure its long term future.

The location of knife amnesty bins in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire have been revealed by Humberside Police.

Members of the public will be able to drop off knives in Hull, Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Grimsby, and Scunthorpe as part of a national amnesty.

They will not be required to fill in any forms or speak to a police officer if they drop off a knife as part of Operation Sceptre", which begins on Tuesday.

Det Supt Jo Roe, overseeing the knife amnesty for Humberside Police, said: “No questions will be asked, even if the knife is banned."

A trade union has described the redundancies as "a body-blow to the workforce".

It's the first day of Lincoln's annual South Common Fair today.

The event was originally started to boost morale during World War Two and is still going strong.

Final safety checks on the rides have been carried out ready for the 18:00 start.

A strike by workers at rail operator Northern who are members of the RMT union will go ahead tomorrow.

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This is the latest strike action by Northern workers in their long-running dispute about the role of guards.

The union says passenger safety will be put at risk by getting rid of guards and extending driver-only services.

Talks aimed at resolving the row are due to be held at conciliation service Acas between the RMT and Northern next week, it's been confirmed.

A fire at a recycling plant in Lincolnshire in the early hours of this morning may have been caused by a battery, according to the company which runs the site.

Crews have been at Mid UK Recycling at Barkston Heath since just after 01:00 this morning.

A company spokesman said: "At the moment we believe the fire started on a waste processing line.

"The cause may have been a lithium battery which has come in within the kerbside recycling materials we receive, but a full investigation will be carried out in due course."

Motorists are being warned to expect delays in the Ancaster area because fire crews have had to run hoses across the road to deal with the blaze.

A team of volunteers is expected to start removing rubbish from Lincolnshire's coastline this weekend as part of a nationwide beach clean.

It's been organised by the Marine Conservation Society.

One event is due to take place today in Sutton on Sea while another will be held on Saturday at Anderby Creek.

Motorists are being warned to expect delays in the Ancaster area because of the ongoing fire in the area.

Crews have been at Mid UK Recycling at Barkston Heath since just after 01:00 this morning.

Six appliances remain on scene and they are having to run hoses across the road.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue says it's requested traffic management to help, but in the meantime is advising people to avoid the area.

The A153 and B6403 crossroads are particularly busy.

British Steel, one of the biggest employers in Scunthorpe, is to cut 400 jobs worldwide - although there's no information on where the cuts will be.

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British Steel employs 5,000 people and plans to reduce 400 "managerial, professional and administrative roles" at its operations throughout the UK, Ireland, France and the Netherlands.

At present, there is no breakdown of the figures or information about whether any of the jobs which are going will be at the Scunthorpe site.

A spokesperson for the National Trade Union Steel Coordinating Committee said: "This announcement will come as a body blow to the workforce who have already made huge sacrifices to make the business sustainable."

The company has also confirmed it's "pressing ahead" with a £50m upgrade to its Scunthorpe rod mill, announced in July.

Drones and thermal imaging cameras are being used at the scene of a fire near Ancaster to find hotspots.

Here's one being primed for action:

Fire crews have been at Mid UK Recycling at Barkston Heath since just after 01:00 this morning.

They say it's likely to continue burning into the weekend and crews are expected to stay on the scene for several days, according to fire chiefs.

Plans for a huge waste plant are on display in Boston today in an attempt to gather the opinions of residents.

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The project which will require government approval, will take rubbish from across the UK and turn it into enough energy to power more than half of Lincolnshire's homes.

Alternative Use Boston Projects are behind the plans and the site will be just next to the Haven (pictured above).

An event is being held today at the White Hart Hotel in the town where you can find out more.

Fire crews tackling a large fire at a waste recycling plant near Sleaford will be on the scene for several days according to fire chiefs.

Firefighters were called to the Mid UK Recycling site at Barkston Heath at around 01:30.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Harry Parkhill is at the scene:

Police say they expect several stretches of road to be shut for most of this morning as the operation continues.

This is the scene near the fire in Ancaster.

Fire service personnel have been laying hoses to supply water to fight the flames at the recycling plant.

Dozens of firefighters have been tackling a large fire near Ancaster through the night.

The blaze, at the MID UK recycling centre, sent thick plumes of smoke into the air.

But the fire service say the smoke is not toxic.

At its peak, a dozen fire engines were at the fire which was classified as a 'major incident'.

However, after working through the night it was brought under control.

The nearby A153 is closed between the junction of the A607 at Honington, and B6403 crossroads.

Sharon Hopkinson was previously convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin.

Bayo Awonorin, 44, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to launder money.

Jeanette Dawson resigned as principal last October after a formal investigation was launched.

A Conservative MP is calling for an explanation from the government following the likely loss of about 150 jobs at Vivergo Fuels in Hull and Hessle.

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The company is stopping production at the end of the month because of uncertainty about the government's commitment to greener E10 fuel.

Martin Vickers, the MP for Cleethorpes, said a number of his constituents had been made redundant as a result.

He said they deserve "an explanation why it's taken the government years to come to no decision".

Commons leader, Andrea Leadsom, said the government was due to make a decision about E10 fuel very soon.

Dogs are currently looked after in kennels pending the outcome of court proceedings.

Telephone scammers posing as police officers from the fraud squad are targeting people in North Lincolnshire.

Humberside Police says it's had reports from a number of people who say they've received calls from con-artists posing as anti-fraud officers.

Police say it's an attempt to trick people into handing over their cash and hard earned savings.

Anyone who receives a suspicious call is being reminded never to give out personal details and never to hand over any money or move it to another account suggested by the caller.