The top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom so far today include:
Motorcycle racer turned TV star Guy Martin has pleaded not guilty at Lincoln Crown Court to two charges of possessing a driving licence with intent to deceive.
The 37-year-old, from Barnetby, denies the charge which relates to what's described as "a document so closely resembling a licence that resembled an Irish driving licence as to be calculated to deceive".
He is also charged with making a false statement by claiming he was the holder of an Irish driving licence for the purpose of obtaining a UK licence on 14 May this year.
His trial is set for 1 July next year.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service handled 56,000 calls during November according to BBC figures.
Image source, EMASThat's an annual increase of 6%.
The first half of December has also proved to be busier than last year, with a new call being taken every 32 seconds.
Demand is also likely to rise with spikes in activity this Friday and New Year's Eve.
The motorcycle racer turned TV star Guy Martin (pictured centre) is appearing before Lincoln Crown Court today.
He's charged with possession of a driving licence with intent to deceive between December 2017 and May this year relating to “a document so closely resembling a licence that resembled an Irish driving licence as to be calculated to deceive”.
The 37-year-old from Barnetby is also charged with making a false statement by claiming he was the holder of an Irish driving licence for the purpose of obtaining a UK licence on May 14 this year.
Martin appeared before Magistrates in November and denied the two offences.
Fourteen charities in Lincolnshire will receive donations of food from Norfolk today.
The Buckingham Emergency Food Appeal , external(BEFA) sends out fruit, vegetables, turkeys, bacon, sugar and other items to 220 charities across the country.
Fourteen pallets of foods will be delivered to the Boston Baptist Church, external, and then distributed.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire hosted its annual Christmas carol service at RAF College Cranwell last night.
It featured performances from the RAF Cranwell Military Wives Choir and the RAF College Cranwell Band.
Here's just a taster of what went on:
If you want to listen back it will be on BBC Radio Lincolnshire at 10:00 and 18:00 on Christmas Day.
The end of tolls on bridges between South West England and south Wales has prompted calls for the Humber Bridge to be given the same treatment.
Image source, Getty ImagesPeople have had to pay to cross the Severn Estuary since Roman times, but from today charges on the M4 and M48 Severn bridges have been axed.
Now, the Hull and Humber Chamber Of Commerce is calling on the government to scrap tolls on the Humber Bridge - it's estimated that could save regular users up to £1,400 a year.
Motorists pay £1.50 for a one-way car journey across the Humber Bridge or £1.35 for drivers using an electronic tag.
The Humber Bridge Board says how the bridge operates is governed by an Act of Parliament, so the question of whether tolls should be scrapped is one for MPs to debate.
Image source, Dan UrbenHumber Bridge Facts
An investigation's been launched in Horncastle after the disappearance of one of the town's blue plaques.
Image source, GoogleThe plaque, which commemorates the town's historic Butter Market, was removed from the side of the building on St Lawrence Street while work was carried out on the new Costa.
No one has seen it since and East Lindsey District Council is now investigating its removal.
Police and fire investigators are continuing to try to establish the cause of a blaze which killed three people, two of them children, in a house fire near the Lincolnshire border.
The emergency services were called to the fire by neighbours on Woodhill Road in Collingham at about 07:00 on Saturday.
Initial reports said that four seriously injured people had been rescued .
On Saturday afternoon it was confirmed that an eight-year-old girl and her mother had died.
Then, on Sunday morning, police announced that a five-year-old boy had also died from his injuries in hospital.
A man in his thirties remains in a serious condition.
The children's 53-year-old grandmother escaped unhurt.
The mother and children have been named by police as Justine, Isabella and Harvey Collison.
The children's father, and Mrs Collison's mother - who was led to safety - have been named locally.
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Investigations are continuing into the cause of a house fire near the Lincolnshire border, which claimed the lives of three members of the same family.
Image source, FacebookA five-year-old boy died in hospital following the fire which killed his mother, aged 33, and his eight-year-old sister.
The children's father, aged 34, remains in hospital with serious injuries after the fire on Saturday in Woodhill Road, Collingham.
The children's 53-year-old grandmother escaped unhurt.
The mother and children have been named by police as Justine, Isabella and Harvey Collison.
The children's father, and Mrs Collison's mother - who was led to safety - have been named locally., external
Rev Mandy Cartwright, rector for East Trent Churches, which includes All Saints in Collingham, said people in the community were feeling "shocked and subdued".
"It is always going to be dreadful when something like this happens. When it happens near Christmas, I think it is felt a lot more keenly and will be remembered at Christmases to come."