A 41-year-old man was stabbed to death in the centre of Boston at lunchtime on Thursday.

Lee Novak's 10th League One goal of the season hands Scunthorpe a fourth successive victory as the Iron win at out-of-form Walsall.

A Michael Doughty double rescues a point for Swindon against League Two leaders Lincoln, who end the game with nine men.

Macclesfield continu their League Two revival under Sol Campbell with a deserved victory at Grimsby.

The graffiti appeared on a derelict pub in Grimsby, described as a "minefield of illegality".

Police want to speak to a cyclist who found a rucksack, believed to belong to a missing man, and handed it into a visitor centre on the edge of the River Humber.

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The black Carbrini rucksack is thought to belong to Leam James, 27, who was reported missing after travelling to Hull on 5 December.

A cyclist handed it into Water's Edge Visitor Centre on Maltkiln Road in Barton-upon-Humber on the morning of 6 December.

The man who handed it in is thought to live in the Hull or Hessle and cycled to the centre "quite regularly" although he hasn't visited since that morning.

Police want to speak to the cyclist and say he may have "important information" which could help them find the missing person from Great Harwood in Lancashire.

Boarding facilities at a Lincolnshire school, which has been at the centre of a police investigation, can reopen, Ofsted has said.

The accommodation, at the Kisimul school in Swinderby, was closed in November due to "serious safeguarding concerns."

An Ofsted spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we have now lifted the suspension of the registration of this children’s home, which means that it can now open and admit children with certain conditions."

"We continue to work with police as they continue their investigation.”

Lincolnshire Police confirmed that a further two people had been arrested, taking the total to eight.

Image source, Kisimul School

Police release new images of a man being traced over the murder of Shaun Lyall in Cleethorpes.

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A 51-year-old lost vision in one eye after fans started throwing coins and bottles at each other at a League Two football match.

Doctors are not sure whether the Lincoln City season ticket holder will regain vision after he was hit in the eye in November at the end of the game against Mansfield Town in Lincoln.

Police would like to speak to this man in connection with the violence.

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The A1 has reopened after a lorry carrying 23 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned between Grantham and Stamford.

The MP spearheading efforts to obtain a Norway-style deal on Brexit is facing a fight for his career after local members launched an attempt to deselect him.

In a letter leaked to Buzzfeed News, external, Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles’ association chairman revealed that over 100 local Tory members had written to him in the last few weeks and that “over 99%” want him to be deselected.

The move comes after Mr Boles revealed he received a death threat after the no deal Brexit bill vote.

Mr Boles said he would fight for the best interests of his constituents as Brexit-supporting Conservatives moved to oust him.

Police say rival supporters threw coins and bottles at each other at a game between Lincoln and Mansfield in November.

One Lincoln season ticket holder, a 51-year-old man, was hit in the eye and is still undergoing assessment to determine the damage.

Police have appealed for information.

A man stabbed to death in Boston knew the two men arrested on suspicion of his murder, police have said.

Two men, aged 32 and 33, were arrested on Thursday. They remain in police custody.

"We can now confirm that the arrested men and the victim were all known to each other," a spokesperson said.

Photographer Andrew Scott shared this image taken earlier at Hartsholme Park in Lincoln:

An animal rescue centre in Lincolnshire says it has received support from across the country after it was featured on BBC One this week.

The Ark at North Somercotes was served with a noise abatement order last month after complaints from a neighbour about the noise of barking dogs.

Since their story featured on the One Show on Wednesday, staff at the centre say they have been inundated with messages of support.

Grimsby Town sign Shrewsbury defender Luke Hendrie on a two-and-a-half-year deal following a loan spell.

The world famous Flying Scotsman steam locomotive has passed through Grantham and Newark en route to York to honour its former owner, Sir William McAlpine,

Ryan Cullen, from Lincoln, took this shot along the East Coast Mainline:

A sentencing hearing is due to begin at the Old Bailey for a man from Lincoln who admitted sending Punish a Muslim Day letters.

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David Parnham, 35, sent the letters to mosques, Muslim parliamentarians including Lord Ahmed of Wimbledon, the Queen, David Cameron and Theresa May.

He pleaded guilty in October to 15 offences, including soliciting to murder and staging a bomb hoax.

Lincolnshire Police have expressed concern over comments made on social media following a fatal stabbing in Boston.

A man in his 40s died from his injuries.

Two men, aged 32 and 33, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Several posts on Twitter made reference to foreign nationals and issues with Brexit.

Deputy Chief Constable Craig Naylor said more understanding was needed.

"People are victims and perpetrators of crime from foreign countries," he said.

"That doesn't make every foreign national a bad person."

"Please be careful what you say, try not to ramp up the hate-filled comments."

There are very long queues on the A1 near Grantham this morning.

The problems are due to a lorry, which was carrying sulphuric acid, overturning: