This is the reason the A1 is shut in both directions.

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The lorry - carrying 23 tonnes of sulphuric acid - overturned near Colsterworth in Lincolnshire, closing the road between Grantham and Stamford.

All the traffic is being diverted on the A607 and A606 through Rutland and Melton Mowbray, causing severe disruption in the area.

Although police said the acid hasn't leaked onto the road, because of the size of the lorry it is expected to take several hours to recover the vehicle and reopen the A1.

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BBC Weather

Mainly dry today with some sunny spells, especially during this morning, but also quite a lot of cloud around.

It will be a milder day than recently with light winds.

There are problems on the A1 this morning after a lorry, carrying chemicals, overturned at Colsterworth:

A man in his 40s died after being found with stab wounds in the centre of Boston.

The Rector of Boston has spoken of "dismay and sorrow" after the death of a man following an incident at lunchtime today in Boston.

The man died following an incident on Wormgate, near Boston Stump.

Police say they were alerted at 12:25.

An eyewitness has told the BBC that a police officer said the man had suffered stab wounds.

This has not been confirmed by Lincolnshire Police.

Reverend Alyson Buxton, rector of the St Botolph's Church, is praying for "peace to reign".

A 13-year-old from Lincoln has become the youngest ever World Darts Champion, the World Darts Organisation says.

Leighton Bennett beat 16-year-old Nathan Girvan 3-0 to win the BDO Darts World Youth Final at Lakeside in Surrey.

He told the British Darts Organisation that it was "a dream come true".

A man has died following an incident near Boston Stump earlier today, police have confirmed.

Emergency services were called to Wormgate at around 12:25.

The emergency response included the air ambulance with crews to treat the un-named man.

Eyewitnesses said they believed the man had been stabbed, with one onlooker, who provided the police with towels from her nearby hair salon, saying she was asked by officers for materials to stem the flow of blood.

The service for 22-year-old Grace Millane, near her home in Essex, began with the hymn Amazing Grace.

Defence chiefs have today confirmed the future of RAF Coningsby as one of the country's three main fighter stations.

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Senior officers and defence secretary Gavin Williamson held a briefing this morning about the country's aircraft capability.

RAF Coningsby is already home to Typhoon aircraft (pictured).

They say a new squadron will be based at the Lincolnshire air station this year.

A man's been seriously injured in what eyewitnesses say was a stabbing in Boston this lunchtime.

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Emergency services, including an air ambulance, are attending the incident on Wormgate near Boston Stump.

Eyewitness Dianne Feary, who runs Frenz Hairdressers in Wormgate, says a police officer ran into her hair salon asking for something to stem the blood flow.

An eyewitness says a man has been seriously injured after a stabbing in Boston.

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The incident appears to have happened in a car park opposite a tanning salon on Wormgate (pictured).

Emergency services are at the scene.

Police have confirmed that a man has been seriously injured on Wormgate, near Boston Stump, in the town.

Paramedics using the air ambulance raced to the scene of an incident in Boston.

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Several police cars and ambulances are on Wormgate in the town.

The helicopter has landed on the nearby park.

Police say they were called to the scene at around 12:25 today.

Emergency services are still at the scene.

The tourism chief who brought the Tour de France to Yorkshire has got behind a campaign to bring the Red Arrows the region.

Sir Gary Verity is backing calls for the display team to be based at RAF Leeming after the decision to close their current home in Lincolnshire..

The chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire said: "It would be a major boost for the North Yorkshire area and a great honour to have the world's premier aerobatic display team based in the county."

Conservative MP for Richmond Rishi Sunak launched the campaign after the closure was announced of RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, which has housed the Red Arrows since 2000.

Three bodies were found inside a house that was gutted in a New Year's Day fire.

A bunch of balloons displaying abusive messages have been found tied to a fence in a Lincolnshire park.

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Lincolnshire Police has appealed for information after the discovery of the balloons at the entrance to the Alford Memorial Recreation Park (pictured) yesterday morning.

The balloons allegedly displayed "racist, homophobic and abusive words" and have been removed.

A grandad who rescued a woman from a burning building has spoken of being on "autopilot" as he smashed a window and pulled her to safety in the early hours of New Years Day.

Michael Wood, 52, told BBC Radio Lincolnshire he had just finished work catering a New Year's Eve party when he heard an "explosion" at around 02:30.

He rushed to the house, which he described as being "engulfed in flames", and noticed a woman moving behind the front door.

He, with the help of other bystanders, smashed a window and pulled her through to safety.

Three people died in the fire at the house in Kirton on New Year's Day.

It is now part of a murder investigation.

Michael says he couldn't believe how much danger he'd been in, or the extent of the tragedy, until the following day.

Although he's been described as a hero since then, he says he doesn't feel like one.

But Michael says his grandchildren certainly think he is.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire is giving one lucky person the opportunity to present a weekly radio show for six months.

The new search for a star - called Be the One - will have open auditions in Lincoln next month.

The auditions, at the Drill Hall on 10 February, require you to go on stage and tell a one-minute story to a panel of judges.

The auditions are open to anyone of any age or radio experience.

The full details, and terms and conditions are online here.

The funeral of a Lincoln University graduate killed in New Zealand is being held today.

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22-year-old Grace Millane went missing in the country last month.

Her body was found four days later and a 26-year-old man has been charged with her murder.

The funeral service will take place at Brentwood Cathedral in Essex and is for family and close friends only.

Figures out today have revealed most local authorities in the country don't collect bulky waste items for free anymore.

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Only 15 out of 326 councils in England will collect bulky waste items, such as old fridges or dishwashers, for free.

However, North Lincolnshire Council is one of them.

Figures show most of Lincolnshire's council's charge for the service.

The average cost is £22.85 per collection.

Forensic teams are still at the scene of a fire which killed three people just over a week ago.

The house in Kirton, near Boston, was destroyed in the blaze in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Investigators are still sorting through the rubble to try to establish the cause.

Police have said it was a domestic murder and that the suspect died in the fire.