A woman's died following a crash near Horncastle last night.

An orange Vauxhall Corsa collided with a tree on the B1183 at Scrivelsby just before 18:00 on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old woman who was driving the car was taken to Lincoln County Hospital with serious injuries and later died.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Commissioners are expected to defend their decision to use Thames Ambulance Service for non-emergency transport in Lincolnshire later, despite the company's failure to reach targets.

In December, county councillors passed a vote of "no confidence" in Thames Ambulance and suggested Lincolnshire West Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) should sever the contract.

They will meet this morning to discuss the matter, external, but the CCG says it would be riskier to terminate the contract during the winter than to introduce a new company.

A list of the most bizarre items found by North East Lincolnshire's street cleaners last year has been revealed - and what a list it is...

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While cleaning the streets, emptying litter bins and sweeping roads, North East Lincolnshire Council's teams found items including 200 dead chickens, a rotting iguana, blow-up dolls and a 7ft-long cuddly toy snake which was fished from the River Freshney (pictured).

The council says it's working with community groups and giving out £100 fines to people who litter and who are responsible for dog fouling.

One lane of the A1 southbound is currently closed due to an overturned car at Great Ponton.

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There are long delays with traffic queuing for seven miles.

Routes through Grantham, including Gonerby Road, Barrowby Road and Springfield Road, are struggling.

Drivers are being warned to avoid the area if possible.

The future of Lincolnshire's RAF Scampton, which it was announced last year is to be put up for sale, is to be considered as part of a 15-year plan for the site.

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West Lindsey District Council has bid for £150,000 of funding to look at ways the former RAF air station can be used after its planned closure in 2022.

The council has approached the Greater Lincolnshire One Public Estate Board for the money which would be used to cover what are being described as "early investigations".

The site is home to about 600 members of staff, including service personnel, contractors and civil servants.

RAF Scampton has been home to the Red Arrows for several decades and its place in RAF legend was ensured by its role in the Dambusters story.

A petition to stop Scampton's closure has so far gained over 10,000 signatures.

Danny Rowe scores twice as Lincoln extend their lead at the top of League Two to six points at Yeovil

Christian Doidge scores his first goals since returning to Forest Green from Bolton as Rovers defeat Grimsby Town in League Two.

There are worries about the future of a Lincolnshire market town once its last bank branch closes down.

Barclays has just announced it will shut its branch in Market Deeping in May.

The town has already lost a number of other banks in the last 10 years.

Local councillor Adam Brookes has tweeted this fake "job advert" to try and bring a bank back into the area:

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Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner will sleep rough to show his support for a homeless charity., external

Marc Jones has signed up to the YMCA’s Sleep Easy event when sponsored sleepers spend the night battling the elements in the grounds of Lincoln Cathedral.

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A woman who attacked her neighbour with a hammer in Mablethorpe after a row over parking has been jailed for a year.

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Nadine Warwood, of Fitzwilliam Street, was upset when Benjamin Colvin asked a visitor to her home to move their vehicle from his parking space.

After it was moved, Warwood deliberately blocked his entrance and he demanded she move.

Lincoln Crown Court heard that Mr Colvin got a hammer and hit his own wheelie bin to pretend he was damaging her car.

Warwood armed herself with a hammer and went across the road with her son.

Her son threw a brick which hit Mr Colvin, then held him down while his mother attacked him with the claw hammer.

The 42-year-old had previous convictions for affray and assault.

She admitted assault and was sentenced to a year in prison.

One of the last surviving Dambusters has died.

Ninety-five-year-old Fred Sutherland has passed away.

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The Canadian was one of the final two surviving airmen who flew on the dams raid from RAF Scampton in May 1943.

Work's underway to ensure sixth form students in Louth can get to schools and colleges out of the town.

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It's after the Toll Bar Academy announced it will not be offering any post-16 education.

Some students are travelling more than an hour each way to its campus at New Waltham near Grimsby or to other schools in the area.

The county council say they're reviewing transport to ensure students have good access to other schools.

Niamh is one of those students taking the bus from Louth each day, she says it's not ideal:

Lincolnshire Police have confirmed a body has been found in the River Witham near Grantham College.

Officers were called to Agnes Street earlier today and say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident.

Skegness Police station is looking for a new cat.

Until recently Smokey the cat took residence at the station on Park Avenue, but since going to her 'forever home' a position has become available.

So if you know a friendly feline with an interest in welfare and dreamies, apply within.

A mum from Lincolnshire who was fined for taking her children on holiday during term time says the penalty system doesn't work.

Rachel Cushway from Sleaford runs an ice cream business and says she doesn't think the rules cater for modern families:

A £60 fine is issued to parents if a child has missed school for more than four days in the space of six weeks.

It's becoming an increasing trend amongst families in the county, last year 2,237 of these were given to parents, three times more than were handed out the previous year.

The sighting of a 'UFO' in Lincoln this morning has sparked some worries.

Karen Bruntlett, who lives in the city, says she was standing outside her house at around 05:00 this morning when she saw something that unnerved her in the sky:

Well, it turns out the aliens are not invading, but it was in fact a police drone!

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Inspector Ed Delderfield from Lincolnshire Police says they were carrying out an operation in the city this morning.

He says they are striking: "The particular aircraft we use has really really bright navigation lights that allow it to be seen at night."

Mystery solved.

We mentioned earlier that an abnormal load was set to travel between Immingham and Withernwick today.

Due to the accident on the M180 earlier, it seems this isn't now going ahead - so, instead, expect delays on Wednesday:

This afternoon will be cold and breezy with sunny spells giving way to a band of hail, sleet and snow showers spreading from the west.

One or two of these could be heavy:

The top stories so far today from our Lincolnshire newsroom include:

• Lorry crash closes M180 on South Yorks/North Lincs border
• Hundreds gather for veterans' funerals
• Parking row neighbour jailed for claw hammer attack

Police have warned about an abnormal load being moved through Immingham towards Withernwick today.

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There are expected to be delays as the transport goes along the A160, A180, M180, M18 and M62 exiting at junction 37 before taking the A614, A1079 to Beverley and A1035 to Hornsea.

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Humberside Police accompanied a similar load along the same route yesterday (pictured).