Parents have been left out of pocket after a video game festival was cancelled in Lincolnshire.

Fortnite Live, was set up by a company in Spalding, but it ran into problems.

The creators of the smash hit Fortnite game, which was not affiliated to the festival, sued the event organisers.

There were also complaints about bad quality and poor organisation of the event held in Norwich last weekend.

Anthony Ogle was planning on taking his three sons but he received an email this week saying the event was cancelled and refunds won't be issued.

Mr Ogle says losing the £54 pounds he paid for the tickets isn't as bad as having to tell the boys their fun weekend was cancelled.

A project to build a new footbridge over the railway crossing at Lincoln's Brayford Pool will take longer to finish than expected, Network Rail says.

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Work on the long-awaited project started back in October and was intended to be completed by the first week of May.

Network Rail has issued a statement saying the work will now not be finished until Tuesday 14 May.

The company says the delay is due to the crane, which will lift the bridge into place, needing what the firm describes as "additional support work".

It has apologised to motorists, pedestrians and people living nearby for the delay and says it is working hard to reopen Brayford Wharf East as soon as possible.

North Kesteven in Lincolnshire will be one of 11 areas in the country trialling a new voter ID system at the local elections in May.

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It'll mean that voters will have to take identification with them to the polling station.

The region's been chosen for the pilot by the government.

It is hoped the scheme will help safeguard the electoral process.

A man's been left with serious injuries following a crash near Boston.

It happened just before 18:20 last night on Hipper Lane in Wigtoft.

A silver Citroen C3 left the road and the driver, a man in his 40s, was taken to Pilgrim Hospital for treatment.

The ports of Goole, Hull, Grimsby and Immingham will all get a share of government money to help them prepare for Brexit.

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A total of £3.14 m is to be shared out to 19 local authorities including North East Lincolnshire, the East Riding and Hull.

BBC Weather

This morning may see one or two light showers in places.

However, most areas will become dry and brighter by this afternoon with spells of sunshine.

It will become very mild as well.

Baddy, a bull terrier, suffered horrendous injuries fighting a larger Presa Canario dog, a court hears.

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The Prime Minister is being asked to intervene in the ongoing closure of A&E services at Grantham Hospital.

The Lincolnshire Health Scrutiny Committee today voted unanimously to involve Theresa May, saying they hadn't had a response from the health secretary.

Councillor Carl Macey, chair of the committee, said he hopes overnight services can return:

Most places will have a dry night with variable cloud amounts.

However, a few light showers may spread from the west to affect some places.

The south westerly breeze will tend to ease:

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Thames Ambulance Service has said it is still committed to improving its patient transport service in Lincolnshire, despite being rated as "inadequate" by health inspectors last week.

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At a meeting today, Mike Casey (pictured), Thames Ambulance general manager, said he was "disappointed" by the report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and that some changes were not "recognised" by the watchdog.

Inspectors raised concerns about the service including infection control, staff training and leadership.

But Mr Casey assured councillors on the Health Scrutiny Panel for Lincolnshire that a plan was in place to improve the service.

Thames has come under fire recently for its contract performance in Lincolnshire.

The Health Scrutiny Panel passed a vote of "no confidence" in the service back in December 2018.

However, bosses at Lincolnshire West CCG, which commissions the non-emergency patient transport service, said it was not the "right time" to terminate the contract.

A 68-year-old man from Cleethorpes has been jailed after being found guilty of indecent assault and one count of rape in Barnsley

Alan Shepherd, formerly of Brereton Road, Cleethorpes, was jailed for 14 years following a trial at Hull Crown Court yesterday.

The three victims, who are from Barnsley, were children at the time of the offences.

A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with a series of arson attacks in Skegness.

Four derelict buildings have been targeted in the town over the past few days.

The 15-year-old is the fourth person to be arrested.

The other three have been released under investigation.

There's been some controversy surrounding Grantham and Stamford's MP Nick Boles in recent weeks.

Members of the local Conservative Association launched a plot to deselect him and he received death threats for his views.

There have also been whispers that he might leave the Conservatives.

But, following the news that Labour and Conservative MPs have left their parties to join the Independent Group, Mr Boles wants to confirm he is going nowhere:

Commuters in Lincoln are calling for improvements on the rail line between Lincoln and Nottingham.

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Up to 80 commuters are regularly forced to stand as there are no free seats on the trains which have only two carriages.

The Department for Transport says there'll be longer trains and more services once the new East Midlands franchise starts in August.

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

• Non-urgent patient transport under scrutiny
• Councillors to set out dementia plan
• From allotments to affordable homes in Lincoln

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One lane is closed and traffic is queuing on the B1273 Brayford Way northbound in Lincoln after a crash on the bridge.

BBC Weather

This afternoon, most places will be dry with occasional bright spells but also some large areas of cloud.

It will be a fairly mild day.

A moderate south-westerly breeze.

Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has defended the force's use of tasers and spit guards after the MP for Lincoln questioned their effectiveness in the House of Commons.

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Labour's Karen Lee accused ministers of "failing to tackle the underlying causes of crime" and "relying on eye-catching initiatives designed to achieve good headlines".

In response, Lincolnshire PCC Marc Jones said he wanted to provide front-line officers with the right equipment so they and the public were kept safe.

Last year, Mr Jones said, tasers were drawn 287 times but only fired on 41 occasions, less than once a week:

Lincolnshire Police officers have used spit guards 32 times since they were introduced in April, and the force has so far not received any complaints.

Yesterday, three tornado jets flew over Lincolnshire in their final flypast.

After seeing active service for the last 40 years, the aircraft are being retired at the end of March.

Their farewell flypast took in RAF stations at Waddington, Coningsby and Cranwell - as well as the military ranges at Donna Nook and Holbeach.

And aviation photographer Claire Hartley was there for the view:

A professor from the University of Lincoln is due to talk about the future of robots in farming at the National Farmers' Union conference later.

Professor Simon Pearson will be one of those addressing crowds at the event in Birmingham.

He'll also be answering questions on how best to deal with robots making up a larger part of the workforce: