There was no horsing around when two police officers in Lincolnshire came across this horse in the road.

It was swiftly returned to its owner:

Breaking news, sport, travel and weather updates from across Lincolnshire.

A senior Conservative party figure in Lincolnshire has quit to join The Brexit Party instead.

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County councillor Robert Foulkes has accused MPs of betraying the result of the 2016 referendum on leaving the EU.

The councillor, who represents Stamford East, says Conservative MPs are ignoring the party's grassroots.

He said: "The parliamentary party is doing the exact opposite to what we want it to do and, in my view, it's selling democracy down the river.

"Hence, I thought I can't stand up in the morning and look at myself in the mirror and be complicit in what they've been doing."

Mr Foulkes was also vice-chairman of the Grantham and Stamford Conservative Association.

Two men in their 20s collided while riding motorbikes around a motocross track Lincolnshire.

A couple from Bourne have been reunited with the paramedics who saved the life of their baby daughter.

Peggy Bradford became desperately ill in the middle of the night and almost died from sepsis.

She was in bed at home when her parents Craig and Emma checked on her and realised something was seriously wrong.

Lorry driver Craig, 31, who was getting up for work, put the light on and realised Peggy was blue and her lips had gone grey.

Call handler Bryan Cox answered the 999 call and reassured the couple.

Newly-qualified Paramedic Rhys Collings and Technician Lee Knowles arrived on the scene.

They suspected 11-month-old Peggy had sepsis and rushed her to Peterborough City Hospital.

They were reunited today.

A man who staged a spectacular escape from police custody was caught after just 45 minutes of freedom, Lincoln Crown Court was told today.

Jason Fovargue, 34, of Hereward Road, Spalding, was arrested and detained by officers on 5 May and was taken by van to Boston Police Station.

But he was not handcuffed, and after arriving in the station's secure yard he made a run for it.

Hal Ewing, prosecuting, said he took the opportunity to run off when an officer checked to see if anything had been left in the van.

He said: "He jumped onto the police van and from there jumped over the gate and ran off into Boston town centre. He was in Boston for just over three-quarters of an hour before the police recaptured him.

"When he was arrested and then in interview he acknowledged that he panicked and had done something foolishly stupid. He said he didn't fancy spending the rest of the weekend in the police station."

Fovargue admitted escaping from custody and damaging a police vehicle.

He was given a four-month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, with 140 hours of unpaid work and a three-month night time curfew.

A motorcyclist has died following a collision at a motocross circuit in Gonerby Moor at the weekend.

Police were called to the Moto101 circuit near Bees Gorse at about 12:30 on Sunday.

Two men in their 20s were seriously injured in the incident at a motocross event, and one did not survive his injuries.

Family members have been informed, police say.

The crash is now being investigated and officers are appealing for footage of the collision.

Any riders who obtained Go-Pro footage, and spectators who may have left the scene with mobile phone recordings, are being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.

South Kesteven District Council has said it will carry out a health and safety investigation.

Lincolnshire Police has confirmed it will be sending officers to London over the next few days to help during the visit by the US President.

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President Trump arrived in Britain this morning for his long-delayed state visit.

The force said it couldn't confirm how many officers will be attending the capital because of the "sensitive" nature of the operation.

Over the next three days, the President will have tea with the Royal Family, attend a state banquet in his honour, meet political and business leaders and take part in D-Day commemorations.

Good news for rail passengers...

A broken down train which was disrupting trains between Nottingham and Grantham has now been moved.

However, delays are still expected:

Thieves have raided a Grimsby foodbank for the second time in three months, stealing items and defecating on the floor.

The Rock Foundation, in Heneage Road, was broken in to on Sunday.

The food bank was previously targeted in March when raiders switched off all the freezers.

Manager Pam Hodge said: "We have had extra locks put on, but unfortunately they came through one of the fire escape door windows.

"It's just been devastating again, all the mess and the broken glass everywhere. It's been a nightmare to say the least."

Police want to identify three men after a purse was stolen from an elderly woman who was shopping in a supermarket in Lincoln.

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The woman was shopping at the Tesco store on Wragby Road at about 15:35 on 25 April when her purse was taken.

Her bank cards were then used at the Asda store on Woolsey Way, Lincoln, and again at the Argos store in the Carlton Centre, Lincoln.

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Attempts to use the card were further made at the Boots store at the Carlton Centre, but these were declined.

One woman officers were trying to trace in connection with this has since come forward, police say.

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Anyone with information about the men's identities is being asked to contact police.

A project which aims to tackle the shortage of NHS doctors in Greater Lincolnshire by retraining refugee doctors will recruit its first medics in the next two months.

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The Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project, a non-profit Community Interest Company, will help qualified doctors get up to speed on procedures and processes so they can work in the UK.

It's aimed at helping them improve their language skills to get through the first part of their language exam and include an introduction to clinical practice.

Observation placements will then take place in clinical settings and guidance from mentors and tutors from primary care and hospital care backgrounds will help the doctors with CV writing.

In addition, the project will work alongside community groups and organisations to help the doctors’ families integrate into the local area.

A crowdfunding campaign's been launched to help with the costs.

Cole Newark pleaded not guilty to the murder of 40-year-old Darren Birks in Boston.

A nine-year-old boy was rescued by two members of the public after he was swept out to sea in Skegness.

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HM Coastguard Skegness received reports of a person in the water a long way out to sea on Friday, it's been revealed.

Five team members from Skegness attended, along with the Skegness Inshore Lifeboat.

A post on the organisation's Facebook page, external said the boy had already been rescued by two members of the public, but was checked over and was given some advice.

The RNLI said: "This nine-year-old boy was extremely lucky the two members of the public spotted him."

In a separate post, the RNLI Lifeguards of East England said there was a fast response from all teams and it was only needed for advice.

It advised people to swim only at beaches watched over by lifeguards.

Plans to gate off a concrete shelter in Lincoln over concerns about anti-social behaviour will have a knock-on effect on rough sleepers, according to one homeless man.

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The City of Lincoln Council must decide by Friday whether to close off the building in the grounds of the Usher Gallery.

A report states the shelter has been vandalised, and there have been incidents of drug-taking and antisocial behaviour. It states it is now unsafe for the public to use.

But Ricky, who has been sleeping rough for six months, said: "People will find somewhere else and it's just moving the problem on. Then there will be more areas getting abused, misused, mistreated. Until you resolve the underlying issues, it's just moving the problem on somewhere else."

A mostly dry and fine day with sunny spells and cloud increasing through the afternoon.

Tonight it will be clear at first, but will become increasingly cloudy:

A public meeting is being held tonight to discuss plans to bring the remains of the explorer Matthew Flinders back to Lincolnshire.

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The remains of Donington-born Captain Flinders, who led the first circumnavigation of Australia and is credited with naming the country, were found in January by archaeologists working on the HS2 project.

Members of the 'Matthew Flinders Bring Him Home' group will meet at 19:00 to discuss their efforts to bring his skeleton back to Lincolnshire.