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

A woman in her 50s has been injured in an assault in Gainsborough.

The woman was pushed over from behind when walking through a pedestrian tunnel near Aisby Walk and the skate park in Gainsborough at about 18:40 on 23 May.

She was taken to hospital with minor injuries, according to police.

Anyone who may have seen what happened, or has any information, is being asked to get in touch with police.

Almost a quarter of incidents to which Lincolnshire firefighters responded last year were false alarms, according to data released today.

The figures have emerged on the same day Lincoln Cathedral was temporarily evacuated earlier because of a false alarm earlier, it's been confirmed.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue crews were called to 10,466 incidents last year, of which 2,502 were false alarms.

Most of them were caused by either cooking fumes or faulty electronics, according to the fire service.

A man has died after a crash involving the motorbike he was riding and a car in Lincolnshire.

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The crash happened at lunchtime on the A57 Lincoln Road near Saxilby.

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area while they investigate.

Veterans in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Memorial services have been taking place around the country, including in Hull and Spalding, to remember those who took part in the Normandy landings.

Members of the public and veterans have been paying their respects to those who served on 6 June 1944:

The speaker of the House of Commons has refused a request by a Lincolnshire Conservative MP to shut down parliament after the party's leadership contest.

Yesterday, Sir Edward Leigh (pictured, right), MP for Gainsborough, called for the unusual move because of the Brexit deadlock in parliament.

Leigh said some MPs in the houses were "unprepared to compromise", adding that even if "Jesus Christ himself produced a deal, they'd vote against it, frankly".

But Speaker John Bercow (pictured, left) said it was "blindingly obvious" that parliament should take centre stage on the important matter of Brexit.

Prosecutors claim Paul Oliver was using fox cubs to "blood" hunting hounds in Herefordshire.

Five men, aged between 20 and 39, have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary following an incident in Grantham.

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Police were called at about 02:30 this morning after a report of a disturbance at a property on Cambridge Street..

Three men have since received treatment for minor injuries.

A cordon remains in place at the scene as inquiries continue, police say.

Michael Lewis was left paralysed after he was hit by an uninsured 4X4 on private land.

Lincolnshire veterans have travelled to France to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings.

An Army veteran from Lincolnshire has been sharing his memories of his involvement in the rescue of a French boat on D-Day.

Jack Quinn, 95, from Mablethorpe, defied his superior's orders to head to a French boat which was on fire.

"Leave them, he said, that's a minefield. Leave it. But I set off, I disobeyed it, I didn't take his orders and just set off," says Mr Quinn.

"We got there alongside, got these French sailors off. Some were in a bad way, they'd been shot. Bleeding.

"We got them all in the boat, and as we turned around and took them away from the boat, it blew up. They'd have all died."

Mr Quinn says he's never seen any of the sailors he rescued since that day.

He was awarded the Croix de Guerre from the French government for his actions.

When asked whether he considers himself a hero, Mr Quinn says he was just doing his job.

"You just do these things. You don't think. Some people drop real clangers and they're blown up or something, but I was lucky."

Fire engines are at Lincoln Cathedral and workers and tourists have been evacuated from the building.

The temporary evacuation has been caused by a fire alarm being set off by workers restoring the building.

It's understood that there is no fire.

A Lincolnshire MP has blamed the Brexit deadlock on what he calls a "failed parliament" and says it should be shut down as soon as a new Conservative leader is elected.

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Sir Edward Leigh, Conservative MP for Gainsborough, says the move would mean leaving the EU without a deal in October.

But the MP says it's worth risking a no-deal exit to ensure the survival of his party.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A former council chief who left his job in Lincolnshire after just four months has walked away with a £292,263 payout, it's emerged.

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Keith Ireland was the chief executive of Lincolnshire County Council until November last year.

Mr Ireland left his job following what's been called a difference of opinion with the administration, including leader Councillor Martin Hill.

His departure included compensation of loss of employment amounting to £133,000 and holiday pay of just under £9,000.

The council previously refused to disclose the ex-CEO’s pay-off, but the figures have now been revealed in the council’s legally-required statement of accounts.

Councillor Hill said a compromise agreement between parties was the most cost-effective way of resolving such matters.

A charitable group which helps revellers on nights out in Lincoln have been given a £1,000 grant to help with its members' work.

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Lincoln's Street Pastors offer support, first aid and even flip-flops to those tottering in high heels after drinks at weekends.

The Bailgate Rotary Club gave the money and an award to the Street Pastors at a ceremony last night.

Farmers in Lincolnshire are being urged to use water wisely, after the Environment Agency categorised river levels in the county as "sub normal".

The agency says some river levels in the county, are unusually low.

There's concern about the impact on wildlife if a lack of rainfall continues.

The Environment Agency says it's monitoring the situation closely.

Army veteran Jack Quinn who part of the first wave of attacks on D-Day has spoken of his emotion at returning to the beaches of Normandy 75 years on.

The 95-year-old, from Mablethorpe, said when standing among the graves in northern France "you can hear the guns".

"You go to the graves of the lads you know, and it's tears. You just think how young he were and how young I were," he said.

"But I got away with it somehow. There must have been someone looking after me.

"You can actually sometimes hear the battle noise, you can hear the guns in your head.

"You could have copped a bullet or a shell at any time, because it was just one mass going. Nobody stopped.

"We were there to do a job and we did it, but when you write a book, you can't smell and the book can't hear.

"But you can hear when you're there. People screaming, people being shot or blown up, their guts hanging out, leg gone like lightning. A book doesn't tell you that."

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Today there'll be a mix of sunshine and some heavy, but well scattered showers with top temperatures reaching 19C in places.

Those showers will drop away later though meaning it'll be much cooler overnight with temperatures down to 6C.

A kitchen company says it plans to create up to 1,200 new jobs as part of a £120m expansion.

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Wren Kitchens is planning to build a new factory at its headquarters in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire.

The firm currently employs 1,500 people at the site, with another 1,000 workers in nearby Hull, Howden and Scunthorpe.

Managing director Mark Pullan said the new factory would be "the largest single investment" in the company's history.