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

It comes as the government urges people to "play their part" in helping to meet vaccination targets.

Barrow striker Luke James is taken to hospital but later discharged after being knocked out in a clash of heads as they beat Scunthorpe.

Grimsby and Southend play out a goalless draw at Blundell Park in their battle at the bottom of League Two.

Crawley Town sign midfielder James Tilley on a free transfer following his departure from fellow League Two club Grimsby.

Police are warning drivers to "be extra careful" if travelling in the next 24 hours, after a snow warning was issued for Lincolnshire.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware " weather warning for the county, saying there could be heavy snowfall overnight.

Ch Insp Pat Coates, from Lincolnshire Police, says: "If you don't have to travel, don't travel."

But he added: "If you do have to travel, be prepared" to face heavy snow.

The force is reminding people to continue to follow coronavirus lockdown rules, which say only "essential" travel is allowed.

Officers say they've already dealt with a number of accidents after snowfall this week (pictured).

Two thirds of the residents at the home in Spilsby lost their lives to Covid-19 in a matter of weeks.

A campaign telling people to not "act like a 'Dick'" has been launched by an emergency response team in Lincolnshire.

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The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum, made up of teams from Lincolnshire councils and the emergency services, has launched the campaign to encourage people to follow coronavirus rules.

According to the campaign material, only 8% of people are responsible for 60% of Covid transmissions.

It characterises different types of rule-breakers or rule-followers as either a "Tom, Dick or Harriet".

Those behind the campaign say: "'Dick' represents a minority of people in Lincolnshire who don’t stick to the rules."

The social media campaign has drawn some criticism for its cartoon characters, with one commenter saying: "It’s not CBeebies".

Another queried whether people unable to wear face coverings for health reasons are "being called a 'Dick'"?

However, others have praised the campaign for its humour and drawing attention to coronavirus rules in a different way.

It should remain dry but overcast across the county today.

No snow is forecast after yesterday's fall.

You can find your latest local forecast here.

Government inspectors say Lincolnshire Police has to improve its child protection work.

A news bulletin for pets broadcast by BBC Radio Lincolnshire has earned high profile fans after being shared online.

Musician KT Tunstall shared the news:

It's also featured on BBC Radio 1 and has been shared by comedy Twitter account Larry the Cat.

The comedy account, which pretends to be No 10 Downing Street's cat, suggested future editions could be called "Newshound" or "The 6PM Mews"...

The artwork was hung on the school fence during the night to surprise staff as they arrived.

Thousands of calls have been made to a mental health helpline in Lincolnshire during the coronavirus pandemic, a health trust has said.

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The free service, which was set up last year, supports anyone suffering with mental health issues.

Workers have handled up to 1,800 calls per month at some points during the pandemic.

Data shows that as many as 25% of the callers phone daily for help.

Eve Baird, from the health trust behind the hotline, says: "Often people wait too long before asking for help and bottle up their feelings until they can’t cope anymore."

“We want people to know that it’s OK not to be OK. Even the most resilient of us may sometimes struggle", she adds.

The boss of the trust which runs Lincolnshire's biggest hospitals says staff are regularly treating hundreds of patients for Covid-19.

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Andrew Morgan (pictured), CEO of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, says pressure on the hospitals hasn't stopped since early November.

He adds that staff in the trust's hospitals have been treating over 200 patients for Covid every day.

Despite relatively low infection rates in Lincolnshire - with the county's infection rate below half the national average - Mr Morgan says he's urging people not to be complacent.

Police officers say they're dealing with several crashes after snowfall across Lincolnshire.

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Snow is settling across the county and police say it's particularly bad in southern parts of the county.

Forecasters say snow and rain will continue today, but that it will become warmer this afternoon.

Image source, Chris Sharman

A flood warning has been issued for the village of Swaton, near Sleaford.

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The Environment Agency (EA) says rain, and sleet have already caused some flooding on low-lying land and roads.

It says it now expects water to affect homes and low-lying properties near the Swaton Eau on West Street are most at risk.

Staff have been sent to monitor flood defences and clear blockages, according to the EA.

A Lincolnshire head teacher says school staff have had "incredibly little time" to produce food hampers for students learning from home during the current coronavirus lockdown.

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Children who would usually be given free meals at school are entitled to them at home during lockdown.

Katie Barry, headteacher at St George's Church of England Primary School in Gainsborough, says staff had just a few days to go from making food for children at school to arranging the assembly and delivery of 250 food parcels.

She says the school is being paid the equivalent of £8.50 per week by the government to provide five meals per child, and five members of staff have had to scour the town's supermarkets for food for the hampers.

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has said the government will "support any school that needs to take action".

Keep warm at home or wrap up if you are going out for your exercise today.

Snow is forecast for much of the county during today.

You can find the latest weather forecast for your local area here.

Lincolnshire's Covid-19 infection rate has fallen again, according to the latest figures.

Image source, Reuters/Phil Noble

All areas have shown a drop in infection rates except Boston, which has seen a rise of three cases since last week.

The figures include infections in the week up to and including 9 January.

The lowest rates are in North East Lincolnshire and East Lindsey at 154 and 160 per 100,000 people respectively.

The highest rates are in South Kesteven and Lincoln, where case rates are 354 and 348 respectively per 100,000 people.

The current average infection rate in England is 618 per 100,000 people.

North Yorkshire Police said it had issued more than 70 fines over the weekend.