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

Lancaster bomber pilot Lloyd Hannah steered his doomed aircraft away from a Lincolnshire village.

A service has been held this afternoon to mark 75 years since a Lancaster bomber crash which killed two airmen in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

The aircraft caught fire after taking off from RAF Kelstern.

The pilot, Flying Officer Lloyd Albert Hannah, from the Royal Canadian Air Force, crashed in a field, narrowly avoiding the villages of Fotherby and Little Grimsby.

Another airman, Flt Sgt Lloyd Douglas Bennett, died when his parachute failed to open.

The service was held at St Edith's Church in Little Grimsby.

Flying Officer Lloyd Albert Hannah's nephew, Dave Langner, came over from Canada for the service and said it was a special experience:

Officers investigating modern slavery say they have carried out a number of spot checks in Lincolnshire.

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The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority visited a number of businesses in South Holland, Boston and East Lindsey last week.

Inspectors interviewed workers about their hours, pay and conditions.

Despite finding no problems, they say the checks should act as a deterrent.

Lincolnshire is regarded as a key region for inspectors because of the high levels of agricultural, food processing and packaging work, which is carried out by licensed labour providers.

If found guilty, unlicensed gangmasters can be given up to 10 years behind bars and unlimited fines.

Louth Hospital Social Club will be closed "for the foreseeable future" following a major fire at the weekend, it's been confirmed.

Image source, Keith Dowse

The fire at the building in High Holme Road started in the early hours of Saturday 12 October.

Fire crews from Louth, Binbrook and North Somercotes attended initially and were later joined by crews from Horncastle and Market Rasen.

The blaze was caused by an electrical fault.

Image source, Keith Dowse

The club's committee says it will be closed for the foreseeable future and has urged anyone with a future booking at the building to get in touch.

Police are investigating messages sent to Lincolnshire's Chief Fire officer over his decision to drop Fireman Sam as a mascot.

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Last month, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said it would no longer use the character to promote the service after complaints he was not 'inclusive' enough.

Lincolnshire Police said no arrests had been made, but confirmed officers had interviewed a 55-year-old man at a police station in Essex on Friday relating to a suspected offence of malicious communication.

Lincolnshire Police say they are "extremely concerned" for the welfare of a missing 53-year-old woman from Grantham.

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Selina Alexandra was last seen at London's Kings Cross Station on Friday.

She had been reported missing from her home in Grantham two days earlier on Wednesday 9 October.

A force spokesperson said: "It is believed she is without her medication making the search for her more critical as time passes."

Anyone who has seen her or has any information as to her whereabouts is being asked to contact police., external

Lincolnshire Police say they want to talk to these two men in connection with a distraction theft in Alford:

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On Friday 11 October two men went into the Cafe on Cobbles in Alford Market Place and asked for different denominations of change. They eventually left with an extra £120.

Both of the men were in their late 20s and were about 5ft 8ins tall.

One wore a baseball cap backwards while the other was wearing a puffer style jacket.

Anyone who recognises the men, or has any information about the theft, is being asked to contact police.

Rough sleepers in Lincoln should soon get swifter access to mental health treatment.

NHS England says new funding has been used to hire specialist staff trained in dealing with trauma, including psychiatrists and nurses.

The funding, estimated to be worth about £60,000 per person, means homeless people can be given more face-to-face contact, the health service adds.

Lincoln is one of seven cities which will benefit once the services go live after Christmas.

Rail passengers in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have been warned to expect five weekends of disruption on the East Coast Main Line early next year.

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As part of a £1.2bn investment programme, London North Eastern Railway has promised more frequent services and an extra 10,000 seats a day, along with with faster journey times.

There will be five weekends of reduced service on the East Coast Main Line, with passengers along the route urged to check before travelling and to allow additional time for their journey.

These dates are:

• Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 January

• Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 January

• Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 January

• Saturday 8 - Sunday 9 February

• Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 February

Ed Akers, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail, has apologised in advance for the disruption:

UK and EU negotiating teams will meet later as efforts to reach a Brexit deal before a crunch summit this week continue.

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After talks in Brussels this weekend, EU ambassadors were told the UK would make concessions to its post-Brexit plan for the Northern Irish border.

But the bloc's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, said a "a big gap" remained over customs arrangements.

Victoria Atkins, Home Office minister and Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle, said she believed a deal could be reached by the 31 October deadline.

She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "[In] the last few days, we've seen a real shift in approach from the EU - and in Ireland in particular - for which we're extremely grateful and appreciative.

"I think with the negotiations ongoing...I'm an optimist, I do believe that we can get a deal by 31 October."

Over the weekend around 250 competitors battled it out to be named the British national ploughing champion in Lincolnshire.

The 69th British National Ploughing Championships took place in Nocton.

After two days of competing Evan Watkin was named Supreme Champion of Great Britain and awarded the Ken Chappell Trophy.

The first of two huge transformers used to supply energy from an offshore wind farm has completed its journey from Austria to a site in Lincolnshire.

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The 240-tonne transformer travelled the final 20-miles from Sutton Bridge port to Bicker Fen, near Boston, under police escort earlier.

It will serve the Tritton Knoll wind farm, 32km off the Lincolnshire coast, and will be capable of providing power for 800,000 UK homes.

Phil Manley, Project Director, said the transformer weighed the same as 34 African elephants and is the size of two London Routemaster buses parked side by side.

Four men are due to appear in court later today in connection with the theft of an ATM at Holton-le-Clay.

The machine was taken from the McColl's store in Louth Road at about 02.30 on Friday.

Following a pursuit, during which a Humberside Police vehicle was rammed and damaged, the ATM was recovered by officers from the back of an abandoned Transit van.

Four men aged between 32 and 38, from Doncaster, Alfreton and Newark, have been charged with offences including burglary, theft and assault.

They are due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court later today.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

After a chilly start we're going to see heavy and persistent rain pushing its way up from the south.

The MET Office has issued a yellow warning for rain, external.

Temperatures will get up to about 13C in places:

Why are they there and, in the age of the internet, who is going in?

A woman from Lincolnshire who has rescued hundreds of dogs from Romania insists the animals she has imported meet UK guidelines after concerns were raised about the practice.

The British Veterinary Association says vets are worried about the risk of rare diseases in imported dogs.

Romania introduced a law to tackle strays, allowing them to be euthanised if they are not adopted in 14 days.

Vanda Kizmaz, from Bourne, said she was rescuing dogs from "kill centres".