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A young boy who was spotted on CCTV wandering the streets of Grimsby last week may have been sleep-walking, police say.

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The Humberside force originally put out an appeal for information after the child, believed to be about eight years old, was seen walking alone around Harvey Walk, in the New Waltham area, at about 00:15 on Friday.

Investigations throughout Friday and over the weekend have "exhausted" all lines of inquiry to determine who the child was and the circumstances behind the sighting.

Det Insp Kerry Bull, from Humberside Police, says: "We never received a report of a missing person and inquiries have not led us to a crime having been committed.

A three-day "critical incident" at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln County has been stood down.

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The incident was declared at the end of last week because of the rising number of patients with coronavirus.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust says the situation has improved slightly, but there are still significant staffing challenges which are being continually monitored.

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Special measures remain in place at two of Lincolnshire's hospitals until at least Wednesday after "critical incidents" were declared there at the end of last week.

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The Pilgrim at Boston and Lincoln County have been affected by a rising number of patients with coronavirus.

The critical incident alert means training is being cancelled as well as study leave and annual leave where possible.

The NHS trust said low staffing levels had also compounded the issue.

A total of 80 schools in Lincolnshire have had confirmed cases of coronavirus, but most have remained open, it's been confirmed.

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Public health officials in the county say they're working closely with the schools affected and some classes or "bubbles" are having to self-isolate to stop the spread of the virus.

Glen Thompson, head of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar in Alford (pictured), says his school has managed to avoid full closure so far.

Meanwhile, John Spendluffe Technology College in Alford has announced it's closed all week due to the impact of the pandemic.

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Two hospitals in Lincolnshire are on the highest level of alert after a rise in cases.

A sparrowhawk has had to be put down after being shot and left suffering serious injuries in Scunthorpe.

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The RSPCA says a member of the public contacted the charity on Wednesday after witnessing the bird of prey fly out of woods near Darnholme Crescent before crashing into a car.

The bird was later found lying on its back with its wings spread out.

RSPCA inspector Claire Mitchell, who is investigating, said "This poor sparrowhawk was in a very bad way after being shot and, after further assessment, very sadly the decision was made to put the bird to sleep to end its suffering."

Graham Wynn, 75, who has dementia, was preyed on by scammers who stole £50,000 from him.

Police in Grimsby say they're carrying out "extensive inquiries" in their search for a boy who was seen on CCTV wandering in part of the town after midnight.

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While there has been no report of a child going missing, the search for the boy is continuing as there is "concern for safety", according to Humberside Police.

The boy, who is thought to be no older than eight years old, was seen wandering around Harvey Walk in New Waltham at about 00:15 this morning, wearing dark pyjamas and slippers.

Det Insp Kerry Bull says water, woodland, gardens and home out buildings are all being checked by officers.

"I would like to reiterate that while our search remains ongoing, and we understand and take seriously the level of concern of this report, we still do not believe or have any evidence to suggest the child has come to any harm," she adds.

"It is possible the child has left a property to go to a friend’s and returned without waking anyone in the house, or has left in their sleep and doesn’t remember this, again being in bed when they’ve woken up."

Anyone with any information is being asked to contact Humberside Police.

There's been another rise in the number of patients in Lincolnshire hospitals with coronavirus, it's been confirmed.

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Staff are caring for 136 people who've had a positive test for Covid-19 - that's up from just under 100 at the start of this week, according to United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT).

A total of 41 of those are being treated in Lincoln County Hospital, while 95 are at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, ULHT adds.

The child was spotted on CCTV walking around a part of Grimsby in the early hours of the morning.

Police are trying to find a child who was seen wandering the streets of Grimsby alone in the early hours of this morning.

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Officers were called by a member of the public who saw the boy, who is thought to be no older than eight years old, wearing dark-coloured pyjamas and slippers.

The child was seen wandering around Harvey Walk, New Waltham, at about 00:15 this morning, Humberside Police said.

Det Insp Tom Kelly said: “I want to reassure the public we have teams on the ground in Harvey Walk and surrounding areas conducting a number of inquiries to try and locate this child.

“Currently we have the CCTV image which shows the child we are looking for. I appreciate the quality of this is low, so we would ask locals to check their CCTV footage and contact us if they see anything similar."

Police have asked the public not to speculate, but to contact them "with urgency" if they have information about where the child is.

Two men have been jailed after a high-speed chase across the Humber Bridge.

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Lincolnshire's Health Protection Team has confirmed it's currently working with 77 schools which have had confirmed cases of coronavirus.

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That figure is up from 73 yesterday.

All schools are taking action to limit the potential spread of the virus, the team says.

Some pupils and staff at the affected schools are self-isolating as a precaution where necessary, it adds.

In-patients at hospitals in Lincolnshire are being asked to wear face masks during the day and when leaving their beds due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The masks will be provided and the policy has been put in place to keep patients and staff safe, according to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

The trust, which runs Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital, Boston Pilgrim Hospital and Louth County Hospital, adds there will be some exceptions for those who are unable to wear them.

Lincolnshire County Council is reminding people not to put batteries in their bin.

They should be taken to collection points or Household Waste Recycling centres: