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

Bulky waste collections in West Lindsey will resume today after the service was stopped last month because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Crew members will follow social distancing guidelines, the council has said.

Local residents are being asked to leave items somewhere accessible as crew members cannot go into people's homes.

People are also being asked to book collections online if at all possible.

Four more patients have died in hospitals across Lincolnshire after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest figures.

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Three of those to have died in the county were being treated at hospitals run by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. The total at ULHT hospitals now stands at 97.

And, one more person has died at hospitals run by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust. The total at NLAG now stands at 62.

Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday will be marked with an flypast from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF)

The war veteran, who has raised more than £29m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden, turns 100 on Thursday.

The Ministry of Defence said the flypast from the BBMF, which is based at RAF Coningsby, would "celebrate Captain Tom's birthday and mark his amazing fundraising achievement".

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Anujkumar Kuttikkottu Pavithran worked at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital, health bosses say.

A staff nurse at Boston Pilgrim Hospital who tested positive for coronavirus has died.

United Lincolnshire's Hospitals Trust (ULHT) says Anujkumar Kuttikkottu Pavithran, known as Kumar to colleagues, died last night.

Andrew Morgan, the Chief Executive of ULHT said he was "a very well liked, professional, respected member of the team and will be greatly missed".

A bus service which provides a link for 60 Lincolnshire villages has been funded for another two years, it's been confirmed.

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West Lindsey District Council has set aside £90,000 for the CallConnect service which it runs with the county council.

However, only vital journeys are being carried out during the coronavirus pandemic.

Official figures released this morning show there have been 13 coronavirus-related deaths in Lincolnshire's care homes since the start of the year.

In the week ending 17 April, 15% of the county's coronavirus-linked deaths were in care homes, while nationally that figure was up to a third.

It comes as the head of United Lincolnshire's Hospitals Trust (ULHT) says a predicted peak in Covid-19 cases doesn't look like it will hit the county.

Andrew Morgan, chief executive of ULHT, had previously said it has used data modelling to ensure it has enough beds, staff and personal protective equipment to deal with any surge.

But now he says he's hopeful of avoiding it:

"The one thing we will not do is threaten to put these animals to sleep," say owners.

Holiday park company Haven is extending the closure of its parks, including its two sites in Lincolnshire and four on the East Yorkshire coast, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it's been confirmed.

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The firm initially shut them until 14 May because of the government's coronavirus restrictions.

It's now said they will remain closed until 31 May.

Margaret Blyth worked for the North East Autism Society for 18 years.

Lincoln Castle will be releasing an audio guide of its famous wall walk on social media for free later this week.

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It's part of the BBC's #Museumfromhome campaign, to encourage access to arts and culture during the coronavirus lockdown.

Laura Ince, Castle team leader said: "As we are now on week six of lockdown, this is the perfect catalyst for an activity day with kids to let their imaginations run wild."

The audio guide will be available for free download from Thursday.

A minute's silence will be held across Lincolnshire and the UK later to commemorate the key workers who have died with coronavirus.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to work on Monday, will join the tribute, which starts at 11:00.

More than 100 NHS and care staff have died with the virus, as have many transport and other key workers.

NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said he hoped "the whole nation" would show how much their "contribution is remembered and appreciated".

Chief nursing officer Ruth May added: "Every death is a tragedy but we feel the loss of fellow health and care workers particularly keenly."

It comes as hospitals in England start planning to restore some NHS services that had to be postponed because of the pandemic.

The latest daily figures show a further 360 people died with the virus in UK hospitals, taking the total number of deaths to 21,092.

This number includes 82 NHS staff and 16 care workers who were confirmed to have died in hospital in England. Last week, BBC analysis of the published figures found that at least 103 health workers had died with the virus across the UK.

BBC Weather

A dull and rather wet day with spells of rain.

The rain will be heavy in the morning and gradually become light as the afternoon goes on.

Fairly cool in a moderate north-easterly breeze.

This evening will remain fairly cloudy with the odd spot of rain perhaps lingering.

The night will be largely dry but with plenty of cloud and gentle northerly winds.

A total of 131 fixed penalty notices have been issued to people ignoring coronavirus lockdown restrictions since the start of the month, according to Lincolnshire Police.

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Thirty eight were handed out over this past weekend alone, the force confirmed.

Deputy Ch Con Jason Harwin said the penalty notices were issued to people who were "not following advice".