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

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

The Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows joined their French counterparts for a flypast over Paris earlier.

Usually based at RAF Scampton, members of the world famous aerobatic team flew to France to mark a very special anniversary - before repeating the spectacle over London.

Here's just a taster of the view the Reds' pilots enjoyed while in the skies over the French capital:

More officers will be on the roads in Lincolnshire in an effort to make the highways safer, the county's police force has promised.

Special constables and volunteers will also be enlisted to help educate drivers or enforce legislation, according to the force's new road policing plan.

The creation of a dashcam hub for people to send in footage of incidents and poor driving is in the final stages, the force adds.

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The rain is finally moving away from Lincolnshire.

Here's the latest forecast:

A statement by Lincoln's Students' Union mirrored one put out days earlier by counterparts in Essex.

The head of a chain of Lincolnshire schools says current government coronavirus restrictions are blocking children from getting an education.

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David Hampson, chief executive of Tollbar Multi Academy Trust, is urging ministers to drop a 25% attendance cap for Years 10 and 12.

He is also asking for the 2m social distancing rule to be eased, saying if that remains in place "you're never going to get schools back at all".

The government has said it is constantly reviewing its coronavirus lockdown guidance.

Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A Lincolnshire council is being warned its very future could be in doubt if it doesn't merge some of its departments with a neighbouring authority.

Last week, Boston Borough Council members rejected a proposal to merge some of its service departments and share a single chief executive with neighbouring authority East Lindsey.

Now, local Conservative MP Matt Warman has taken the unusual step of publicly calling for a reversal of that decision, warning a failure to do so would risk the long-term future of the authority:

All councils in Lincolnshire have seen a big fall in the amount of money they get from government over the past decade, and the coronavirus outbreak is costing them many more millions in reduced incomes.

Boston council will vote again next week.

Chris Tredwell was "shocked" to see the reptile drop from a crow's beak while walking his dogs.

A statement by Lincoln's Students' Union mirrors an earlier one issued by counterparts in Essex.

The Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows have been in action over the skies of Paris.

The famous aerobatic team, whose home is RAF Scampton, flew alongside their French counterparts La Patrouille de France.

They took to the skies together to mark the visit to London of France's President Macron to mark the 80th anniversary of Charles De Gaulle's historic speech to occupied France:

Boston United now look set to take part in the National League North play-offs.

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It comes after a vote yesterday determined that the season has been decided on a points-per-game basis following the coronavirus lockdown.

If the decision is ratified by the FA, it will mean the Pilgrims finish third and enter the play-offs at the semi-final stage.

It's expected they'll look to play the games in around a month's time.

The Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police, Bill Skelly, has announced he's to retire.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

After 31 years in policing he says he'll step down from his role on 18 December.

Born on the east coast of Scotland, Mr Skelly joined Lincolnshire Police from Devon and Cornwall.

Through his policing career he has held many positions, including leading the Immigration Crime Team at New Scotland Yard and being appointed in 2008 by Her Majesty the Queen as her Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.

Mr Skelly says though there have been "many challenges", it's been "a privilege and an honour" to lead the Lincolnshire force.

Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Marc Jones, said Mr Skelly cared "passionately for the welfare of those in his charge".

He added: "Bill has left Lincolnshire Police a very different force to the one he joined in 2017 and it's no exaggeration to say that his mark will be felt for years to come."

The Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows will welcome the French President Emmanuel Macron to London later.

Members of the famous RAF Scampton-based aerobatic team will fly alongside their French counterparts La Patrouille de France.

The visit is to mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle's historic speech to occupied France from London.

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BBC News Online

The son of a man who went missing two weeks ago has appealed for help to find his father who he had only recently reunited with.

Michael Dennington, 58, was reported missing from the Mansfield area on Sunday 31 May.

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Jason Taylor, who had been estranged from his father for about 14 years, told Nottinghamshire Police his father he been back in his life for about five weeks and he was "really enjoying" seeing him again.

Mr Dennington, who police said has mental health issues and spends time sleeping rough or sofa-surfing, is described as being of a slim build, 5ft 2in tall with dark brown, short hair.

He has links to Newark, Selston, Ollerton, Clipstone, Worksop, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield, as well as Cleethorpes, Glossop and Derby.

Mr Taylor added: "Dad, if you are out there - we are so, so worried about you so please just pick up the phone, just to let us know you're OK."

Police have released CCTV footage of Mr Dennington leaving King's Mill Hospital at about 15:24 on 26 May, his last official sighting.

Warning: Footage may contain third party adverts.

Today will be mostly cloudy with some rain.

The rain looks to ease with sunny spells developing as the day progresses:

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The family of murdered British backpacker Grace Millane have described plans to outlaw the "rough sex gone wrong" defence as "fantastic news".

Image source, Lucie Blackman Trust

Miss Millane, who studied at universty in Lincoln but was originally from Essex, was killed in New Zealand in December 2018.

Her killer said she died accidentally after asking to be strangled during sex, but his defence was rejected and he was convicted of her murder.

Minister Alex Chalk said it would be made clear in the Domestic Abuse Bill the defence was not acceptable.

The new legislation, external is due to come into force in England and Wales later this year.

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