Staff at an animal rescue centre in Lincolnshire say they've seen a rise in the number of cats and dogs they've taken in since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

They suspect people bought pets on a whim during lockdown and now realise they don't have time to look after them.

Volunteers at Three Counties Dog Rescue in Bourne are urging people to think twice before taking on a pet.

Gyll Mauchline, who runs the centre, said: "We can't say we're living in normal times, but because people are getting back into a routine of possibly going to work and going out and about more, then people who got pets during lockdown have decided they can't keep animals for one reason or another."

Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones is called an "exceptional talent" by boss Jurgen Klopp after his double in a 7-2 Carabao Cup win over Lincoln.

The rate of illegal fly-tipping in Boston has almost trebled in recent months, it's been revealed.

According to Boston Borough Council, it's come at a time when recycling centres are shut or operating on reduced hours.

The authority says there's "absolutely no excuse for any of it".

And volunteer Andy Kelk, from the Boston "Fly Swat" team, says: "It's terrible, and once the rubbish has been removed someone else will come along and tip again."

Farmers in Lincolnshire are being urged by police to step up security after a rise in the theft of GPS equipment from tractors.

There have been 16 reported incidents in the past week in the Boston and Spalding areas, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Officers are encouraging farmers to remove devices when they're not being used, mark them with a postcode and make a record of the serial numbers.

Gediminas Vaitkus, 43, was found seriously injured in the street in Boston and died days later in hospital.

A Lincolnshire hospice has reopened its "drive-through" charity warehouse in Lincoln, three months after being overwhelmed with donations at the height of the coronavirus lockdown.

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St Barnabas Hospice was forced to shut its building on Cardinal Close to new donations because staff couldn't cope with the number of bags and boxes being dropped off.

Manager Grace Cook said: "We actually had stocktaking because we were so inundated, but we've managed to sort through them - and now we need some more again."

Staff at the St Barnabas central warehouse will accept 10 bags or boxes per donor - but donors will have to book a time slot.

Meanwhile, its charity shops will also accept donations without bookings on Tuesdays and Fridays.

A photograph of a mother kissing her newborn son through Personal Protective Equipment at Lincoln County Hospital has been chosen by the Duchess of Cambridge as a defining moment of the coronavirus pandemic.

Image source, Leigh Harris

The black-and-white image will form part of an exhibition called Hold Still at the National Portrait Gallery.

The Duchess, who's patron of the gallery, selected 100 pictures which capture the nation during the past six months.

Leigh Harris took the photo of his wife, Ali, and son, Indie, on his mobile phone.

Ali said: "When Indie was pulled out and put on my chest it was this moment of relief and just thank goodness he's here, he's safe and just the sweetest thing for him to have a wriggle up...and to have that as a photo at that moment is amazing."

The charges relate to when Terry Atkinson worked with a youth project in Grimsby in the 1980s.

The Liverpool team are in Lincoln ahead of their match against the Imps tonight.

The Reds arrived in a helicopter at RAF Waddington earlier and boarded a team coach:

Lincoln City are looking to overcome the odds as they face the Premier League Champions in the 3rd Round of the League Cup.

Manager Michael Appleton says his team has to go into the match believing they can win.

He says: "There are always upsets. There are always people who can pull a result out of nowhere. There's always that chance."

Humberside Police will enforce the government's new Covid-19 rules - but only as a last resort, the body which represents officers in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire has said.

From today in England, shop workers will have to wear face coverings and pubs and restaurants must close by 22:00 every night as part of the new rules.

People should also work from home where possible, only 15 people will be allowed to attend a wedding and fines for not wearing masks are to increase to £200, restrictions state.

Pete Musgrave, from the Humberside Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file police officers, says his members will continue to use an "exchange and explain approach".

He said: "We'd obviously engage those people, explain what we're doing, and only as a last resort, if we're not getting the compliance we want from those people after we've done all those things, then potentially we'd look to doing the enforce side of it with the fixed penalty notice.

"I don't see us jumping straight into enforcement straight away," he added.

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A memorial to the legendary "Dambusters" at Woodhall Spa is one of a number of assets worth a total of £812,800 which are due to be sold by a Lincolnshire council for £1 each.

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The assets, which also include public toilets, car parks, land and memorial gardens, are expected to be sold by East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) to three parish councils.

Alford and Burgh le Marsh Town Councils and Woodhall Spa Parish Council will receive over £28,000 in grants to help with the initial takeover of the East Lindsey District Council assets.

Council bosses say they would be “better managed at a local level” and their sale will help ELDC balance the items it owns “more closely aligned with the core objectives and strategic priorities” of the authority.

The transfer of assets will save just under £24,000 a year once the initial grants end, according to ELDC.

Council leaders will be asked to approve the plans, but they could also choose to remove individual assets from the agreements.

BBC Weather

This afternoon there will be a mixture of sunny spells and blustery showers.

The odd shower could be heavy and thundery. Rather cool.

Mostly cloudy tonight with showery outbreaks of rain moving in from the north east.

A brisk northerly wind picking up by the end of the night:

Listen to BBC Radio commentary of Kendal Town v Workington AFC and Warrington Town v Gainsborough Trinity.

The photo showing a mother kissing her newborn after a lockdown birth features in an exhibition.

A 17-year-old boy was left with injuries to his face after being attacked in the playing ground at a sports centre in Spalding, police say.

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It happened at the Castle Sports Complex at about 23:00 on Saturday 12 September.

A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were subsequently arrested in connection with the assault and have since been released on bail, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Officers are appealing for anyone who saw what happened, or who has information about the incident, to get in touch.

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Coastguard crews, police and paramedics were drafted in to help a person in difficulty in a Lincolnshire river., external

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Usually they take part in 80 flypasts and displays each season, but this year the world famous Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows have undertaken just a handful.

The Reds have been looking back on what has been a strange year for the aerobatics team based at RAF Scampton:

Red 1 Sqn Ldr Martin Pert says the events the team has taken part in this year have been significant:

Humberside Police and the National Crime Agency are trying to identify who it belonged to.

The owner of a gaming bar in Lincoln says a 22:00 curfew could be devastating for his business.

Image source, Akedo Gaming Bar

Bars and restaurants will have to shut early from tomorrow as part of a raft of coronavirus restrictions announced by the PM yesterday.

Toby Rovezzano, from the Akedo Gaming Bar, says the current situation "feels like a game of chess":

This is the scene on Grosvenor Road in Skegness this afternoon after a man's death there last night sparked the launch of a murder investigation.

Image source, John Byford

Officers were called to a property at about 23:00 on Tuesday after reports of a man with serious injuries.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Image source, John Byford

A 37-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder and is still in police custody, the force says.

A section of the road between Roman Bank and Brian Avenue remains cordoned off while police continue their investigations.