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

Aaron Wildig nets a last-gasp equaliser as Morecambe snatch a League Two draw at improving Scunthorpe.

James Vaughan scores a first-half brace as Tranmere make it three League Two wins on the bounce as they put Grimsby to the sword.

The woman, 85, died and an 87-year-old man seriously injured.

The Wildlife Photographer of the year exhibition will be coming to Lincoln next year as part of a world tour, it's been confirmed.

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The competition, which boasts the best candid shots of nature, will be coming to The Collection from July to September 2021.

Past winners have included images of tigers hugging trees and a dizzying image of an orangutan 30m above the forest floor searching for food.

The exhibition will be part of a year-long international tour which got under way in October.

The victim of a fatal crash in North Lincolnshire earlier this week has been named by police as 22-year-old Connor Watson, from Scunthorpe.

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Mr Watson died as a result of a crash which happened on Queensway in Scunthorpe on Sunday 15 November.

Witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage of the incident, are being asked to get in touch with Humberside Police.

Covid-19 infection rates in Lincolnshire are expected to fall in the next few days, according to the county's health bosses - but they're warning now is not the time for complacency.

The number of people who've died in Lincolnshire's hospitals since the start of the pandemic after testing positive for coronavirus stands at 431.

Meanwhile, a total 242 patients with the virus are currently being treated in the county's hospitals, it's been confirmed.

Officials say more testing is currently being carried out in the county than at any other stage of the pandemic and they're hoping the rates will begin to level out and drop.

However, Andy Fox, a consultant on Lincolnshire's public health team, says they're still dealing with cases which began before the latest lockdown came into effect:

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People are to be offered some festive sparkle at an after-dark experience at Lincoln Castle., external

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Police say the offences are alleged to have taken place in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

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The A46 is currently closed in both directions between the A57 Carholme Roundabout and the B1378 Skellingthorpe Roundabout due to a collision involving a van and a lorry

There is a large amount of debris and diesel across the carriageway.

Lincolnshire Police are in attendance.

Delays are expected - avoid the area if you can.

A new 27m-long piece of artwork has been unveiled at Boston station.

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The artwork, on platform two, was inspired by the Poacher Line which runs from Nottingham through to the Lincolnshire seaside town of Skegness.

Artist Alisha Miller spent several months travelling the line chatting with passengers, conductors and rail staff asking them what was surprising about travelling on the Poacher Line.

She says the comments helped her build up a picture.

Donna Adams, from East Midlands Railway, says: "The artwork will brighten up the station for our passengers and help create a more colourful and interesting space."

Meanwhile, Jo Andrews, Community Rail Officer for the Poacher Line, says the new installation "showcases the diversity of the line and highlights the importance of the railway in connecting communities".

A total of £973,000 has been awarded by the government to City of Lincoln Council in a bid to help its efforts to house the city's rough sleepers.

The money is being given by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

In addition, a further £50,000 is also earmarked for the council to help shelter rough sleepers in bad weather during the winter months.

About 100 new jobs are to be created at a new £30m recycling centre in Lincolnshire, it's been confirmed.

Dublin-based company Beauparc is to open the new site at Barkston, near Grantham.

It will separate plastics and recyclable materials, such as cardboard and newspapers, the firm says.

A former Lincoln City manager says he can't understand why there isn't more concern about the possible link between footballers heading the ball and later going on to develop dementia.

Earlier this month, Sir Bobby Charlton became the fifth member of England's 1966 World Cup winners to be diagnosed with dementia - the others have all died since 2018.

A study published in 2019 found that ex-professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population.

Chris Sutton, who was in charge of Lincoln City 10 years ago, says his father Mike, who was also a professional football player, now has very advanced dementia:

BBC Weather

A chilly start this morning, but it will be dry, despite cloud building in from the west.

This afternoon will be cloudy, with light rain or drizzle.

This evening it will remain cloudy with some light rain or drizzle, but the rain will then ease for the overnight period.

A much milder night compared to last night under mostly cloudy skies:

The death of a boy drowned in the bath by his grandfather was avoidable, a report finds.

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Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Fresh interviews in the quest to find Lincolnshire’s new chief constable are taking place today after the original search was shelved.

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Appointing Lincolnshire’s new top cop to take over from Bill Skelly is proving highly complicated.

Paul Gibson was originally named by Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Marc Jones as the preferred candidate for the job.

That was meant to go before the Police and Crime Panel to be rubber-stamped, but that was then halted.

The PCC said he was having to re-start the whole process due to what were described as "procedural problems" and the job was re-advertised.

Whoever lands the job will be on a £143,000-a-year salary, with the preferred candidate due to be announced in the next few weeks.

About 40 workers at Young's seafood factories in Grimsby are self-isolating after catching Covid-19, it's been confirmed.

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The company said 42 members of staff were affected across its eight sites in the town, which employ about 2,500 people in total.

A spokesman for Young's said the area had seen "an increase in positive cases over the past eight weeks" and added that most of the cases were "from family or community contact".

“We have been in regular liaison with Public Health England and have invested heavily and acted swiftly to prevent transmission within our facilities," the company said.

"All employees identified as having close contact with the affected individuals have been sent home to self-isolate.

“We are continuing to follow government guidelines and doing everything possible to protect our people and the wider general public at this time.

"Like all food manufacturing businesses, we have strict hygiene controls in place across all of our sites. In addition, all our teams wear protective clothing and wash and sanitise their hands frequently throughout the day," the firm added.

BBC Weather

It will be a dry but cold night in Lincolnshire.

Here's the latest forecast:

A man from Lincoln has been charged with making a threat to kill.

Police were called to Rumbold Street in Lincoln at about 09:00 on Wednesday morning after a man was seen carrying a hammer.

A 41-year-old man from Lincoln was subsequently arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

He was taken to the police station where he disclosed a threat to kill another person, according to Lincolnshire Police.

This person was not in the area at the time, officers say.

The man was charged with making a threat to kill and is due to appear before Lincoln Magistrates' Court on 4 January next year. He is on bail until then, police add.