Lincolnshire has not received the amount of rain originally predicted during the height of Storm Christoph, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.

Three flood warnings for the River Witham remain in place and North Kesteven District Council says river levels are still rising in their part of the county.

However, Norman Robinson, from the EA, says: "We were expecting probably double the amount of rainfall we actually received, so we received quite a bit of water.

"That is now getting into our river systems which are coping very well."

Police are looking for a man who assaulted a member of staff at a McDonald's restaurant in Boston.

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A group of three men walked through the drive-through site on Queen Street in the town shortly after 13:30 on Monday afternoon.

One of the men damaged the building and attacked a worker before the group left the scene, according to Lincolnshire Police.

The worker wasn't injured in the attack, officers add.

Anyone who recognises the man in the picture above, or who saw what happened, is being asked to contact the Lincolnshire force.

Three flood warnings are currently in place in Lincolnshire this morning.

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The warnings - which mean immediate action should be taken as flooding is expected - are all for the River Witham between Lincoln and Boston.

However, Lincolnshire seems to have escaped the worst of the rain caused by Storm Christoph which has badly affected other parts of the country.

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This morning will be dry with patchy cloud, but spells of sunshine in any breaks in the cloud.

This afternoon it will turn cloudy for many. There will be strong westerly winds throughout the day.

Overnight the winds will begin to ease.

Any cloud will clear to the east to leave a dry night with clear skies.

It will be rather chilly with frost developing in places:

Lesley Wilkinson kicked a second officer in the head amid attempts to detain her son, a court hears.

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There are still warnings that there may be flooding in Lincolnshire overnight.

Heavy rain is predicted across the county late this evening and into the early hours.

There are still flood warnings in place across Lincolnshire, particularly in areas near the River Witham and its tributaries:

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A Lincolnshire woman has been jailed for three months after punching and kicking two police officers.

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Lincoln Crown Court heard how 45-year-old Lesley Wilkinson, of High Street, Blyton, near Gainsborough, attacked officers who were arresting her son on the street (pictured).

The court heard Wilkinson was being "aggressive and confrontational" and kicked one officer in the groin and a second officer in the head.

A third officer suffered an injury to his right arm, the court was told.

Wikinson admitted two charges of assaulting an emergency worker in December 2019.

Wilkinson's son, Jordan Kirman, 20, of the same address, admitted obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty.

He also admitted being in breach of a suspended jail sentence imposed for an offence of assault. He was given a three-month community order with a three-month night-time curfew.

Some people in Lincolnshire say they're frustrated after being told to travel nearly 80 miles for their second Covid-19 jab.

Several people who are trying to book jabs at the new mass vaccination centre in Boston (pictured) have been in touch with BBC Radio Lincolnshire.

Both the initial jab and the booster jab, which takes place 12 weeks later, have to be booked at the same time.

Geraldine, from Horncastle, called saying she tried to book hers and arranged the first jab, but then was told the second could only be in Sheffield.

She is classed by the NHS as extremely vulnerable and says: "In April, we might not be well enough to go to Sheffield."

Dylan Taylor, from Boston, says it's been a "frustrating experience" trying to book a jab for his mother after having similar results.

He says: "Understandably, mum doesn’t want to travel to Sheffield. She’s a bit worked up and wants to know why she can’t have it locally."

GP Adrian Van Biljon, who's been administering the vaccines in Grantham, says there are two systems for administering the jab - one run by local GPs and surgeries, the other by NHS England.

NHS England says: "Options will be offered based on distance and appointment availability."

Drivers who regularly use one of the major routes through Lincoln are being warned it's going to be closed for more than two months later this year.

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Repair works to extend the life of Pelham Bridge are set to take place between June and August and will last for around nine weeks.

Expansion joints will be replaced, a new course of water-proofing installed, and resurfacing will be carried out.

During the works, northbound traffic will be diverted along the East West Link Road and Tentercroft Street to cross University Bridge and use Newland and Wigford Way to rejoin Melville Street - and southbound traffic vice versa.

Photos taken inside Skegness's Grosvenor Hotel showed a group drinking and smoking, police say.

River levels across Lincolnshire are slowly dropping, easing fears over flooding due to heavy rainfall today.

But the Environment Agency is still concerned about 30mm of rain forecast to fall in Lincolnshire over the next 36 hours.

Flood warnings are in place for parts of Lincolnshire, mainly connected to the River Witham and its tributaries.

River levels on the River Witham have been steadily dropping since a peak at midnight last night, external.

Rain is expected across the whole of Lincolnshire from about 14:00 today.

A Skegness hotel has had its alcohol licence removed after the bar's owner served "pint after pint" of beer to over 15 people in November, in breach of coronavirus regulations.

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The Grovesnor Hotel, on North Parade, had been found to be serving alcohol to people on 13 and 14 November 2020.

At the time, the country was in a national lockdown and the East Lindsey District had one of the highest infection rates in the country.

Police began their investigation after someone sent them a picture (above) of the gathering which had been shared on Facebook.

Sgt Kim Enderby, alcohol licensing manager for Lincolnshire Police, said: "At one point, over 10 men were crammed round a small table drinking and posing for what we think were the Facebook posts.

"There were no face masks being worn by customers or staff, nothing had been put in place to try and prevent the spread of the virus.

The decision means the hotel won't be allowed to serve alcohol when it's allowed to reopen following the current coronavirus lockdown.

The licence holder can appeal against the decision within 21 days of the ruling.

Over a quarter of January's average rainfall is expected to drop in Lincolnshire over the next day and a half, causing flood concerns across the county.

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Environment Agency (EA) experts say "nowhere is immune" from flooding in the county over the next 36 hours.

Heavy rain is expected from this afternoon into tomorrow and it's thought as much as 30mm of rain could fall.

The five-year average rainfall for January is 114mm.

Flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected and people living nearby need to be prepared - are currently in place along the River Witham which runs between Lincoln and Boston (pictured).

A University of Lincoln student who was fined £10,000 for hosting a house party in the city last year in breach of coronavirus restrictions will no longer have to pay up, police have confirmed.

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In December, police found a party of up to 100 people "in full swing" on Newland in the city and the party's organiser was handed a fine "on the spot", officers said at the time.

However, that fine has now been dropped after "the evidence was reviewed", according to the Lincolnshire force.

In a statement, the force added that it was still working with the University of Lincoln to ensure students act responsibly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ch Insp Andy Morrice added that the university was being "very proactive and supportive" in its approach.

An amber "be prepared" Met Office weather warning for heavy rain remains in place for Lincolnshire until noon on Thursday.

Meanwhile, four flood warnings have been issued - three for the River Withern between Lincoln towards the fens at Heckington, the other for the River Glen in Greatford, near Stamford.

Otherwise, the weather forecast for Lincolnshire is for a cloudy and wet day with plenty of rain, some of which will be heavy in places, bringing a risk of flooding.

Staying largely unsettled for the first half of the night with rain for many.

The rain will clear to the east in the early hours of the morning to leave patchy cloud and a few scattered showers:

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The Environment Agency says it's monitoring the weather situation in Lincolnshire, with heavy rain forecast over the next few days.

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The Met Office has put out an amber "be prepared" warning for heavy rain across Lincolnshire until noon on Thursday.

Ben Thornley, from the Environment Agency, says the ground in the county is already saturated:

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There'll be some rain around in Lincolnshire tonight.

An amber "be prepared" Met Office weather warning for heavy rain remains in place for Lincolnshire.

Flooding is possible in places in the coming days:

The risk of flooding in Lincolnshire will continue tomorrow and Thursday, with an amber "be prepared" Met Office warning currently in place for the county.

The Environment Agency has released a map of at-risk areas.

Flood warnings are still in place along the River Witham between Boston and Lincoln: