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Alex Rhodes

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  1. Goodbye: Five things we learned today

    Alex Rhodes

    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    That's it for another Monday, Lincolnshire Live will return from tomorrow at 8am to bring you all the latest from across the county.

    But until then I'll leave you with some of the things we've learned today:

    Join us again tomorrow and have a nice evening.

  2. The weather with Paul Hudson

    BBC Look North

    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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    Video caption: Paul Hudson has the afternoon forecast.
  3. Safety inspection begins on road where five people died

    Victoria Holland

    BBC Look North

    Safety inspections will be carried out on a stretch of road in North East Lincolnshire, where five members of the same family died three years ago.

    A18 crash

    The Coburn family were killed when their car collided with a lorry on the A18 near Laceby

    The inspections will be carried out after a coroner criticised the way the road was maintained.

  4. Weather watchers: Unusual cloud formations in Morton

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Great snap sent to us by user mercuryb:

    Cloud
  5. Heart and sole: Man walks from Skegness to Liverpool barefoot

    Melvyn Prior

    Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Meet Lee Todd, he's walking 160 miles with no shoes or socks on for his charity Shoe Aid, which gives shoes to people who can't afford them

    As you'd expect It's not easy going and he's done all he can to harden up his feet in preparation including soaking them in urine! 

    That's not the only reason I insisted we do the interview outside I promise...

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    Video caption: Lee Todd is taking on a huge challenge for the charity Shoe Aid
  6. Traffic and Travel: No incidents to report

    BBC Travel

    The roads have cleared up nicely as we head towards rush hour. 

    The accidents that happened earlier in the day have been cleared and traffic is moving smoothly.

  7. The headlines this afternoon

    Barbara Stimpson

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    • Police name Gainsborough stabbing victim as 44-year-old Jonathan Baines.
    • Two arrested in connection with former Louth Town Football club arson. 
    • G4S say compulsory redundancies 'unlikely' at Lincolnshire Police.  
    • Police hunt for man who attacked a 70-year-old in Stamford.
  8. Tax dodging businessman jailed for 21 months

    Natasha Turney

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    A Lincolnshire businessman has been sent to prison for tax fraud. 

    Richard Hotchin admitted cheating the public revenue of nearly £150,000.

    Lincoln Crown Court heard the 39 year old from Scotter near Gainsborough had used fake invoices to falsely claim VAT. Hotchin, who ran a company in Scunthorpe, has been jailed for 21 months. 

  9. 70-year-old Stamford man left unconscious after unprovoked attack

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    An elderly Stamford man had to be taken to hospital after he was attacked on Sussex Road just after 4pm on Wednesday the 20th of July.

    Police say the unprovoked attack left the man unconscious with an injury to his face. 

    The attacker was described as a white male, of a skinny build and in his mid 20’s. He was wearing a black t-shirt.  

  10. WATCH: Blaze at former Louth Town Football Club

    Alex Rhodes

    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Lewis Hoburn took this video at about 3:30am this morning, you can see the fire had already taken hold:

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    Video caption: Thanks to Lewis Hoban who sent us this video of the fire in Louth
  11. Police look for men in connection with Co-Op thefts

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Officers are looking for these men after coffee, chicken and sausages were stolen from the Co Op store on Roman Bank, Skegness.

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    cctv

    The incident happened around 8pm on Saturday 16th July.  

  12. BreakingLouth fire being treated as arson, two arrested

    Alex Rhodes

    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Two local men, aged 21 and 37, have been arrested after with the fire in Louth in the early hours. 

    Police say the case is now being treated as arson. 

  13. Police name victim in murder enquiry

    Alex Rhodes

    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Police have named the man as 44-year-old Jonathan Baines, known as "Willy" to his friends. 

    Quote Message: We know that Jonathan spent yesterday afternoon at the Market Rasen races and visited pubs on his return to Gainsborough. We don’t know which premises or who he was with, so we urgently want to hear from people who either saw him or spoke to him. from Detective Inspector Jim Hodgson East Midlands Special Operations Unit
    Detective Inspector Jim HodgsonEast Midlands Special Operations Unit
  14. Gainsborough stab death: Where the body was found

    Alex Rhodes

    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    This is the property on Ropery Road where the body of a man was found with a stab wound in the early hours.

    Two people have been arrested in connection.

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    cop cars
  15. Louth Fire: Your views

    Carla George

    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Quote Message: Sad to see. Had some good functions there back in the day. from Ash Bowe Facebook
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    Quote Message: So sad, had some great games there. from Mick Kendrick Snr Facebook
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  16. The weather this lunchtime

    Abbie Dewhurst

    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    After a dry start with some sunny spells, cloud will increase during the morning with the odd light shower by afternoon. 

    More general cloud and outbreaks of rain will spread to the west of the region later in the day.  

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  17. Traffic and travel: Disruption on A17 and A151

    BBC Travel

    There's slow traffic still on the A17 heading west in Sleaford between the A153 East Road junction and the Holdingham Roundabout. 

    A burning vehicle blocked the road earlier.

    Meanwhile the A151 High Road in Weston is partially blocked in both directions near the Wiseman's Gate junction because of a crash. 

  18. Demolition plans for Grimsby's East Marsh estate

    BBC Radio Humberside

    Preparations for the demolition of the first buildings on Grimsby's East Marsh estate begin today. 

    The maisonettes on Comber Place (pictured) will be the first to be knocked down, as part of major works by the social housing landlord Shoreline.

    Comber Place

    The demolition of the six neighbouring high rise tower blocks is due to happen next year.