The barrier would aim to reduce the risk of tidal flooding to approximately 900 commercial properties and 14,300 residential properties in Boston.
Boston suffered major flooding during a tidal surge in late 2013 - and since then community leaders have been pressing for the barrier to be built.
Force rated 'good' by police watchdog
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Police is an efficient force which keeps people safe and reduces crime, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says in a report.
The watchdog has given Lincolnshire Police an overall rating of good.
But, the report says, services could be lost if further there were more cuts to the workforce.
Lincolnshire's Chief Constable, Neil Rhodes, welcomes the report which shows improvement from last year's result of requiring improvement.
Lincolnshire Police's result comes as Humberside Police, which covers North and North East Lincolnshire, was given a "requires improvement" rating.
MP Matt Warman: View on High Court Brexit ruling
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman's been speaking about today's High Court ruling that Parliament must be consulted before the formal Brexit process begins.
Mr Warman's told the BBC he would be "deeply disappointed if other MPs sought to use this as an opportunity to delay".
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Boston returned the highest pro-Brexit vote in the country in the June referendum with 75.6 per cent voting leave.
Traffic and travel across Lincolnshire: Broken down lorry
BBC Travel
The B1188 Canwick Road in Lincoln is partly blocked and there's very slow traffic outbound at the B1190 Washingborough Road junction because of a broken down lorry.
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Police investigation into cyber attack at hospitals
Teen's fire death blamed on 3D printer and hairspray
Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
An inquest took place this morning into the death of Thomas Taylor in Lincoln just before Christmas last year.
The 17-year-old was killed in a huge blaze at his family's business premises, which were attached to their home on the city's De Wint Avenue on December 21.
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The hearing was told he was using hairspray to stick a product onto a hot plate on a 3D printer when the fire broke out.
We will have more on this story later.
Hospitals working to clear cyber attack backlog
BBC Radio Humberside
Hospital managers in Scunthorpe and Grimsby say they're are working to clear a backlog of hundreds of cancelled operations.
The attack also affected hospitals in Lincoln, Boston and Grantham - but managers there say the alert is now over.
The ambulance service for Lincolnshire: Your views
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones thinks it's time Lincolnshire took back control of the ambulance service.
He says being part of the East Midlands regional service is not working for the county. Here's what you've said on BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Facebook page:
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Quote Message: If we had a Lincolnshire Ambulance service we would at least be sure that our taxes are going to a service that is for Lincolnshire." from Wilf Watson Facebook
If we had a Lincolnshire Ambulance service we would at least be sure that our taxes are going to a service that is for Lincolnshire."
Quote Message: How would it be funded? The NHS budget can't cope with what it has (Grantham A&E for example). Lincolnshire County Council would have to increase the council tax significantly to co-fund the idea." from Sean Burton Facebook
How would it be funded? The NHS budget can't cope with what it has (Grantham A&E for example). Lincolnshire County Council would have to increase the council tax significantly to co-fund the idea."
Quote Message: Local people understand local needs - and roads - so let us control our own service again." from Jennifer Ennis Facebook
Local people understand local needs - and roads - so let us control our own service again."
Traffic and travel across Lincolnshire: A57 delays
Activist to take legal action over Thai court case
Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
A human rights activist from Spalding says he's going to take legal action against the authorities in Thailand after the country's Supreme Court cleared him of defamation.
Andy Hall has faced a series of legal battles after writing a report for a charity in 2013 which alleged a Thai fruit company was mistreating workers.
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Mr Hall was given a suspended jail sentence in September on a separate defamation charge on the report - a verdict he now plans to appeal against.
Quote Message: I feel very happy about the verdict as this case was an injustice to me." from Andy Hall Human Rights activist
I feel very happy about the verdict as this case was an injustice to me."
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- Lincolnshire's police chief thinks the county should get the ambulance service back
- Boston's £100m flood barrier faces a public inquiry
- Lincoln City's manager says there is no chance he'll be heading to Grimsby
- A criminal investigation is to take place into cyber attacks on county hospitals
- It could be Go Grantham if traders vote for a new project to attract shoppers
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Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Thanks for joining us today, that's it for now but we'll be back from 08.00 tomorrow.
Before we go, let's look back at five things we didn't know when we started out today:
Boston flood barrier plan faces public inquiry
Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
The £100m scheme to build a flood barrier for Boston will go to a public inquiry it's been announced this evening.
A six-week public consultation over the project took place in the summer and now the Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom has ruled an inquiry will be held in the new year.
The barrier would aim to reduce the risk of tidal flooding to approximately 900 commercial properties and 14,300 residential properties in Boston.
Boston suffered major flooding during a tidal surge in late 2013 - and since then community leaders have been pressing for the barrier to be built.
Force rated 'good' by police watchdog
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Police is an efficient force which keeps people safe and reduces crime, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says in a report.
The watchdog has given Lincolnshire Police an overall rating of good.
But, the report says, services could be lost if further there were more cuts to the workforce.
Lincolnshire's Chief Constable, Neil Rhodes, welcomes the report which shows improvement from last year's result of requiring improvement.
Lincolnshire Police's result comes as Humberside Police, which covers North and North East Lincolnshire, was given a "requires improvement" rating.
MP Matt Warman: View on High Court Brexit ruling
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman's been speaking about today's High Court ruling that Parliament must be consulted before the formal Brexit process begins.
Mr Warman's told the BBC he would be "deeply disappointed if other MPs sought to use this as an opportunity to delay".
Boston returned the highest pro-Brexit vote in the country in the June referendum with 75.6 per cent voting leave.
Traffic and travel across Lincolnshire: Broken down lorry
BBC Travel
The B1188 Canwick Road in Lincoln is partly blocked and there's very slow traffic outbound at the B1190 Washingborough Road junction because of a broken down lorry.
Police investigation into cyber attack at hospitals
Ancient documents on display for one day only
Katie O'Halloran
Broadcast Journalist
All of these documents describe the rights you should enjoy if you are a citizen of Lincoln.
And today they've been brought together, all at Lincoln's Guildhall, for the first time in more than a century.
They're dated from 1227 to 1549 and give the city's residents the right to choose a mayor and each document bears the seal of the monarch of the day.
The documents have been brought together for medieval studies students.
They will be returned to the protective atmosphere of the Lincolnshire Archives later.
Accident on B1203 Grimsby
BBC Travel
The B1203 is closed in both directions because of an accident involving two cars.
There are delays in the area.
Police name man who died in crash on A180
Gill Sennett
BBC Radio Humberside
It's been confirmed that the man who died in a crash on the A180 in North Lincolnshire was James Cole, 79, from Immingham.
Mr Cole died at the scene, near South Killingholme, on Tuesday night.
The 36-year-old driver of the other car who was seriously injured, remains in a stable condition in hospital.
WATCH: Imps boss Danny Cowley on Grimsby Town speculation
Matt Dean
BBC Look North
Printer spark 'may have caused fire'
A spark from a 3D printer may have ignited a cloud of hairspray and caused a fire which killed a 17-year-old, an inquest hears.
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Scott Dalton
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Red 10 Squadron Leader Mike Ling talks to Scott live from China:
Blowing in the wind: Search for washing line suspects
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Police are trying to find this man and woman over the thefts of clothing from a washing line on Berkeley Street, Scunthorpe, on Tuesday, 25 October.
The pair or anyone who knows them should call Humberside Police on 101.
Bags of baubles flood in for new campaign
Paul Russell
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
BBC Radio Lincolnshire's appealing for you to knit a bauble for the radio station's carol service next month.
Here's the latest consignment being delivered to reception.
The service is being held at St Botolph's Church and the campaign has been named Baubles for Botolphs.
If you want to join in or know somebody who might like to be part of it you can find the patterns here.
Your headlines this lunchtime
Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom:
Teen's fire death blamed on 3D printer and hairspray
Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
An inquest took place this morning into the death of Thomas Taylor in Lincoln just before Christmas last year.
The 17-year-old was killed in a huge blaze at his family's business premises, which were attached to their home on the city's De Wint Avenue on December 21.
The hearing was told he was using hairspray to stick a product onto a hot plate on a 3D printer when the fire broke out.
We will have more on this story later.
Hospitals working to clear cyber attack backlog
BBC Radio Humberside
Hospital managers in Scunthorpe and Grimsby say they're are working to clear a backlog of hundreds of cancelled operations.
It's after three days of disruption caused by a cyber attack on computer systems. Today the computers are back to business as usual.
The attack also affected hospitals in Lincoln, Boston and Grantham - but managers there say the alert is now over.
The ambulance service for Lincolnshire: Your views
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones thinks it's time Lincolnshire took back control of the ambulance service.
He says being part of the East Midlands regional service is not working for the county. Here's what you've said on BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Facebook page:
Traffic and travel across Lincolnshire: A57 delays
BBC Travel
There are jams because of a broken down lorry on the A57 Saxilby Road southbound in Lincoln at the Carholme Roundabout.
Activist to take legal action over Thai court case
Martin Slack
BBC Lincolnshire Live
A human rights activist from Spalding says he's going to take legal action against the authorities in Thailand after the country's Supreme Court cleared him of defamation.
Andy Hall has faced a series of legal battles after writing a report for a charity in 2013 which alleged a Thai fruit company was mistreating workers.
Mr Hall was given a suspended jail sentence in September on a separate defamation charge on the report - a verdict he now plans to appeal against.