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

A man's in custody following a police raid at an address in Scunthorpe.

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Officers went to Pryme Road in the town around 1.30pm today.

Suspected cannabis and drugs paraphernalia were seized from the property.

The man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.

It will be a dry but cool night in Lincolnshire. Here's the latest forecast:

Investigations are continuing after a major farm fire at Louth which needed 50 firefighters to tackle the blaze.

It started on Legbourne Road yesterday.

Around 200 cows had to be moved and nearby fields have been ploughed to stop it spreading.

It's not clear how the fire started.

Lincolnshire is expected to miss ambitious plans set out by the government to be smoke free by 2030, according to a new report.

At the moment, figures show just over 17% of the county's population regularly light up.

The report by Frontier Economics predicts Lincolnshire won't reach the target to stop everyone smoking in 11 years.

A double-decker bus is visiting hospitals across Lincolnshire this week to give out information to prospective and current staff about the benefits and opportunities of working within the NHS.

The bus is at Lincoln County Hospital today.

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust says visitors will be able to speak to colleagues from different departments to find out about what they do.

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City of Lincoln Council has given permission for a central Lincoln McDonald’s to relocate.

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The fast food outlet in the city’s Cornhill Quarter will move into the current HMV store on the High Street.

McDonald’s revealed its plans to relocate to another area of the city back in July.

Now, city council planning officials have given their backing for the move.

In its plans, McDonald’s confirmed that all 83 members of staff will be moved to the new location and the restaurant will retain its 24-hour opening times.

The fast food chain said the move came as part of “the landlord’s desire to relocate a number of tenants within the centre".

HMV will relocate into the Cornhill Quarter in the unit next to WHSmith.

Fire crews say a large blaze at a farm in Louth could take up to 72 hours to burn out.

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Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say 5,000 tonnes of straw and 17,000 litres of diesel are involved in the fire at a premises in Legbourne Road

At its height about 50 firefighters and ten appliances were deployed to combat the blaze.

Smoke from the fire which started at about 16:00 on Sunday could still be seen above the town earlier today.

Two hundred cows had to be moved to safety and nearby fields have been ploughed to stop it spreading.

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There could be some sunshine around this afternoon. Here's the latest forecast:

Lincoln's new medical school will welcome its first students today.

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Around 90 undergraduates are starting their five-year course.

It's hoped medics who train in the county will continue to work here once they've qualified.

The number of people caught carrying knives in Lincolnshire has risen by 44% in the last year.

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Lincolnshire Police say offences rose from 183 per 100,000 people in 2017/18 to 263 in 2018/19 .

The force released the figures at the start of a national week of action named Operation Sceptre, which aims to increase awareness about the dangers of carrying knives

Det Ch Insp Amy Whiffen, force lead for knife crime, said: "People carry knives either for their own protection, to try and gain respect, out of pure anger or because they are intent on committing crime.

“Whatever the reason, carrying a knife means even the smallest situation can escalate into something much more serious or life-changing."

A World War Two aircraft was forced to abandon a flypast and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport because of a fault in one of its engines.

The Dakota, from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - based at RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire - was due to take part in a flypast over Warrington.

It made "an unscheduled landing" on Saturday evening due to an engine fault, an RAF spokesperson said.

"The aircraft landed safely and the pilot was unharmed," they added.

Fire crews are still at the scene of a large blaze at a farm in Louth.

Image source, Richard Hardesty

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called to the site on Legbourne Road just after 16:00 yesterday.

At its height 10 fire appliances were in attendance.

It's not known if any people or animals have been injured.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It will be a dry and fine day today with temperatures up to 18C in places.

This evening there will be clear skies and lots of sunshine and it should stay dry overnight.

A 14th Century building which has undergone a major renovation now "looks too new", according to some observers.

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The work on Exchequergate Arch in Lincoln's historic quarter is part of a project to improve the city's cathedral and its grounds.

"It looks bland without the centuries of grime," Phil Gresham wrote in his local history group on Facebook.

Cathedral officials said work to remove the "corrosive crust of pollutants" had to be done to ensure the arch survived.