Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

Police want to trace the whereabouts of this man, who's wanted for recall to prison:

Lincolnshire PoliceCopyright: Lincolnshire Police

Liam Dale, 29, has failed to notify the police of his whereabouts, as required under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, according to Lincolnshire Police.

It is thought he could be in the Skegness area, Nottinghamshire or the Humber region.

Officers say they are prioritising the apprehension of Dale, who is believed to be a risk to young women and girls.

Anyone who has seen him, or who knows where he is, is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.

Almost 45,000 people in Lincolnshire are currently suffering from chronic kidney disease, according to figures from a national charity.

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images

Kidney Research UK has launched a campaign to raise awareness of kidneys, the vital role they play and why people get kidney disease.

It says with 44,191 people in Lincolnshire diagnosed, it's one of the highest areas of prevalence in the country.

And in addition, there could be another 22,000 people living with it who don’t realise they have it, according to the charity.

Dr Maria Tennant, from Kidney Research UK, says: “Kidneys are the unsung heroes inside our bodies. These small organs have a huge role to play in keeping us healthy – but when things do go wrong, the consequences can be devastating.

"We want to help people look after their kidneys, and to encourage those at risk to get their kidneys checked.”

There's some disruption on train services in Lincoln this afternoon due to a fault:

An 85-year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital after she was allegedly pushed to the ground outside her home, police say.

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images

According to the Lincolnshire force, the woman suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in the incident which took place in Haile Road, in Humberston, at about 18:10 on Tuesday.

Lincolnshire Police say a 13-year-old boy has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm in connection with the incident and is due to appear before magistrates in Grimsby this afternoon.

The force has appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

American students at Harlaxton College have been told to return to the United States to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

DEBBIE/GeographCopyright: DEBBIE/Geograph

The college, in Grantham, is part of the University of Evansville in Indiana.

A statement on the college website says all students should make plans to return to the US by 18 March where they will be able to continue their courses online.

It states there are no known cases of COVID-19 at the college, and that the decision is based on the safety and well-being of students.

Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz, president of the University of Evansville, said: "Over the course of the last few weeks, we have implemented a variety of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We have determined that further proactive steps are necessary. We understand that these measures will undoubtedly cause inconvenience and disruption, but the inconvenience and disruption are outweighed by the risks of inaction by the university."

The family of a missing man from North Yorkshire will be driving a lorry around Lincolnshire next week in a bid to raise awareness of their efforts to find him.

North Yorkshire PoliceCopyright: North Yorkshire Police

Peter Brown, 46, from Whitby, was last seen in Scarborough on 8 May last year.

Since then, his family has continued to appeal for his safe return.

Next week, a lorry covered in photographs and information about Mr Brown will be driven from Grimsby to Skegness.

Find Pete BrownCopyright: Find Pete Brown

Mr Brown is described as white, about 6ft 1in tall and of muscular/athletic build. He is unshaven and his hair is a greying/brown colour, which is slightly thinning.

He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie underneath a blue waist-length jacket, loose grey cotton jogging bottoms and blue Nike trainers and he may have been wearing a blue baseball cap.

Police believe Mr Brown may be sleeping rough and so may appear more dishevelled than in his pictures.

Veteran MP Sir Edward Leigh has spoken out about being mocked for his red face on social media.

BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty ImagesCopyright: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

In a post on Wednesday, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, who has rosacea, said: "I'm regularly mocked on Twitter for my appearance."

"I can take it but it's harder for the young," he said.

"I have rosacea, which reddens and can deform the face, for which I take antibiotics every day. It's incurable," he said.

His comments were made following his election as chair of an all-party Parliamentary group on skin.

A special shrine has been built at a Lincolnshire church as it prepares for the arrival of the last remaining relic of its patron saint.

J.Hannan-Briggs/GeographCopyright: J.Hannan-Briggs/Geograph

The skull of St Wulfram is due to arrive from France at St Wulfram's, in Grantham, on 20 March as part of celebrations to mark the 1300th anniversary of his death.

Fr Stuart Cradduck, who made the request for the relic to come to Grantham, said: "We are extremely privileged to be able to welcome it to our church and the town. It's an act of Christian love between communities which is quite beautiful, an amazing ecumenical and geopolitical act of generosity.”

The relic will be transported in a traditional gold ossuary by Dom Jean-Charles Nault, Abbot of Wandrille, and is expected to stay on display until the end of May.

The owner of a Lincolnshire business has welcomed the government's pledge to invest £5bn in bringing high speed broadband to the hardest-to-reach places.

PA MediaCopyright: PA Media

Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed the funding plan as part of a £30bn package of investment, which also included £500 million to increasing mobile phone signal in rural areas.

Tony Smith, from Genius Technology Solutions, in Horncastle, said: "Any investment in the infrastructure has got to be good. I think the challenge will be how they actually roll it out.

"I would imagine and would hope that they're going to engage with providers such as ourselves to make it happen."

After a cold and frosty start we're in for a day of sunshine and showers.

Those showers will linger around throughout the day and some could turn wintry in places.

We're likely to see top temperatures of about 9C or 10C:

A man has died after he was overcome by fumes from a chip pan fire at a house in Tattershall.

SYFRCopyright: SYFR

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said emergency services were called to a property in the village on Tuesday where they found the body of the man.

The service said it was unclear when the fire took place but that a joint fire and police investigation had concluded it was "an accidental cooking fire from a chip pan, that had self-extinguished, and the man had become overcome by the fumes".

On Twitter it said: "Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time, and our community fire safety team will be in the area offering support and advice for local residents early next week."