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Photo taken from Great British EventsThis weekend sees the start of the most important event for many Rugby fans. The RBS Six Nations tournament kicks off with Ireland v Italy tomorrow afternoon Our reporter Sarah Heath spoke to the researcher for the rugby union department of Sky Sports, Rhodri Jeremiah...

Students at the University of Lincoln have been taking part in events throughout this week in order to raise money for six different charities.  ‘RAG’ (Raise and Give) week has become an annual tradition at the University as a dedicated society of 20 students arranged various activities including a pirate...

Young people in Lincolnshire who are looking for employment are being given a helping chance by the Nation Apprenticeship scheme.     The City of Lincoln Council is currently running two apprenticeship schemes. Young apprentices can take a Business Administrative apprenticeship course which only last a year. Or the second...

A charity needs to raise over £300,000 to avoid grounding an iconic cold war aircraft forever, but is it really worth it? The Vulcan bomber has been an icon in the skies and is celebrating its 50th year but due to the expensive nature of restoring and maintaining the plane...

Earlier this week Health Secretary Andy Burnham pledged to halve the number of smokers in England by 2020. At the minute, an estimated 21% of the population smoke, that’s 8 million people. The aim is to reduce this to just 10%, meaning that by 2020 only one in ten people...

It was World Cancer Day yesterday, an event used to promote awareness and prevention techniques that could lower the risk of developing cancer. This year, simple lifestyle changes are being encouraged, which include reducing alcohol and tobacco consumption and maintaining a healthy diet. World Cancer Day was held yesterday, an...

A man who has been in a vegetive state for five years has been able to communicate using just his thoughts, according to a study. The brain scanning technique, called functional magnetic resonance, is being used on the man who has been brain damaged since a road accident in 2003. For the...

112 is the European standard emergency number. It isn't just a handy number, it has it's own day coming up. On the eleventh of the second month (11-2) Europeans will 'celebrate' that people in 27 countries can call the same number when they need help. "We are happy that European...

Car manufacturer Toyota are facing thousands of recalls after complaints about faulty brakes on its Prius cars. The reports, issued from both Japan and the USA, come the day after the company announced it had found nearly 181,000 UK vehicles with faulty accelerator pedals as well. Toyota GB have reassured...

A Phoenix NHS Health shop is due to open on Friday February 5th offering easy access to stop smoking material, lifestyle tips and weight management information. The old Tourist Information building in the town centre will become this one stop health shop and will be opened by Lincoln MP Gillian Merron,...

The Thirteenth is the first book in what is set to be every teenagers dreams, penned by new author Georgia Twynham of Market Rasen, the novel has recently received a five star rating from the Sci fi channel web site. Georgia began writing way back in 2008, various drafts later...

The House of Commons are facing fresh attacks today as half of MPs will be asked to repay their expenses, as the final report on the scandal is published this morning. Sir Thomas Legg, the former civil servant in charge of investigating MPs' expenses, will order 350 MPs to pay back a total...