this is bbc world news. three weeks after nicola disappearaed, a body is found in a riverjust a mile from where she was last seen. we'll be reporting on the police handling of the case and the questions now being directed at senior officers. the at senior officers. police have not confirmed the body the police have not confirmed the body they have recovered is that of nicola bulley but they say tonight their thoughts are with her family. we'll bring you the latest from the village of st michael's on wyre in lancashire. also tonight.., will russia soon be buying chinese weapons for its war in ukraine? the americans warn china not to do it.

we're live in kyiv, as ukraine prepares to mark the first anniversary of a war that's rewriting history. the bafta goes to... all quiet on the bafta goes to... all quiet on the western front. and, at tonight's bafta film awards, sweeping success for a german movie by netflix on the horrors of the first world war. good evening. lancashire police, who've been searching for the missing woman nicola bulley for the past three weeks, say they've found a body in the river wyre. mrs bulley disappeared while taking her dog for a walk in st michael's on wyre on the morning of 27th january. police have said all along they were working on the possibility that she'd fallen into the river.

the body was found roughly a mile from where nicola bulley was last seen, but police say formal identification has not yet been carried out. let's join our correspondent judith moritz for the latest. this is the 24th day of searching for nicola bulley, a search which at times has felt that it's generated more questions than answers, but to date there has been a major development, a body recovered from the river wye just along from where i am here, the river wye just along from where iam here, but the river wye just along from where i am here, but the police say it's not yet been identified and they are currently treating it as unexplained. the search for nicola bulley has been on land, in water, and by air. now, finally, there is news that could be significant. the police were called just after 11:30am this morning to reports of a body in the river wyre. the nearest road was quickly closed off and the footpath along the water's edge also sealed.

after a mammoth search, which extended all the way to the sea, this discovery was made within a short distance of where nicola went missing, near to the village of st michael's on wyre. she was last seen more than three weeks ago in a field where she was walking her dog. her phone was then discovered on a bench next to the water. today, the body was found downriver, about a mile away. an underwater search team and specialist officers went into the water and recovered the body, before it was taken for the identification process to begin. a forensics tent was erected to preserve the scene. there will be a postmortem and then thereafter there will of course be a coroner's inquest, so all the evidence has to be gathered, as best and as professionally and as painstakingly as is required, in order that the truth hopefully at some point in the future can be laid in front of the coroner's court and an inquest

and a verdict can be delivered. it's too early to know whether it is nicola who's been found. lancashire police say her family is being kept informed as work is carried out to identify the remains. these pictures show the stretch of river just after the these pictures show the stretch of riverjust after the bend where the discovery was made. it's an area which has been searched before, though search teams have previously said that some parts of the water are hard to see because of debris. the investigation into nicola bulley�*s disappearance has attracted widespread speculation, and after the police released personal details about her, there has been a public and political backlash. at the centre of it all, there's a distressed family who are waiting for news. we will talk to judith we will talk tojudith again in a moment. in recent weeks, some senior politicians and various officials

have questioned the police handling of the investigation into nicola bulley�*s disapperance. our home editor, mark easton, has been looking in more detail at the performance of lancashire police, and considers the questions they now face. it is an investigation that rang alarm bells at the top of government, with both the prime minister and the home secretary expressing concern at lancashire police's handling of a case which had attracted huge public interest. now we learn that despite extensive work by police and private search teams, less than a mile from where ms bulley went missing, a body had been lying in the river for perhaps three weeks — weeks of agony for her family and friends. there have been questions about the investigation almost since the day ms bulley went missing on january the 27th. on 3rd february, police said they were working on the assumption that ms bulley�*s death was not suspicious and she'd simply fallen into the river. a week later though and the family were casting doubt on the hypothesis. five days after that, police said the missing mum—of—two had vulnerabilities, later revealed to be

a personal struggle with alcohol and the menopause. the lancashire force found itself accused of victim blaming. i think it's quite shocking... before the discovery of the body, this morning the cabinet minister penny mordaunt spoke of serious questions that needed answering. it really does grate with a lot of women and we have to put up with all kinds of sexist behaviour in all kinds of settings and i think to have it play out in this kind of environment is why people are so upset. lancashire police has announced it's conducting an internal review of the investigation and has referred itself to the independent police watchdog. his majesty's inspector of constabulary may well wish to focus on lancashire�*s performance too. when the inspectorate conducted a full review of lancashire police in 2017, it said the force needed to improve the protection of vulnerable people and the supervision of investigations when a vulnerable victim is involved. the inspectorate currently has six other police forces

in special measures. you can see them here — cleveland, staffordshire, gloucestershire, devon and cornwall, wiltshire, and of course the metropolitan police too. chanting: nojustice, no peace. scotland yard is struggling to restore its reputation after two of its officers, wayne couzens and david carrick, were sentenced to life imprisonment for numerous terrible crimes against women. but the nicola bulley case is likely to rekindle the debate about whether smaller forces, like lancashire, one of 43 in england and wales, are up to the job when the national spotlight is upon them. mark easton, bbc news. our correspondentjudith moritz is in st michael's on wyre. after three weeks of waiting for the family, the wait continues. yes, isaid before yes, i said before it is 2a days of searching, and that means 2a days

and nights of agony for nicola and family, hertwo and nights of agony for nicola and family, her two young daughters of primary school age who lost all their mum on the morning she dropped them offjust before she went missing, for her partner, paul, and their many friends, who have been lining the roads of the village with poster display her image and yellow ribbons signify hope. they have done that to keep this case in the public eye, but that publicity has had its negative side as well. there has been huge speculation on social media particularly. we have heard about tiktok sleuths. the family and police have said that has been hugely unhelpful and a distraction, though it may be the answer to this mystery is about to be provided, but it hasn't been yet, so tonight we can only imagine the pain that those closest to nicola are going through. indeed, judith. judith moritz, our correspondent at st michael's on

wyre. this coming week will mark one year since russian forces invaded ukraine. my colleague clive myrie is in kyiv tonight, and we canjoin him now. yes, good evening from the ukrainian capital, where, 12 months ago, there was no war, no refugee crisis, no mass slaughter. but this week a grim and terrible milestone is reached, following vladimir putin's order that his military attack this country by land, sea and air. throughout this weekend, world leaders have been meeting, to discuss their continuing response to the conflict here. and today, a warning from america that the next phase of the war could see china supply weapons to russian forces engaged in combat. the warning came from the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who says there'll be "serious consequences" for china if that happens. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has the latest.

this war is almost one—year—old. and it shows no sign of letting up. whether on patrol in the snow or dug in deep in the low ground, ukrainian troops are largely holding firm, backed by arms from the west. but... there is still a lot to be done. we have to increase and accelerate our military support to ukraine, quickly. now, potentially, a new development. the united states says russian forces are already getting surveillance and technology from chinese firms, but america's top diplomat believes china is considering going further, providing russia with weapons and ammunition. we have seen them provide non—lethal support to russia for use in ukraine. the concern that we have now is based on information we have that they're considering providing lethal support, and we've made very clear to them that that would cause a serious problem for us and in our relationship. that message was delivered at a security conference in munich,

where mr blinken met his chinese counterpart behind closed doors. he was here to brief european counterparts on china's so—called peace plan, which is expected shortly. he also met ukraine's foreign minister, who certainly doesn't want chinese arms in russian hands. china's foreign ministry accused the us of finger—pointing. translation: china is not a party to this crisis in ukraine, _ but we are not standing idly by, nor have we thrown fuel on the fire. what china is doing is to urge peace and promote talks. until now, china has stayed largely at one remove from the war in ukraine but the fear among western policymakers here is that that may be about to change. and there's uncertainty about what it might mean. before the war, vladimir putin and president xijinping agreed what they called a partnership with no limits. it may be the west is about to find

out if that's true. james landale, bbc news, munich. a year after the invasion of ukraine, more than 100 laws have been introduced in russia to prevent people opposing the conflict or even calling it a war. anyone who does speak out risks losing their own freedom and potentially that of their families. a bbc world service investigation now tells the stories of those who've been taking extraordinary risks over the past 12 months to oppose the war here. nawal al—maghafi has that story. nina spent four years as a district councillor in a small city in western russia. she'd been speaking out online against russia's invasion of ukraine. but last march, she took the stage at a council meeting after colleagues challenged her on the statements she'd made.

determined to document the moment, she dismisses their angry calls to stop filming. translation: | am against - the decision taken by the president of the russian federation and against the actions that are being carried out today on the territory of the sovereign state of ukraine. i consider what's going on to be a war crime. "shut your mouth," shouts one councillor. but she stands her ground at the podium. nina took a big risk to speak out. under laws introduced since the ukraine invasion, it's a crime to call it a war or demonstrate against it. and she's not the only one. translation: we got together and we realised that we cannotl and we will not remain silent. in the city of yekaterinburg, this man is part of a collective of street artists waging their own campaign against the state's pro—war propaganda.

they've put stickers up around their town highlighting the deaths of russian soldiers in the war — a crime in itself. and he is picked up by the police for it. translation: they took me to the police station. - i said, i want my lawyer. i get a good smackl in the face for that. i'm, like, i don't understand. i need a lawyer. i get the same again. the court dealing with his case sends him to a psychiatric hospital for a month to be assessed. but while he's inside, his friends carry on the work. the risks are more real than ever. for this man, another member of the collective, it's hard to believe how much has changed since the invasion. translation: i used to “oke that we'd all become h criminals or extremists. we'd be jailed for a drawing or a text. but when it happened, i was terrified. with so many freedoms being taken away, hundreds of thousands are estimated to have fled

russia, including nina. for this man, being free is being able to choose where to live. so despite the risks, he's staying put. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news. a response to the war by some just over the border in russia. it promises to be a busy week, as the first anniversary of the invasion approaches. on tuesday, president putin will deliver his state of the nation address, which could provide some clues as to russia's strategy going forward. on wednesday, there's an emergency session at the un general assembly, with delegates the next day expected to vote on a special resolution concerning ukraine. and then, on friday, it'll be exactly one year since russian tanks rolled over the border, transforming the lives of millions of people and upending europe's security framework more fundamentally than any event

since world war two. we'll of course have special coverage on television, radio and across bbc news online. i arrived here in kyivjust yesterday — it's my first visit since the end of last summer, and on the surface things seem pretty normal. cafes and bars and shops are open, people are trying to get on with their lives. human beings are adaptable and resilient. and then you hear an air raid siren, as happened this afternoon, and everyone gets a little tense. is that a missile coming in, is it headed our way? should we find the nearest shelter? the war is raging in the east, it's hand—to—hand combat in trenches, often to win territory ofjust a few yards. but, make no mistake, the war has swallowed this country whole. it is everywhere.

it's a tragedy that's lasted almost exactly one year, an anniversary no one expected, in their darkest of dreams. with that, from the team here in kyiv, back to huw in the studio. clive myrie, my colleague in kyiv with the events of the week leading up with the events of the week leading up to the anniversary of that invasion. this weekend, intense negotiations have been taking place to try to sort out the trading arrangements between the uk and eu, the arrangements put in place after brexit, signed by borisjohnson�*s government but still opposed by the unionists of northern ireland and by many conservative mps. to understand, we need to go back to the referendum ofjune 2016, when the uk voted to leave the european union. after years of arguing and negotiation, borisjohnson agreed a deal with the eu

and the withdrawal agreeement was signed injanuary 2020. it meant that goods moving between britain and northern ireland would have to be checked, because northern ireland has a border with the eu and the republic of ireland, and the border is not to have any barriers to avoid any return to tensions or troubles. the crunch came injanuary 2021, when the so—called northern ireland protocol came into effect and with it a kind of trading check between britain and northern ireland. that agreement has angered the unionists. they say this is damaging the union of great britain and northern ireland and they won't allow devolved government in stormont to be restored unless it's changed. our political correspondent,

ben wright, is at westminster. let's ask the direct question, is there a prospect of this protocol issue being sorted this week? the word from issue being sorted this week? tue: word from downing issue being sorted this week? tte: word from downing street is that talks carry on. there is no deal yet. we have seen days of intense diplomacy, the prime minister dashing to belfast, meetings with eu leaders. momentum suggested a new agreement could be very close but now i don't think we are likely to see anything concrete before the middle of this week at the very earliest. it is worth remembering this is a very complex negotiations over an issue that has caused huge arguments between london and brussels since the brexit deal was done. it has cause real problems to businesses in northern ireland and prompted the dup to boycott power—sharing at stormont, and finally a fix was never going to be easy. think the knotty issue right

now is the dup but awkward insistence that northern ireland should say in shaping eu laws that apply there. but if there is a compromise that the european union can agree to that satisfies, largely, unionist parties in belfast, that provides practical solutions and can be tolerated by tory brexiteers at westminster, i think rishi sunak will be tempted to go for it, and it could be one of the defining moments of his premiership. the defining moments of his premiership-— the defining moments of his premiership. the defining moments of his --remiershi. �* ~ premiership. ben wright, with the latest analysis _ premiership. ben wright, with the latest analysis at _ premiership. ben wright, with the latest analysis at westminster. i the bafta film awards have been taking place tonight on london's south bank, and it was a sweeping success for a german film by netflix called all quiet on the western front, which claimed seven prizes, including best film, breaking the bafta record for the number of awards won by a film not in english. our culture editor, katie razzall, reports. the glitziest night of the british film calendar, where silver

and shimmer rule the red carpet and the talent came to london to celebrate and be celebrated, sometimes with tears. the excitement is really building now as the stars stream along this red carpet, all heading into the royal festival hall to find out whether tonight they will win the best award british film can offer. cate blanchett has been the bookies' favourite for best actress from the off. and what of the irish contingent, will the banshees of inisherin and their film about a friendship gone wrong win the hearts of bafta voters? now, if i've done something here, just tell me what i've done to you. you didn't do anything to me. their rift takes the film to very dark places. the banshees of inisherin. tonight, it was named outstanding british film, to the joy and amusement of its director. i know every irish person in the cast and crew are going best what award? but... laughter . kerry condon.

the film's supporting actors cleaned up too, in an awkward moment kerry condon picked up her award after the wrong person was initially announced. best supporting actor went to her co—star, an actor who spent time in care as a child. also for the kids that are dreaming to be something from the area i came from, this is for yous. austin butler won best actor for his hip swinging beat perfect turn as elvis. cate blanchett. and cate blanchettjoined the all—white acting category winners, her third best actress bafta, this for the film tar. every year these idiosyncratic - remarkable performancesjust break down the myth that women's experience is monolithic. - but the night belonged to one film, all quiet on the western front, an epic that lays bare the horrors of war. all quiet on the western front. seven baftas, including

the top awards for best director and best film. all quiet on the western front tells the story of young men, who, poisoned by right wing political nationalist propaganda, go to war thinking it's an adventure. and war is anything but an adventure. a sobering thought that reflects the times we live in. katie razzall, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. we have had a mild couple of days and, guess what, the next two days also will be mild as well. from wednesday, it looks like temperatures are going to ease somewhat. here is the satellite picture, a big conveyor belt of cloud stretching across the north

atlantic, brought in by south—westerly air streams, so a mild direction. we can see a lot of isobars, and it's been blustery in northern scotland with gales battering the northern isles for a day or two, and they will continue through the night for the wet weather in the western isles but, to the south of that, much quieter. at 7am, 12 in belfast, around 11 in liverpool. that means that the day will be even milder. it doesn't change much in western scotland, still some outbreaks of rain, the gales eventually easing. we are in the second half of february and talking about 16 degrees in norwich and iran 13 also in belfast, so really very mild indeed. on tuesday a cold front approaches, eventually bringing colder air, a cold front approaches, eventually bringing colderair, but a cold front approaches, eventually bringing colder air, but it's to the west of us. ahead of it, still that mild south—westerly airstream, but it is going to be a cloudy day on tuesday. despite the thick cloud,

those temperatures will still reach around 13. that cold front will sweep across the country on wednesday, pushing mild add to that is, so wednesday will be somewhat colder. here is the weather front. as it moves across the country through the day, often cloudy, outbreaks of rain, perhaps a bit brighter later in the west. temperatures returning to seasonal norms of between eight and ten sources. over to you. that's all from bbc news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time tojoin our colleagues in the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight.

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