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and disabilities are oversubscribed. we do the best that we can for the good of the kids. but there comes a point, there comes a breaking point and we are over capacity. and the first world war epic, all quiet on the western front, dominated last night's baftas winning seven awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. the family of missing nicola bulley have expressed their anguish, after a body was found in the river near where she disappeared three weeks ago. the 45—year—old mother of two disappeared on the 27th january, while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in

lancashire, sparking a major search. lancashire police recovered a body from the water yesterday after being alerted by two people walking their dogs by the river wyre. formal identification has yet to take place, but police have previously said they believe ms bulley had gone into the river, and that her disappearance was not suspicious. we'll be live from the scene shortly, but first this report from our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. 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 11.30 yesterday 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 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. 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 away for the identification process to begin. a forensics tent was erected to preserve the scene. this stretch of water is tidal in nature and there is a very fast flowing stretch of water that leads into the irish sea. and, you know, the way that the tides come and go, if there was anything such as a human body, it is possible that body could have flown in and flown out and there's eventually been given up by the water. it is too early to know whether it is nicola who has been found. lancashire police say

that herfamily is being kept informed as work is carried out to identify the remains. these aerial pictures show the stretch of riverjust after the bend where the discovery was made. it's an area which was searched with sonar equipment and divers, but search teams said that some parts of the water were hard to see because of debris. the investigation into nicola bulley�*s disappearance has attracted widespread speculation and, after the police release personal details about her, there's also been a public and political backlash. and at the centre of it all there is a distressed family who are waiting for news. judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. let's go live to our correspondent rowan bridge who's in st michael's on wyre. what are the police saying this morning? and do we have any idea when they will be able to make a formal identification of the body found yesterday? we formal identification of the body found yesterday?— formal identification of the body found yesterday? formal identification of the body found esterda ? ~ ., �* ~ ., found yesterday? we don't know when

the formal identification _ found yesterday? we don't know when the formal identification is _ found yesterday? we don't know when the formal identification is going - the formal identification is going to be completed. police issued a statement yesterday saying processes in identification were ongoing. i have tried to get hold of lancashire police this morning to see if they could give us any idea of when we might get a formal identification being made public, but so far not being made public, but so far not being able to get hold of them this money. in a text message exchange with sky news last night, nicola bulley�*s partner talked about the agony they were facing at the moment. they are clearly desperate for information. as are herfriends and the whole community, it is a very small place, only a few hundred people here and many of those came out and try to search for nicola themselves. there has been no sign of her for more than three weeks since she was seen walking her dog by the river wyre, where i am. you can see the bridge over the river has got daffodils and yellow ribbons tied around it which has helped to

keep her face and tied around it which has helped to keep herface and name in the public eye over the last few weeks. that has also generated unwanted attention on social media, where conspiracy theories have flourished, which police have said have been deeply unhelpful. they had to put a dispersal order in place to stop people coming down to carry out their own personal investigations of their own personal investigations of the scene. they also say it has been deeply distressing for her family. they are desperate for information and we are waiting to hear if this is nicola bulley�*s body that has been found over the weekend. thank ou ve been found over the weekend. thank you very much- _ let's get more on this now withjulie mackay, who's a former detective superintendent with avon and somerset police. thank you for your time today, firstly your reaction to the police finding a body in the river. as we have made clear, formal identification has not happened, but if this is nicola bulley, inevitable questions about why it has taken until now to find her?—

questions about why it has taken until now to find her? good morning. the first thing _ until now to find her? good morning. the first thing is _ until now to find her? good morning. the first thing is condolences - until now to find her? good morning. the first thing is condolences to - the first thing is condolences to the family and if it is nicola, which is highly likely, to her family. however, there is a family there of someone who has sadly died. the discovery of the body in the river is exactly, if you go back to the criticism of the police, it is exactly what they predicted was the most likely scenario what had happened to her. so for their working hypotheses, whether it was accidental or misadventure, she has gone into the river and sadly is likely to be deceased. when people are levelling criticism, the fury summer followed are levelling criticism, the fury summerfollowed has are levelling criticism, the fury summer followed has come through intense media scrutiny and the social media investigative stance is that so many seem to have taken, it is important to go back to where all this started and think about that. following on from that, because that was their working hypotheses, they have invested a lot of time,

professionalism and expertise searching the river. notjust with the police divers but also independent specialists who have used their sonar equipment and none of those were able to locate that body, at that location at the time they were searching. trying to find people in water is not as straightforward as you might think. i heard a new report, reference to the tidal nature of the river. how possibly that has had an impact on it. i am sure when they come to debrief all of this, which is a regular in policing, particularly the search process, they will look at that and what can they learn? did they miss anything? if they did, could they have change that or do we have to accept that sometimes these are the way things work out. if this is nicola's body — are the way things work out. if this is nicola's body that _ are the way things work out. if this is nicola's body that has _ are the way things work out. if this is nicola's body that has been - is nicola's body that has been recovered, you would expect the police in lancashire, given the level of interest and attention on this case to give a full and frank

debrief on what has happened and why it has happened in this way? i think what'll happen _ it has happened in this way? i think what'll happen is, _ it has happened in this way? i think what'll happen is, with _ it has happened in this way? i think what'll happen is, with this - it has happened in this way? i think what'll happen is, with this case, i what'll happen is, with this case, because of the scrutiny they have had, notjust because of that, police are getting much better at doing the briefs and reviews around investigations in any case and around their processes they use in all aspects of policing. i am convinced in this case, of course they will have a debrief, they will have a proper review and they will be some areas where there has been some good practice in some areas where they find there has been some learning. the most interesting part of it, having had such intensive media and social media involvement with it, how will policing manage this in the future? how do we get better at releasing information at appropriate times, at appropriate levels to try and keep things contained and not let them spiral out of control, as has what has happened here?—

out of control, as has what has ha ened here? ., ., i. ., , happened here? how are you troubled b some of happened here? how are you troubled by some of the — happened here? how are you troubled by some of the armchair— happened here? how are you troubled by some of the armchair detectives, i by some of the armchair detectives, but also those people who have decided to come to the village and do their own investigations? the level of interest in this case is huge, but how troubled are you by this aspect of the case? it is difficult. _ this aspect of the case? it is difficult, isn't _ this aspect of the case? it is difficult, isn't it? _ this aspect of the case? it is difficult, isn't it? |_ this aspect of the case? it is difficult, isn't it? i think- this aspect of the case? it 3 difficult, isn't it? i think there is different types of the community and different people from over the country who have gone. some have gone with a genuine desire to be helpful with empathy and compassion and wanted to be part of the search process in order to try and locate nicola at the earliest opportunity. those people alone are difficult from a policing aspect to manage, when you have an ongoing inquiry with lots of information coming in. then you add to the dynamic, as you say, the armchair detectives who were there just for their own self gratification, or self—promotion or narcissistic approach and that i

think it's unhelpful. it is unhelpful for policing and i think it is unhelpful to the intrusion it creates in the community. but with the type of society we live in now and the first for true crime and being part of it, how do we manage that and perhaps feed it in a different way? it is going to be thinking outside the box and outside everybody�*s comfort zone that if this is going to happen in the future, we need to be alive to it, how are we going to deal with it and keep it manageable for everybody? 0k, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning. ok, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning.— 0k, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning. ambulance workers in england and wales are on strike again, in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. more than 10,000 workers are taking part in today's industrial action, with one union boss accusing the government of "putting its head in the sand" over the issue. peter ruddick has the details. paramedics, emergency care assistants and 999 call handlers

are once again swapping ambulances and control rooms for picket lines. workers from the gmb and unite unions are walking out and seven different ambulance areas across england are affected. they will be joined by staff in wales after the gmb followed unite in rejecting a pay offer from the welsh government. in total, more than 10,000 people will be taking part in a dispute which shows little sign of being resolved. the minister hasn't met with us for several weeks, there's no dates in the diary. it seems that the government just simply want to put their head in the sand and hope this all disappears. the mood amongst our members is very strong, they are getting increasingly angry about the way that they're being treated over this, they feel they have put in a fair claim that should be addressed. but sadly, the government are more interested in playing politics. the reality is that if public sympathy was enough to win a dispute, we would have won this already. 0ne ambulance service in the north west tightened the definition of what calls it will answer today. however, unions say they will

continue to respond to emergencies. elsewhere in the nhs, a ballot of 16,000 junior doctors from the british medical association closes at midday. one of the smaller health unions has today confirmed several hundred of its junior doctor members will also be striking next month. health secretary steve barclay said the government remains keen to talk to unions about a fair and affordable deal but that strikes are in nobody�*s best interests. peter ruddick, bbc news. 0ur reporter lucy vladev is in cardiff on a picket line and joins me now. good morning to you. what is the mood amongst the people taking industrial action? and what have they said to you about what it would take to get them to end the strike action? to take to get them to end the strike action? ., , ., ., ., ., action? to give you an idea of the scale, this — action? to give you an idea of the scale, this cardiff— action? to give you an idea of the scale, this cardiff ambulance - scale, this cardiff ambulance station is one of 20 tickets across

wales today, around half of ambulance workers in wales are taking strike action and that is in addition to several ambulance services, around 10,000 workers in england. this is significant because a few weeks ago the gmb almost had a deal with the welsh government, they had an improved offer of 5.5% on average for workers, with a bonus of 1.5%. but when that was put to gmb workers, around 66% of them rejected it. which is why you are seeing people on the pickets behind me. what do you do if you need an ambulance today? we are told the most urgent calls will still be answered, as soon as they possibly can. things like cardiac arrests, time critical care. there is less urgent calls, things like falls or burns, they might take a little bit longer to get to today. it is important because this is the first of three days of strike action.

unite are also walking out in wales tomorrow and on wednesday. we are expecting significant disruption in the days to come and the hope is that something will change soon. qm. that something will change soon. 0k, lu , thank that something will change soon. 0k, lucy. thank you _ that something will change soon. 0k, lucy, thank you very much. to keep up to date with strikes in your area, you can visit the bbc news website to see where walk—outs are planned — and when. turkey has ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people. searches will continue in kahramanmaras (pron: and hatay — but hopes of finding anyone else alive in the rubble are fading fast. more than lili,000 people are confirmed to have died in south—east turkey and northern syria. the headlines on bbc news... the family of nicola bulley describe their agony as police find

a body in the river near the place she went missing. thousands of ambulance staff in england and wales take part in fresh strikes amid an ongoing dispute over pay. analysis by the bbc shows that britain's local bus network shrank by nearly 19% in the decade to march last year. half of england's special educational needs schools are over—subscribed as they struggle to meet growing demand for places, bbc research has found. schools have been forced to convert portable cabins and even cupboards into teaching spaces due to a lack of space. here's our education correspondent elaine dunkley. this is maltby hilltop school in rotherham. like many specialist schools across the country, there is pressure on places. hello! freya! doing some fantastic walking. the classrooms and corridors are cramped and overcrowded as they take on more pupils. ten years ago they had 82 pupils. now they have 134 and

there is a waiting list. how much of your time do you spend looking for space? i mean, it's continual. i mean, mentally and physically, i go round the school time and time again to try and find available space. and this is a case in point. what i'm about to show you, this was a former resource cupboard, but now we have members of the visual impairment therapy team conducting therapy with our children in this space. in a resource cupboard? in a resource cupboard. afternoon! good afternoon. i'm ashamed. as the headteacher of this school, i genuinely do feel it is shameful that this is what we are providing for our children. you know, and also i know it could be so much betterfor them. they deserve so much better. so what is causing pressure on places? there is increasing diagnosis of special educational needs. some mainstream schools are struggling to cope.

we're going to watch that tennis game. funding is an issue. local authorities�* high—need budgets are tight, and new specialist schools aren't being built quick enough to cope with the rising demand for places. being able to break out into a space is so important for our kids. so you have a number of children up on the yard enjoying time outside, but then for some young people in crisis, they need access to a break—out space. we don't have those spaces. it's lunchtime and the children eat in classrooms. the dinner hall is now being used for therapy. it's very soon, jack. dinnertime. we're a little bit cramped. we're always a little bit cramped. what's going on? in a small kitchen, sarah is teaching vital life skills for those in sixth form. the lack of space makes it difficult. it's not ideal at all. you can't have more than four or five people in this room, and i have got seven children in my pizza club. and there's four members of staff. what i want for these children, is what i'd want for my own children. this is like my nest. and they are the birds,

my little chicks. and i want them to fly, you know, to fly. and i want them to flourish. some pupils have had to leave the school because they can't cope with the overcrowding. sarah was hoping this day wouldn't come. she's in school to collect her son cohen's belongings. he's no longer able to learn in the noisy, cramped, portacabins and is now at home. i've just seen his tray. this is his tray. cohen's work. it's really sad to see it because this is where he should be. he should be learning and he should be with his friends. he started to have panic attacks, hyperventilating. he wants to be here, but it's the space is not allowing it. it's hard to see him and he's not engaging in anything other than the same monotonous daily routine. make himjump. emma has come to have a look around with daughter georgie. she's faced delays getting an education and health care plan. a legal document outlining the support georgie needs. and now there's more delay as she waits for a school place

to become available. it makes me well up, to be honest, because by the time she'll be coming here in september next year, that'll be two years out of education. so to see her today with the other children and being somewhere where i know she really, really wants to be, it chokes you up. is there enough recognition of what happens in schools like yours? no, because we shut up and get on with it. that's the problem. and we put up with it and we do the best that we can for the good of the kids. but there comes a point, there comes a breaking point. and we are at utter capacity. so something has to be done. in a statement, the government says it's providing £2.6 billion between now and 2025 to help deliver new school places. this is a school which celebrates every success. look at you in the pool, on the trampoline, washing your hands. but this headteacher is worried that

far too many children are being failed by the lack of space and resources in specialist schools across england. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in rotherham. we can talk now to liesje dusauzay who is the ceo and founder of the charity sparkle sheffield. thank you very much forjoining us. the picture painted the, is that something you recognise? you have three children with autism? yes. three children with autism? yes, most definitely. _ three children with autism? yes, most definitely. with _ three children with autism? yes, most definitely. with my - three children with autism? is: most definitely. with my second youngest son, i had to go to court to get provisions for him, in terms of his educational health care plan, because it wasn't right. it wasn't quantified and specified. and that was eight years ago. so things haven't changed, got so much worse.

covid didn't help but things have got so much worse. 50 covid didn't help but things have got so much worse.— covid didn't help but things have got so much worse. so you took your local authority _ got so much worse. so you took your local authority to _ got so much worse. so you took your local authority to court _ got so much worse. so you took your local authority to court to _ got so much worse. so you took your local authority to court to get - got so much worse. so you took your local authority to court to get the - local authority to court to get the right educational provision and the right educational provision and the right plan for one of your children and then at what point did you set “p and then at what point did you set up the group sparkle sheffield? tell us about the group of the aims of it are? .. us about the group of the aims of it are? ., us about the group of the aims of it are? , ., ., ., are? basically what we do, our “0b is to empower fl are? basically what we do, our “0b is to empower parents i are? basically what we do, our “0b is to empower parents with i are? basically what we do, ourjobl is to empower parents with children who are autistic. the reason why i did that, when my son was diagnosed, when he was two and a half years old, once he was diagnosed there was no provision out there that specialised to do with autism that would teach me what i needed to know about my son. i knew nothing about autism. i decided to set up a group that could learn from other parents, because that is the best way to

learn. then you can get together and learn. then you can get together and learn different strategies to be able to help your child? yes. learn different strategies to be able to help your child? yes, you had to start _ able to help your child? yes, you had to start that _ able to help your child? yes, you had to start that up _ able to help your child? yes, you had to start that up yourself, - able to help your child? yes, you l had to start that up yourself, there wasn't any official help, as it were, or sources of information by the sounds of things. you learn from other parents, you are now passing on your learning to other parents, so what advice would you give to any parents or carers who are in a situation where they believed their child has special educational needs, perhaps their child has been assessed but they feel the educational provision for them is not right? what would you say to them? , ., ., ., them? the thing is, with a lot of them? the thing is, with a lot of the parents. _ them? the thing is, with a lot of the parents, they _ them? the thing is, with a lot of the parents, they don't - them? the thing is, with a lot of the parents, they don't know - them? the thing is, with a lot of i the parents, they don't know what them? the thing is, with a lot of - the parents, they don't know what is out there for them. what i would advise them to do is to find a group like sparkle, lots of other groups out there, find out the information from them. they probably know a lot

more than you do. when my son first got diagnosed, i had no idea what autism is, how it would effect our family... and it did affect our family... and it did affect our family. first point of call, find a group that is going through it and understands it, that would be my first thing to do. find understands it, that would be my first thing to do.— understands it, that would be my first thing to do. and something i'm interested to _ first thing to do. and something i'm interested to find _ first thing to do. and something i'm interested to find out _ first thing to do. and something i'm interested to find out from - first thing to do. and something i'm interested to find out from you, - first thing to do. and something i'm interested to find out from you, do | interested to find out from you, do you find that they struggle with provision is the same whether it is in a school dedicated to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities? 0r whether it is what some people call a mainstream school where a child perhaps has one—to—one support? child perhaps has one-to-one su oft? , ., child perhaps has one-to-one sun-ort? , ., ,. child perhaps has one-to-one su--ort? , ., ,. support? mainstream schools don't have a lot of _ support? mainstream schools don't have a lot of one-to-one _ support? mainstream schools don't have a lot of one-to-one support, | have a lot of one—to—one support, unfortunately. the teachers are not trained to be able to do that. the problem across the board is, there

is no training in place, no money from central government and nothing to do with our council, sheffield council, we havejust had to do with our council, sheffield council, we have just had a to do with our council, sheffield council, we havejust had a change of leadership and we are having to cope with the backlog of covid and also of the years and years of not being given the right provisions for our children. they are having to backtrack and move forward, which is impossible. i think, to be honest, there is so much more that can be done but it has to come to central government. they have to give us more funding, that is the only way it is going to be done.— it is going to be done. thank you very much _ it is going to be done. thank you very much for— it is going to be done. thank you very much for talking _ it is going to be done. thank you very much for talking to - it is going to be done. thank you very much for talking to us - it is going to be done. thank you | very much for talking to us today. for more on this story you can watch a documentary on bbc iplayer — it's called "send help".

senior police officers across england and wales have warned that a failure to increase pay could lead to cuts in staff and delays to recruitment. a joint statement by the associations of chief constables, superintendents and police and crime commissioners, says pay has fallen in real terms by almost 17% in the last 12 years. the government says it remains on track to recruit 20,000 new officers. water companies will need to explain why sewage is spilling into rivers and seas around the uk and what's being done to fix the issue, under new plans. the government says it will look into ways to make it quicker and easier to fine polluting companies — and that the maximum penalty could be increased to £250 million. the uk government is preparing to announce a new agreement on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland this week, but the prime minister rishi sunak says the deal is still �*by no means done.�* the northern ireland protocol came

into effect in 2021 to allow free movement of goods across the irish land border by conducting checks between northern ireland and great britain instead. the protocol has been controversial with unionist parties who say it undermines northern ireland's place as part of the uk. nick eardley is our chief political correspondent. good morning. what is the state of play this monday morning with a potential deal?— play this monday morning with a potential deal? good morning. it will be today- — potential deal? good morning. it will be today. it _ potential deal? good morning. it will be today. it is _ potential deal? good morning. it will be today. it is looking - will be today. it is looking unlikely it will be tomorrow. i get the sense a deal is pretty close. 0fficials the sense a deal is pretty close. officials are talking about it again this morning. they are treating it on an hour by hour basis. it could come pretty quickly. but as rishi sunak wakes up this morning, he has got a lot more to think about than just reaching a deal with the european union. i think his mind is starting to turn towards what is going on domestically and trying to

win over his own party and the unionist parties in northern ireland. i have got to say from chats i have had over the weekend, it looks like that is going to be quite tricky. firstly, with his own party, there are a lot of brexiteer conservative mps who are uncomfortable with some of the details which have emerged so far. they have not seen the full thing yet so it is not based on a final reading of the tax, but some of the ones i have spoken to are unhappy with the idea that northern ireland would still follow some european rules, that the european court of justice would still have an ultimate role to play in deciding if those rules had been broken. i am told, and this is speculation because we have not seen the final deal, that potentially there are dozens of tory mps that feel that way. then there is the dup. a big part of revisiting the protocol was trying to get

power—sharing back up and running at stormont. although there were some talks with the dup and some slightly optimistic briefings coming out of that towards the end of last week, there are some in the dup who think there are some in the dup who think there is still a long way to go on this, they are not convinced the prime minister is within touching distance of a deal with brussels that would win them over, for similar reasons of those tory brexiteers being unhappy. rishi sunak has had a lot to weigh up this morning, notjust in terms of what he pushes the eu for, but whether he can turn it around at home, too. nick eardley, thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello, it is fairly cloudy out there at the moment across the uk. there is some sunshine around but what is the common story for most of us is just how mild it is. breezy further north, winds close to 60 miles an hourin

north, winds close to 60 miles an hour in shetland, but sunny spells. central and southern scotland cloudy and patchy rain or drizzle and heaviest across the southwest islands. damp weatherfor heaviest across the southwest islands. damp weather for northern ireland, north—west england and may be the hills of north—west wales. many are dry, but temperatures up to 16 degrees across parts of eastern england into the afternoon. temperatures above where they should be for this stage in february. further rain at times tonight to the north west of scotland, heavy bursts later in the night but many other parts will be dry and temperature is around five to 10 degrees as we start tomorrow morning. 0ne around five to 10 degrees as we start tomorrow morning. one of day tomorrow, the wettest weather will be to the far north of scotland, especially during the morning. cannot rule out some drizzle in the west, many have a dry day, some sunshine in central and eastern parts and north east scotland could hit 14 to 16 degrees again. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... the family of nicola bulley

describe their agony as police find a body in the river near the place she went missing. thousands of ambulance staff in england and wales take part in fresh strikes amid an ongoing dispute over pay. analysis by the bbc shows that britain's local bus network shrank by nearly 19% in the decade to march last year. bbc research reveals over half of england's schools for children in special educational needs and disabilities are oversubscribed. and the first world war epic, all quiet on the western front, dominated last night's baftas, winning seven awards. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. morning. he's in the form of his life at the moment.

marcus rashford on the scoresheet again as manchester united beat leicester 3—0 in what will be a defining week in the club's season. goals in both halves took his tally to 24 in all competitions as united maintained their five—point gap to leaders arsenal. they face barcelona this week hoping to book their place in the latter stages of the europa league, before playing newcastle in the league cup final on sunday. when you face a good opponent like leicester is, you concede chances. and it was only due to david de gea that we don't concede a goal. er... so, yeah, we were really lucky that we, in half time, were 1—0 up. of course a great pass, bruno. great finish, rashy. but for the rest...it was rubbish. confidence is obviously a massive part of anyone's game, but especially if a forward, you know, you want to be... ..you know, in the positions to score goals and taking as many of them as you can.

so, yeah, ifeel good, i feel confident and, you know, hopefully it can continue. no sooner had son heung min scored for spurs in their win over west ham, the ugly side of football again reared itself, with news the tottenham forward had been subjected to online racist abuse. the club called it "utterly reprehensible" and called on social media companies and the authorities to take action. winners of the women's euros, england are showing the form that could propel them to world cup success this summer. it's now 28 games unbeaten under head coach sarina wiegman, rachel daly with two goals as they beat italy in the arnold clark cup, to set up a winner takes all in their final match with belgium on wednesday. testament to the progress england are making under wiegman and to the talents of daly, who was used as a defender instead of her prefered position as a striker during that euros success.

also on the rise are motherwell, who came up trumps against hearts in the scottish premiership. blair spittal with a goal i'm not sure he'll ever score again, his header back off the post, which came right back to him, for their second at fir park. and that win means motherwell are now six points clear of dundee united, who are bottom. england booked their place in the semi—finals of the women's t20 world cup, without even playing yesterday. it's after west indies beat pakistan, who couldn't knock off the runs they needed with the final few balls to secure victory. both teams still retain slim chances ofjoining england in the last four. in the day's other game, new zealand thrashed sri lanka this isn't a bad way to win your first british title. ellie baker smashing a 37—year—old record in the process. her win came at the uk indoor championships in the 1500 metres, with the 24—year—old putting in an impressive showing, to break zola budd's time

which has stood since 1986. in tennis, british number one cameron norrie missed out on a fifth atp title losing to world number two carlos alcaraz in the final of the argentina 0pen. alcaraz, returning from a four—month absence from injury, too strong for norrie, as he won in straight sets in just over an hour and a half against the wimbeldon semi finalist. spain'sjon rahm is the new world number one in men's golf. he continued his fine recent run of form to win the genesis invitational in california. he shot a two—under par round of 69 to win by two shots. it's already his third win on the pga tour this season. and the women's number one lydia ko also came out on top. she won the saudi international for the second time. ko trailed by a shot going into the final round but managed to overturn the deficit and win by a shot. she finished on 21 under parfor the tournament. that's all the sport for now.

let's return now to our main story — which is the discovery of a body in the river wyre, in lancashire, close to where 45—year—old nicola bulley went missing more than three weeks ago. the body is yet to be formally identified but lancashire police is liaising with nicola's family — and keeping them informed of any developments. the force is also facing questions about its handling of the investigation into nicola's disappearance. this case appears to have attracted a lot more attention than a usual missing persons case — particularly following lancashire police's decision to release personal information about nicola. nicola originally went missing onjanuary 27th. six days after she went missing the police said nicola had simply fallen into the river and that had caused her death. a week later her family cast doubt on that being the case.

a few days later the police revealed the missing mother of two had vulnerabilities — later revealed to be a personal struggle with alcohol and the menapuse. it's a revelation that has brought much criticism onto the police. our home editor mark easton looks back at how this case has been handled. 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 february the 3rd, 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. that really could could have been dealt with, i think, in a far better and more professional way at a very early stage in that missing—person inquiry, quite simply by alluding to nicola having vulnerabilities, but packaging them up much more broadly and saying that they are mental—health issues. 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 inspectorate 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. 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. analysis by the bbc has revealed that britain's local bus network has shrunk by nearly 19% in the decade to march last year. according to the department for transport figures, hertfordshire and leicestershire saw the biggest cuts in services in england. 0perators say they have had to close some routes because of falling

passenger numbers and rising prices. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. the only bus that stops in the leicestershire village of stapleton is the 159. hello. john catches it most days to the nearest town of hinckley for things like shopping. i've got my phone if you need me. 0k. catch you later, then. in two weeks' time, the 159 is being axed. i, like probably many more people, will be lost when it's gone. devastated. i'm a 24/7 carer and it's nice to think, i want to get out for an hour — i can go and get the bus, go downtown even if i don't want to buy anything. the point is it's taking independence away from a lot of people. in hinckley, we also found passengers angry at the decision. there is people like me, that do rely on a bus still, that don't drive. i don't want to have to have a car, but i'm having to consider it. - the bus operator says it can't continue this particular route

because council subsidy has been withdrawn. we are currently subsidising that bus to the tune of £162,000 per year. passenger numbers have not got back to where they was, and our council funds are very low and we're struggling. the council will offer an alternative bookable form of transport for essential trips, but it won't be a like—for—like replacement. over the five years to last march, leicestershire's bus network saw one of england's highest percentage falls — about 50%. but up and down the country, people are finding their service has disappeared or reduced. the 128 bus through north yorkshire — a commercially funded route — now only runs every two hours, and misses out the village of ruston. so the older residents are having to walk up through the village — and it's a very steep hill — down the main road, which is a really fast—moving road, to the bus stop carrying their shopping. the bus companies say they're still getting fewer passengers than before the pandemic, and they've had to cope

with rising costs. i'm going to get on this bus to speak to the man who runs one operator here in yorkshire. hello, ben. hi. how are you doing? fine. how are you? yeah, all good, thanks. it is very much about money. ultimately, we are a labour—intensive business. for the last two years we've increased our driver wages by 25% in order to remain competitive. 0ur utilities costs have gone up — so gas and electric, like they have for everybody — as well as parts for repairing vehicles. and we're expecting our fuel costs to go up as we go further into this year, as well. he says this reduced route is now covering its costs. the department for transport said it had now invested more than £2 billion in supporting the industry since the pandemic began, and extended a temporary £2 cap on single fares across england until the end ofjune. along the 128 route is pickering, where residents are fighting to keep another bus - the 840. there's a possibility it might go. what would that mean for you?

i'd have to quit myjob. because i don't drive, so i've no other transport. i've got a job to try and, you know, gain the money for driving lessons, but everything's just gone up so much. north yorkshire county council hopes this route can be saved. many people around the country have watched their bus depart for the last time. katie austin, bbc news. have bus routes stopped running in your area? how much do you rely on your network? get in touch online @annitabbc or you can use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. matthew topham is a campaigner at better buses yorkshire. good at better buses yorkshire. morning to you, thank) joining good morning to you, thank you for joining us. i know you are very keen to talk about the people behind the percentages, the people buying the cuts to services in your area. tell

us, typically, how does this represent and what impact does album then? i represent and what impact does album then? . , ., ., . represent and what impact does album then? . ,., ., . ., then? i mean, the importance of buses cuts _ then? i mean, the importance of buses cuts across _ then? i mean, the importance of buses cuts across so _ then? i mean, the importance of buses cuts across so many - then? i mean, the importance of i buses cuts across so many different people in our communities. 0ne buses cuts across so many different people in our communities. one of the ones that really resonates with me is the student nurses in areas like wakefield and yorkshire, who are spending the first couple of hours of their wages from a shift on having to pay for taxis to get to the hospital. that is an outrageous situation, when the student nurses are learning how to look after us all and having to fork out so much money because there is no boss to get them to the hospital at that time of night, they have to use a taxi. it is also impacting kids quite a lot of them, actually head teachers are stopping and reprimanding kids when they turn up because they know it is not their fault, just the fault of the unreliable buses that have been cut so people are having to find very laborious ways of getting to school. massive impact in those ways and people our communities. we know

yorkshire has _ people our communities. we know yorkshire has some _ people our communities. we know yorkshire has some big _ people our communities. we know yorkshire has some big urban - yorkshire has some big urban conurbations but also lots of rural areas. talk about the relative impacts on urban and rural? we do see a range — impacts on urban and rural? we do see a range of _ impacts on urban and rural? we do see a range of impacts _ impacts on urban and rural? we do see a range of impacts across - impacts on urban and rural? we do| see a range of impacts across those different areas, so say you are in an urban area but may be a borough in one of the cities, if you want to get to may be quite a close neighbouring borough, maybe you have a clear responsibility you need to get to, you cannot get there directly through an orbital route that goes around the city, you have to get one bus into the city centre, change their common another fare, get another bus out to go what would have been a very short distance if there was a route that went directly, and may be that rick used to exist and has now been cut, but as you say, rural communities massively impacted as well. we continue to see the short term cliff edge funding from government meaning that entire routes are up for potentially being axed in north yorkshire, north yorkshire is your analysis today has shown has suffered very badly over the past decade because of a system that is

failing passengers and looking to prioritise profits and penny pinching over something that is working for local communities. what working for local communities. what would a sustainable _ working for local communities. what would a sustainable public transport model for yorkshire look like to you? what needs to happen to make that work? we you? what needs to happen to make that work? ~ ., ., ., , that work? we need to do what every other european _ that work? we need to do what every other european country _ that work? we need to do what every other european country does, - that work? we need to do what every other european country does, what i other european country does, what the court in london and other places which are spring buses into public control. that means about the system planned, integrated, coordinated any sensible way by local transport authorities, like in london tfl, and that means rather than having a wild west kind of market of different private companies all trying to get their share and make as much profit as possible, what you can deliver something that is centred around the needs of local people, local economies as well, and actually deliver in that way something that is sustainable and reliable and actually affordable for people. thank you very much for talking to

us today and do send your comments on your local bus services to us, please. the most dangerous domestic abusers will be monitored more closely and electronically tagged under new government plans. almost £8.5 million will be spent over the next two years on plans which include specialist victim support programmes. labour welcomed the move but said the government should be doing more to tackle violence against women and girls. joining us now is nicole jacobs, domestic abuse commissioner for england and wales. thank you very much today for taking the time to talk to us. what do you make of the government's plans which might give us an overview. i welcome this package- — might give us an overview. i welcome this package. essentially _ might give us an overview. i welcome this package. essentially it _ might give us an overview. i welcome this package. essentially it is - might give us an overview. i welcome this package. essentially it is a - this package. essentially it is a range of measures which are arranged to toughen up the management and monitoring of domestic abuse perpetrators, which of course is going to be welcome. i would say the only caution, thinking about your

headline there, is we can only monitor convicted perpetrators, one of the things we need to acknowledge in all this is some of the most skilled perpetrators of domestic abuse are the ones who evade police monitoring, who do not have convictions, which is why we have to have a package of measures. it's very we need to re—saucer it well and implement it well. very we need to re-saucer it well and implement it well.— and implement it well. resource well, eight _ and implement it well. resource well, eight and _ and implement it well. resource well, eight and a _ and implement it well. resource well, eight and a half _ and implement it well. resource well, eight and a half million - well, eight and a half million pounds over the next two years, for plans, is that enough? this pounds over the next two years, for plans, is that enough?— plans, is that enough? this is a ackaue plans, is that enough? this is a package of— plans, is that enough? this is a package of measures _ plans, is that enough? this is a package of measures that - plans, is that enough? this is a package of measures that sits i plans, is that enough? this is a | package of measures that sits in plans, is that enough? this is a - package of measures that sits in and around domestic abuse. the domestic abuse plan. there is otherfunding that goes towards victim services, so i want to acknowledge that, of course, but it is true that when you're talking about management of perpetrators who have convictions, thatis perpetrators who have convictions, that is resource intensive, and so i really want to work on the detail with the government, meet with the

home secretary and really work through the practicalities of how to get this right. we can't have the expectation of the public and certainly the victim that we have these measures in place and really not get them right, so the implementation and the resourcing is hugely important, and i would say the same for the protection orders that will be piloted. again, hugely welcome, there will be a pilot in three areas of a much more enhanced type of protection order, but again, sitting with that is resource, the kind of things that you want to put in place about behavioural change programmes. all sorts of things that we want to see perpetrators required to do. that costs money and we need to do. that costs money and we need to own up to that and take that commitment seriously. the register, movinu commitment seriously. the register, moving domestic _ commitment seriously. the register, moving domestic abusers _ commitment seriously. the register, moving domestic abusers onto - commitment seriously. the register, moving domestic abusers onto a - moving domestic abusers onto a register on the way sex offenders would be, that must be a very welcome move? it demonstrates a

seriousness of purpose, doesn't it? it does, and i really welcome less. what we have announced today is that perpetrators who have convictions of coercive and controlling behaviour, in addition to other types of domestic abuse —related crimes, and could be put on a register, and that requires a change in law, but in the meantime, government has made it clear that those convicted perpetrators would be put on the violent and sex offenders register so they are not slipping through the cracks. in other words, so they are not slipping through the cracks. in otherwords, putting so they are not slipping through the cracks. in other words, putting in something that makes it clear what the requirements are for police and probation multi agency partners to monitor these perpetrators more clearly. i would just say that we have to remember that convicted perpetrators are a minority and one

of these things that is also in this package that needs proper attention is how we put measures in place to resource for the police and other people who maybe don't have convictions but who are equally harmful, known to us, known to say a social worker, harmful, known to us, known to say a socialworker, housing harmful, known to us, known to say a social worker, housing officer, health professional, domestic abuse service, that are greatly concerning, butjust happen to not have had a conviction yet. these are all details we really have to get right, and this is what i want to work with government ministers and the home secretary in particular to get right. the home secretary in particular to net riuht. . ~ i., the home secretary in particular to caetriht. . , . the red carpet was rolled out in london last night for the bafta awards. the big winners included "the banshees of inisherin", "elvis" and a record—breaking seven prizes for the unflinching first world war film, all quiet on the western front. anna smith is a film critic and host of the girls on film podcast,

she was there last night. i always love to hear from people such as yourself, what were the moments where you thought definitely the right choice and did not expect that one? what were the ones you wish it about and the surprises for you? element well, i was expecting to see cate blanchett when... that was predicted- _ to see cate blanchett when. .. that was predicted. i— to see cate blanchett when... that was predicted. i was _ to see cate blanchett when... trust was predicted. i was surprised to see austin butler when best actor for elvis. he was tremendous in this, but colin farrell was widely expected to get this for the banshees of inisherin, so that was a bit of a surprise and upset and as i was interesting as you say to have surprises. it was not entirely predictable. shes surprises. it was not entirely predictable-— surprises. it was not entirely redictable. a ., predictable. as we mention, you run the uirls predictable. as we mention, you run the girls on — predictable. as we mention, you run the girls on film _ predictable. as we mention, you run the girls on film forecast, _ predictable. as we mention, you run the girls on film forecast, let's - the girls on film forecast, let's talk about women winners, you have already managed —— mention cate blanchett, for anyone who is not caught up with the baftas, tells more about the female successes last night. more about the female successes last niuht. ,, ., , more about the female successes last niuht. ,, .,, ., ., , ., night. sure well as one outstanding

debut for the _ night. sure well as one outstanding debut for the film _ night. sure well as one outstanding debut for the film after _ night. sure well as one outstanding debut for the film after so - night. sure well as one outstanding debut for the film after so much - night. sure well as one outstanding debut for the film after so much i i debut for the film after so much i thought was very well deserved, and for supporting actress we had a when in the banshees of inisherin and i was pleased to see the costume designer sandy powell take to the stage and when the lifetime achievement award, the first time a costume designer has won that, she gave a very gracious speech crediting everyone in her industry. what does all this mean for the oscars? a, what does all this mean for the oscars? �* . , �* ,, what does all this mean for the oscars? �* . , ~ ,, ., oscars? a means all quiet on the western front _ oscars? a means all quiet on the western front is _ oscars? a means all quiet on the western front is really _ oscars? a means all quiet on the western front is really now - oscars? a means all quiet on the western front is really now much | western front is really now much more seriously a front runner, because it was the big winner of the night, a tremendous film, made a big splash, the banshees of inisherin perhaps not quite as much as we thought although it did well, and everything everywhere all at once which was considered to be perhaps the lead frontrunner for the oscars only went home with one award, so while the ceremonies can differ quite a lot, does upset things a little bit in terms of predictions. your moment of the night? i think richard e grant's _ your moment of the night? i think richard e grant's entrance - your moment of the night? i think

richard e grant's entrance was - your moment of the night? i think l richard e grant's entrance was quite funny and very amusing, he was great, a really good pair of hands to close the ceremony. —— host the ceremony. the legendary sports presenter dickie davies has died aged 94. he was best—known for presenting itv�*s �*world of sport�* from the 1960s until it ended in 1985. but he also covered the olympics, boxing, darts and snooker. despite suffering a stroke in 1995 — he returned to television with the show �*dickie davies�* sporting heroes�*. cold water swimming has its fans, growing number them, said to have numerous benefits including boosting your immune system reducing and stress but a woman from chile has taken things to a whole new level in waters of antarctica, as the bbc�*s

templeman explains. ih waters of antarctica, as the bbc�*s templeman explains. in a waters of antarctica, as the bbc's templeman explains.— templeman explains. in a normal swimsuit with _ templeman explains. in a normal swimsuit with nothing _ templeman explains. in a normal swimsuit with nothing for - swimsuit with nothing for insulation, barbara hernandez dives into the antarctic 0cean. she is a veteran when it comes to the sort of thing, but even for her, this is quite the ordeal. translation: it quite the ordeal. translation: ., , , , quite the ordeal. translation: , , , . translation: it was super difficult because it was _ translation: it was super difficult because it was a _ translation: it was super difficult because it was a very _ translation: it was super difficult because it was a very long - translation: it was super difficult because it was a very long swim - translation: it was super difficult| because it was a very long swim and after completing the first mile, i felt i would never reach the end. i felt i would never reach the end. i felt my arms getting more and more heavy because the blood stops circulating to the hands and feet. the water here at this time of year are around two celsius, just above freezing, and barbarous plan two and a half kilometres, a new world record. —— swam. she insisted that was not her motivation for the extremely chili dip. translation: , , ., translation: this is something that noes translation: this is something that aoes far translation: this is something that goes far beyond _ translation: this is something that goes far beyond a _ translation: this is something that goes far beyond a medal— translation: this is something that goes far beyond a medal or _ translation: this is something that goes far beyond a medal or record, i goes far beyond a medal or record, we can finally talk about antarctica, talk about what each of us can do to protect the oceans, the living waters.

us can do to protect the oceans, the living waters-— living waters. once she crossed the finishin: living waters. once she crossed the finishing line. _ living waters. once she crossed the finishing line, another— living waters. once she crossed the finishing line, another swimmer - living waters. once she crossed the | finishing line, another swimmer any full wet suit help to get out. by now she was actually suffering from hypothermia. undaunted, her next aquatic challenge will take her to new zealand. her only rival, she says, is fear. now, have you ever broken something very valuable? if so, you�*ll know how an art collector in miami is feeling, after she accidentally knocked over a sculpture worth almost £35,000. the artwork — which smashed into tiny pieces — was by us pop artistjeff koons. here�*s what it looked like beforehand... ..the blue dog was one of the smallest from his iconic dog balloons collection, at 16—inches or 40—centimetres tall — and this is how it ended up looking all over the floor. looking pretty impossible to repair, although you never know, maybe someone has the skill to try and put

that back together. we have breaking news to bring, we have heard in the last few seconds that the us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the ukrainian capital kyiv, his first visit to ukraine since russia invaded almost exactly a year ago. so hugely symbolic, in terms of the timing of this visit. this is a surprise visit, a huge amount of security, no advance notice of this visit. he is due to be in poland and has arrived, we have been told, in the last few moments in kyiv. if you think back to december, we saw president zelensky visit washington, and address congress they are. that was his first visit outside ukraine since the war begun, and now a return visit perhaps discussed

during president zelensky�*s visit to washington, but us presidentjoe biden arriving in kyiv. we havejust had confirmation in the last few seconds. his first visit to ukraine since russia invaded almost exactly a year ago. we had heard some speculation a little earlier that a vip, import guest was arriving in the ukrainian capital, but we are now able to confirm that is indeed presidentjoe biden. do stay with us as we bring you all the breaking news coming from kyiv, coming from ukraine on this arrival by the us president. let me take you back to the timing of this, because that is hugely significant, almost exactly a year since russia invaded ukraine. if you remember back to the start of the war, the plan from the kremlin was to take the capital kyiv within just a matter of weeks, but now we

are almost at the one—year anniversary of the invasion, and there is a bit of limbo at the moment, there is a spring offensive expected by both sides and we have seen a number of countries, including the usa, say in the last few weeks that they will donate more artillery, more weaponry, including the tanks, the crucial tanks that president zelensky has been asking forfor some time now. to ukraine in that expected spring offensive. but the timing is really crucial because it�*s almost a year since russia invaded ukraine, so it is highly symbolic, highly significant that this week, today president biden has arrived in the ukrainian capital. we are planning to bring you all the latest updates from ukraine as we find out more about president biden�*s visit. do stay with us here

at bbc news and we willjoin viewers on bbc world injust at bbc news and we willjoin viewers on bbc world in just a few moments as well to keep you right up to date with this breaking story. you are watching bbc news. welcome to viewers on bbc world joining us here on the bbc news channel as we bring you news on the last few moments that the us presidentjoe biden has arrived in ukraine. we have confirmation in the last few seconds he has arrived in the capital kyiv. it is a year this week since russia invaded ukraine and there is intense diplomatic activity as the anniversary approaches. hugely significant thatjoe biden arrives in kyiv. showing his

solidarity. president zelensky