it’s just describe to us the area where you are in lancashire?— you are in lancashire?ndy up here- _ you are in lancashire? it's quite windy up here. what _ you are in lancashire? it's quite windy up here. what i _ you are in lancashire? it's quite windy up here. what i can - you are in lancashire? it's quite windy up here. what i can tell. you are in lancashire? it's quite l windy up here. what i can tell you is that this is saint michaels on wire. the area they are searching is approximately a mile from the bench were nicola's thousand was found, where the dog harness was found. —— were nicola's thune was found. there has been a huge campaign of people searching for nicola. we heard from herfamily had made repeated appeals to people for any information that may help find nicola. lancashire police carried out this huge investigation, they are calling it unprecedented by their own admission. they say around a0 officers had been knocking on premises, more than 300 premises, they have spoken to more than 300 people. they have traced more than 700 drivers who went through

we will have the latest on the events in lancashire. also in| the events in lancashire. events in lancashire. also in the program... russia's military operation in ukraine could be helped with weapons from china. that is a warning from the us. and it's back at the time for the film industry as the stars gather for tonight nights awards with a film about war leading the way. netflix german production all quiet on the western front is going in with the most nominations. good evening, lancashire police who've been searching for the missing woman nicola bulley for the past three weeks that he found a body in the river wyre. nicola bulley disappeared while taking her dog for a walk and st. michael's on a wire on the 27th of january. police have said all along they were working with the possibility that she had fallen into the river. her body was found roughly a mile from a nicola bully was seen but police say. let's join our correspondent judith moritz for the latest. yes, huw, today, 2a days of searching for nicola bulley, and then this morning a major development. lancashir

lancashire police to be open—minded about what may have happened.n this theory that she went into the water, there were no obvious signs of a fall. a few people had seen her, but there was a ten minute window where they weren't sure what had happened, but they were convinced that she hadn't left that field are close to the river. and that bench, where her phone was fun. still connected to it teams call, and close by was a harness, which belong to her dog. it was a member of the public and found that the dog wandering close by. the immediately, of course, a lot of the school, and the police come and then we had this should search. police have been searching the river, further down into the nursery, we have had a private searching that have had a private searching that have been called in. they were called in by nichola a's family, who perhaps felt that that he might be able to bring alec�*s level of expertise that lancashire police me not sad. but they searched the same areas, and we still had nothing, no trace of her. and then issued a number of app

., ~ , . ., lancashire.at. raising — lancashire. thank you very much for that, raising the _ lancashire. thank you very much for that, raising the main _ lancashire. thank you very much for that, raising the main issues - that, raising the main issues concerning the investigation of the search for 45 year nicola bulley, the latest of element is that a body has been found but not confirmed it is hers. this is bbc news, our breaking news, coming from lancashire police and they have confirmed that, following evidence earlier today at 11:36am, they received calls at 11:36am and reports of a body spotted in the river wyre, close to rawcliffe road, specialist units into the water and sadly a body has been confirmed, it has not been identified as that of nicola bulley. mark, i know you are busy on this story, this particular story, i wonder if i could just pose one more question to you on this. that is, what will likely happen next? ~ ., ., , ., ., , next? well, we already have a number of investigations _ next? we

so lancashire did reach out.be even gave some form of direction. expert divers, expert people in search and rescue. and, yet, they didn't find nicola's body. so, it is only right and proper that these experts perhaps have a rethink on some of their thinking. if not, then i'm sure they will be pretty swift whenever they can to explain to us that there might always be our explained elements perhaps in tidal rivers. that's certainly not a field in which i can ever claim to be an expert. in which i can ever claim to be an exert. a , in which i can ever claim to be an exert. , , .,, ., in which i can ever claim to be an exert. , , ., ~ expert. many people are thinking, what is it like — expert. many people are thinking, what is it like underwater? - expert. many people are thinking, what is it like underwater? what l expert. many people are thinking, l what is it like underwater? what are the challenges of working or searching underwater? and if it is tidal, wouldn't the body have moved further along? tidal, wouldn't

lancashire police... members of the public...here she has despaired and taken as videos, putting that footage out on social media which has been incredibly distressing for the families in the family have repeatedly, as well as nicola's friends has cultivated up. clearly what the family don't want on the police don't want is a more family down people turning up here and turning this area into some kind of tourist hotspot, really they don't want that, they placed on what that and they just want to focus on what they are doing here, investigation they are carrying out. stop when we go back to the geography of what is taking place, nicola went missing near rawcliffe road, beside the river wyre. i wonder if you could try to describe to us that location compared to where this tent has been established. because the search itself was quite extensive, it went as far down as morecambe bay, we do have worldview was, we have viewers who don't know the geography of lancashire and north england, i wonder if you could break that down for us? st

lancashire police are missing.ody which was found in the water around a mile from where nicola was last seen. their treating her death as unexplained and the 45 year old disappeared more than three weeks ago while walking dog . the weeks ago while walking dog. the families of the people killed in a shooting spree near plymouth in 2021 have spoken out against the investigation. five people died, including a three year old girl in a shooting rampage by 22 year old jake davison . today, year old jake davison. today, the inquest jury said the victims were unlawfully . the victims were unlawfully. the inquest heard how davison legally held a shotgun certificate and had an obsession with firearms . a lawyer for the with firearms. a lawyer for the families says there's been a catastrophic failure at devon and cornwall police. the system has hopelessly failed us in particular the devon and cornwall police force has failed us.the cornwall police force has failed us. the evidence we have heard dunng us. the evidence we have

we will go to lancashire for the police - will go to lancashire for the police conference on the disappearance yesterday, we recovered nicola bulley from the river. her family have been informed and are of course devastated. 0ur have been informed and are of course devastated. our thoughts are with them at this time as well as with all her loved ones at the community. and we know the impact this is had on herfamily and and we know the impact this is had on her family and friends and dots on her family and friends and dots on the people of st. michael's. we like to think all of those who helped during this usually complex and highly emotional investigation. today's development is not the outcome any of us would've wanted. but we hope that he can provide some answers for the loved ones. they remained foremost in our thoughts. in the case is being led by the coroner. they say review the statement on their behalf and be handed over to detective pauline to do that. her handed over to detective pauline to do that. ., , , handed over to detective pauline to do that. . , , ., do that. her family event

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

what it is is that lancashire _ explain what it is.cashire police - explain what it is. what it is is that lancashire police have i explain what it is. what it is is - that lancashire police have referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct over contact they had with nicola bulley on the 10th of january when officers were called to her home over reports of concern for welfare. that was 17 days before she went missing. separately the iop sea has also made contact with lancashire police to ask them for more details about why they released that personal information yesterday in the news conference and subsequently in the evening when they released details about nicola's struggles with alcohol. it is worth noting the huge amount of police resources that have gone into this investigation is for the very reason that she was deemed at high risk from the moment she went missing. the police want to find her. you feel that releasing this information is to put a lid on rumours and speculation and, as you heard in the family st

yes of lancashire police.o nicola's family and friends. course, all of those going to nicola's family and friends . but nicola's family and friends. but you're right, this is unhelpful for lancashire police and of course we now know what we're pretty sure . this is nicola and pretty sure. this is nicola and the river . i think. well keir the river. i think. well keir starmer has just said is true. so we have been saying, let's say weeks that that were all questionable decisions that have been made in this case but they may well be justifiable . and may well be justifiable. and actually we do need an external force to review the investigation. the media strategy which has attracted most attention . you know, i'm most attention. you know, i'm the top detective that we've never seen before . and now, of never seen before. and now, of course, the questions being asked about how was nicola missed in the river or in the mind. it missed in the river or in the mind . it wasn't missed in the river or in the mind. it wa

from lancashire police.re police in the statement.— more detailfrom lancashire police in the statement. yes. what happened is that police — in the statement. yes. what happened is that police talked _ in the statement. yes. what happened is that police talked about _ in the statement. yes. what happened is that police talked about nicola - is that police talked about nicola bulley talking about having specific vulnerabilities making her a high—risk person. they would elaborate on that and we pointed out to their media team that if they didn�*t elaborate then people would fill the void about speculation. what has happened in the last 30 minutes is that they told nicola bulley�*s family that there were going to do it and they say that she had significant problems with alcohol and there had been an incident in past where police had been because of their home earlier injanuary and the family were aware of this which is why in january and the family were aware of this which is why they reported it when they repor

lancashire police have — informed of the results?ted _ informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted a _ informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted a huge - informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted a huge amountj informed of the results? lancashire i police have devoted a huge amount of resources to this investigation. they are calling it unprecedented in its scale and scope, when it comes to a missing persons investigation. so, this development earlier today, when they discovered, they say, sadly, a body and the river wyre just a short distance from the centre of the village has again attracted a lot of interest, with a lot of people asking for that they have finally discovered nicola bulley. what they are saying is at the moment a formal identification hasn't taken place, they are carrying out a number of tests, as you would expect to stop and at this moment, they are not putting a timeframe on that. that is obviously because they want to be sure about who that person is that they have found in

lancashire police have said _ take their investigation?ation l police have said this investigation is unprecedented in its scale. it is a missing persons investigation, nicola disappeared when she was out taking her dog for a walk, they don't believe she left the field just a short distance away from here, they believe she went into the water, and that is why they have had search teams out, divers first aid and then further down the estuary into morecambe bay, so they are still working on that hypothesis is that she is still missing and there is no third party involved, but they also stress that there is a lot of speculation out there on social media in particular, that is damaging their investigation. they say it is conjecture and misinformed and really quite damaging to what they are trying to do here. for the moment, thank— they are trying to do here. for the moment, thank you _ they are trying to do here. for the moment, thank you very - they are trying to do here. for the moment, thank you very much. i a new way of screening less urge

seems that lancashire police can't win . at lancashire police can't win.nference yesterday , lancashire police hq, they told us that the moment nicola was reported as a missing person. she was graded as high risk and initially they told that that was because of specific vulnerabilities. but they said , they couldn't tell us they said, they couldn't tell us what those vulnerabilities because it was private the family. but then yesterday evening it seems they had a change of heart because then they put out a statement explained more about what those vulnerabilities are. they say they did that because they wanted to avoid the rife speculation that is continue throughout this investigate now i'll just read you a little bit of that statement that they put out yesterday . they said, sadly, out yesterday. they said, sadly, it's clear from speaking to paul and the family that nicola had in the past suffered with some significant issues with alcohol which were brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause and these struggles had resurfaced recent months. t

police _ unprecedented strain on lancashire police i_ unprecedented strain on lancashire police.d so much attention not just in_ has attracted so much attention not just in the _ has attracted so much attention not just in the uk but also abroad. that brings— just in the uk but also abroad. that brings huqe — just in the uk but also abroad. that brings huge challenges for the police, — brings huge challenges for the police, because they become inundated with inquiries, with pieces— inundated with inquiries, with pieces of— inundated with inquiries, with pieces of information, some of which are completely irrelevant and little lots of _ are completely irrelevant and little lots of false trails and red herrings. i think what has made it critically— herrings. i think what has made it critically difficult at this time is people — critically difficult at this time is people coming up to the scene, doing their own _ people coming up to the scene, doing their own inquiries in a rather ghoulish— their own inquiries in a rather ghoulish fashion, and then causing a realness— ghoulish fashi

nicole out on the editor of the lancashire post. as i the lancashire post.ancashire police. we will bring you that as soon as we possibly can in of the can in terms of the identification of this body that was yesterday in reeds was found yesterday in the reeds on the wyre , a couple on the river wyre, a couple who were walking dog. so there's were out walking dog. so there's a brewing tory tax row ahead of the march the 15th budget with the march the 15th budget with the prime minister facing pressure from his own backbenches to avoid raising corporation tax and liam halligan. this is partly your fault . i halligan. this is partly your fault. i fault you play a role in this story. the newspaper columns and mps read them and they turn them into letters is what happened. so this goes back to last spring when rishi sunak was the chance before the chancellor, before the talks , chancellor, before the talks, and he passed a law in march 2013 to that in april 2023. corporation which is the main tax on business profits, big and small businesses , would go up small

one particular area of controversy during the investigation was this revelation by lancashire police, reported by danny savage, based on a number of specific vulnerabilities that we were made aware of, nicola was graded as high risk. they later added that she had significant issues with alcohol due to her struggles with the menopause. today there was a new statement from her family. the decision by lancashire police to put those specific issues of nicola's into the public arena attracted a lot of anger, but so did their widespread airing by the bbc. here's dawn jones.

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. 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 mess

so at 1020, we're going to debate the lancashire forces wildly handung the lancashire forces wildly handlingy question , the seeing the country question, the competence of the police as reveal deeply personal details about their mother's alcohol use and health against the family's wishes . also coming up tonight , wishes. also coming up tonight, after nicola sturgeon was brought over her sex change reform bill, lay is taking up the mantle for ending women's rights with the deputy leader angela rayner saying that it quote, doesn't that the trans rights of saddam graham has a penis so does that shocking assessment demonstrate that rayneris assessment demonstrate that rayner is unfit for high office that's big debate with my superstar panel . next tonight, superstar panel. next tonight, i'm joined by carole malone, benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy as protest against asylum seeker hotels to be unfairly branded as far right, including by the biased ex bbc staff and emily maitlis protege lewis goodall . why a left wing lewis goodall. why a left wing journalist's report on the damage being

one particular area of controversy during the investigation was this revelation by lancashire policeof specific vulnerabilities that we were made aware of, nicola was graded as high—risk. they later added that she had significant issues with alcohol due to her struggles with the menopause. today there was a new statement from her family. the decision by lancashire police to put those specific issues of nicola's into the public arena attracted a lot of anger, but so did their widespread airing by the bbc. here's dawn jones.

how's the blame game starts lancashire . police starts in lancashire.t false information and rumours are distracting them from their work to find missing mum nicola bailey and someone argue that blaming the public and well they won't they don't even care . harry and meghan are even care. harry and meghan are yet to decide whether they'll come to the coronation. come at mother for them. quite quickly though . but now as the headlines though. but now as the headlines . patrick, thank you. the top story this hour has thanked nicholas sturgeon for her service after . the first service after. the first minister made a surprise announcement was to step down after eight years at the top. ms. sturgeon said she was proud to have been first female and longest first minister of scotland . ms. sturgeon scotland. ms. sturgeon acknowledged that the move might seem sudden , but she denied it seem sudden, but she denied it was due to short pressures and said she'd been wrestling with the idea for some weeks now. to be clear , i'm not expecting be clear, i'm not expecti

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire.entury or earlier, has surfaced in london as part of a hidden collection belonging to a known antiquities smuggler. cambodian experts say they've never seen most of the jewellery before and are stunned by its existence. my colleague celia hatton has been having a look..(tx from angkor wat, cambodia's 12th century temple complex, that is one of the worlds top heritage sites, you can see jewellery carved into stone. now, we know thisjury exist in real life. these stolen cambodia antiquities have been rediscovered in london. these are angkor�*s crown jewels. this might be a piece of from a crown. this archaeologist studied this angkhorian jewellery for years. only by examining temple carvings, finally, finally she holds the real thing. i could not believe it. especially as it's from one single collection. experts think this crown could date to the seventh century. this gold cup is believed to be a royal rice bowl. and these, a puzzle for archaeologists how they were used. another mystery,

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. you're watching newsday on the bbc.— treasure trove. this cambodian jewellery dates back more than 1,000 years. why's it only now turned up in london? prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos' sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of| an adult mammal. scientists in scotland i have produced a sheep, called dolly, using a cell- from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of best film was la la land. the only trouble was, it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing speeches by the team behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last ti

the lancashire landscape held on to its secret for more than three weeks.e, snaking its way through the fields here, had the answer all along. what happened to nicola bulley? now, we know. sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered nicola bulley from the river wyre. nicola's family have been informed, and are, of course, devastated. nicola's family have asked that we release the following statement on their behalf as follows. "our family liaison officers have had to confirm our "worst fears today. we will never be able to comprehend what nikki had gone through in her last moments, and that will "never leave us. "nikki, you are no longer a missing person. "you have been found. "we can let you rest now. "we love you, always have and always will. we will take it from here." as nicola went missing whilst walking her dog next to the river, the wyre was searched extensively, but she lay unseen for 2h days. yesterday, her body was found by members of the public about a mile downstream. lancashire police said all along they believed nicola had fa

the lancashire landscape held on to its secret for more than three weeks.ts way through the fields here, had the answer all along. what happened to nicola bulley? now, we know. sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered nicola bulley from the river wyre. nicola's family have been informed, and are, of course, devastated. nicola's family have asked that we release the following statement on their behalf as follows. "our family liaison officers have had to confirm our worst fears today. we will never be able to comprehend what nikki had gone through in her last moments, and that will never leave us. nikki, you are no longer a missing person. you have been found. we can let you rest now. we love you, always have and always will. we will take it from here." as nicola went missing whilst walking her dog next to the river, the wyre was searched extensively, but she lay unseen for 2h days. yesterday, her body was found by members of the public about a mile downstream. lancashire police said all along they believed nicola had fallen into the wate

the lancashire landscape held on to its secret for more than three weeks. through the fields here, had the answer all along. what happened to nicola bulley? now, we know. sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered nicola bulley from the river wyre. nicola's family have been informed, and are, of course, devastated. nicola's family have asked that we release the following statement on their behalf as follows. "our family liaison officers have had to confirm our "worst fears today. we will never be able to comprehend what nikki had gone through in her last moments, and that will "never leave us. "nikki, you are no longer a missing person. "you have been found. "we can let you rest now. "we love you, always have and always will. we will take it from here." as nicola went missing whilst walking her dog next to the river, the wyre was searched extensively, but she lay unseen for 2h days. yesterday, her body was found by members of the public about a mile downstream. lancashire police said all along they believed nicola had fallen into the wate

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire.ve been highly critical about the way her disappearance has been treated by parts of the media and indeed by some members of the public. the significant public interest since she went missing, seen particularly on social media, saw people taking their own approach to try to solve the mystery. our disinformation correspondent marianna spring looks at the way in which nicola's story drew the attention of so many. media interest in huge stories like this is nothing new, but it's the social media frenzy that's really marked out nicola bulley�*s case. social media feeds awash with speculation, sinister conspiracy theories and even clips of people visiting the scene. one person on tiktok was arrested and fined after he livestreamed himself at a house opposite where nicola bulley went missing. tiktok in particular seems to be sucking on a huge number of people. as of friday 17 february tiktok videos discussing nicola bulley�*s case and using her name as a hashtag had accumulated more than 270

lancashire police insist they are — did. lancashire police insist they are being _ did.nsist they are being as _ did. lancashire police insist i they are being as transparent as they can be. they have referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct over contact with nicola bulley on the 10th of january when they were called to her home over a concern for welfare report. the iopc is looking at the personal information detectives made public yesterday. the search for nicola goes on. herfamily hope she is still alive. now on bbc news... bbc 100 women in conversation: priyanka chopra jonas. priyanka chopra jonas wears many hats. she's an actress, a producer and a businesswoman. she came into the spotlight after winning the miss world pageant in the year 2000, went on to to become a successful bollywood star. now, she's perhaps the only person from india to have made a real space for themselves in the entertainment industry in the west. she's one of the bbc�*s 100 women this year. hi! and we're going to talk to her about her career and activism. priyanka chop

lancashire police. be on what is an incredibly and complex case. this includes continued external support from the national crime agency and others as appropriate. so essentially is quite a similar thing to what they've said in the past. joining me now is, psychotherapist lucy parris first. lucy you so much. we heard that hamish brown mba , a heard that hamish brown mba, a distinguished police officer saying that the police are doing everything they can praising the way that they've handled this. my way that they've handled this. my concern is that they've done the worst of both worlds which is protect the family or is not protect the family or nicola's reputation at the nicola's reputation and at the same not useful same time is not useful information with search. information to help with search. what's your take on this? because if someone came out and said maybe about one of your relatives, she had a problem with alcohol , was relatives, she had a problem with alcohol, was blaming hormones for i don'

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. who�*d suffered strokes. the team in pittsburgh were able to stimulate the spinal cord by implanting electrodes in the neck. more research is still needed to develop the technology, but those who led the study say the technique could have a huge impact on people�*s lives. let�*s now speak to dr marco capogrosso, one of the main researchers. he is also an assistant professor of neurological surgery at the university of pittsburgh. dr marco capogrosso, thank you forjoining us. you are part of the study. forjoining us. you are part of the study-— forjoining us. you are part of the study. explain exactly how it works. basically, _ the study. explain exactly how it works. basically, we - it works. basically, we normally, imagine stroke as a brain disease, some that in the brand, as a consequence of a disruption of a blood vessel or sometimes the interruption of a blood vessel but does not bring oxygen to the brand. what happens in reality is that damage destroys the connections between our

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire.dia. there have been lots of questions raised over the police response. 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 certain vulnerabilities, giving details of her private life and medical conditions. that particular development prompted widespread criticism of the police, with many questioning why such personal information was deemed acceptable to be shared. yunus mulla explains. for more than three weeks now, this police search for nicola bulley has attracted a lot of interest and every move the force has made, and every decision that lancashire police has made has been scrutinised, and questions have been asked over its handling of the investigation. now, in recent days, the focus of that investigation — that missing person investigation

so at 1020, we're going to debate the lancashire forces wildly handung the lancashire forces wildly handlingtry question , the seeing the country question, the competence of the police as reveal deeply personal details about their mother's alcohol use and health against the family's wishes . also coming up tonight , wishes. also coming up tonight, after nicola sturgeon was brought over her sex change reform bill, lay is taking up the mantle for ending women's rights with the deputy leader angela rayner saying that it quote, doesn't that the trans rights of saddam graham has a penis so does that shocking assessment demonstrate that rayneris assessment demonstrate that rayner is unfit for high office that's big debate with my superstar panel . next tonight, superstar panel. next tonight, i'm joined by carole malone, benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy as protest against asylum seeker hotels to be unfairly branded as far right, including by the biased ex bbc staff and emily maitlis protege lewis goodall . why a left wing lewis goodall. why a left wing journalist's report on the damage bein

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. speak now to our reporter rowan bridge, who's in st michael's on wyre. roman, have lancashire police given any indication of how long this identification is going to take? h0. identification is going to take? no, we're waiting _ identification is going to take? iifr, we're waiting for updates on lancashire police on this as our nikola's friends and for whom the weight continues. paul ansell, nikola's friends and for whom the weight continues. paulansell, her partner, in a message to sky news it says he has no words right now, just agony. he goes on to say, we are all together, we have to be strong. there are still signs up on the road into the village this morning information about nicola bulley prospect is apparent on the friday following her disappearance friends and members of the community lined the streets appealing for information about her whereabouts. that campaign has kept nicola bulley�*s image and name in the public consciousness but also created a lot of speculation and co

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire.ondent, yunus mulla, near where the body was recovered, says the nature of its discovery puts more pressure on the police. the discovery of a body so close to st michael's on wyre here in lancashire, just a mile or so away from where nicola's phone was found, will lead to a lot of questions — especially because police divers have searched that area a number of times, along with private divers. and questions will be asked as to how it was left to a man and a woman walking their dog, we understand, to find a body in the river, and so close to the village. there was that intense activity — police helicopters, police divers and a forensic tent that could be seen when that body was discovered. now, lancashire police have already seen a lot of criticism because of the way they released some details of nicola bulley�*s private life — her problems with alcohol and struggles with the menopause — many questioning whether that kind of detail was necessary at this stage of the investigation. there

there is a police and crime commissioner , lancashire crime commissioner, lancashire and their job toce to account. there are overall strategies for the use of the budget and to inquire if there are public concerns about a particular investigation. it's not really for the home secretary to do that so. she needs to be very, very careful about not stepping over and blurring operators lines that is not what politicians any politicians should be doing and if she has real concerns, she really should have sort of set up, review or ask the police and crime commissioner to do something like that . but it's something like that. but it's understandable that politicians because the high profile nature of this case things to say about it , particularly with the it, particularly with the comments from police last week that nicola was suffering from of the menopause and had an alcohol problem . why do you alcohol problem. why do you think this particular case sort of gripped the nation? because as we know, there are hundreds of people that go missing on a daily basis, you know, not hundreds in a da

this morning, we may hear from lancashire police at any moment.a huge pressure , of there was a huge pressure, of course, to keep the family on the public. we feel very invested case, fully invested in this case, fully informed. the informed. we'll have all the latest. biggest challenge latest. the biggest challenge of his premiership so far, that's how resolving the

the lancashire a bit like.and it was the press actually got another police police now, and it was the press actuainvolved nother police police now, and it was the press actuainvolved and er police police now, and it was the press actuainvolved and got)lice police now, and it was the press actuainvolved and got)li(the force involved and got to the conclusion that the horrific conclusion that we the horrific ending little that ending as paul little goes that we but i think this is we now know but i think this is down to to say it the down to i hate to say it the police actually covering their own it's bad, own backside. i know it's bad, it's own backside. i know it's bad, ifs and own backside. i know it's bad, it's and we wish we wish it's grim and we wish we wish them well in the in the search for nicola. you know you're listening. andrew pierce hill and gb news. plenty come and gb news. plenty more to come in hour of the in the final half hour of the program. to program. i'm going to be speaking member the fore

iw�*iat police have said, lancashire on the update from the police?re police have said is that they will be needing to have this formal identification of the body, they said. they said they sadly recovered a body from the river wye survey will be carrying out tests as they do. we do know that they have in touch with nicola bulley�*s family, her partner. clearly a very distressing time for them and they will be keeping them informed about any developments in the next few hours or so but at this stage, they've not told us beyond what they told us earlier today and that was that no formal identification has yet been carried out so we are unable to say whether this is nicola bulley at this time. as i say, they said the procedures to identify the body are ongoing and that we are currently treating the death as unexplained. now nicola bulley, as we know, disappeared more than three weeks ago now and there has been intense focus on this investigation. lancashire police from the very beginning said that they felt this was a missing persons investigation. they

danny savage, bbc news, lancashire.ails are being introduced across england and wales. the new drug—free units aim to treat addiction, with inmates getting privileges in return for doing regular drug tests and attending courses on substance abuse. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from pentonville prison in london. everyday i needed cannabis. when i woke up i'm smoking weed, before i'm going to bed i'm smoking weed. i became lazy, paranoid, it was destroying my relationships, it was leading me on to other drugs. when david's involvement with cannabis landed him in prison, he found he was still surrounded by drugs. probably everything. you're looking at cannabis, spice, maybe cocaine. drugs inevitably come into the prison system. and then, with that, someone told me there's] wing, it's a drug—free wing. there's no drugs, you're out of your cell most of your day, you've got kitchen appliances to cook. you might want to try and get onto that wing if you want to stay out of trouble, keep your head down

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire.n social media, where amateur detectives took to sites like tiktok to try to solve the mystery themselves. our disinformation correspondent, marianna spring, explains why this case in particular has fascinated millions. so why did tiktok sleuths descend on the village where nicola bulley disappeared? my social media feeds have been awash with videos speculating about nicola bulley�*s disappearance, not only clips of people visiting the scene, but sinister conspiracy theories denying the reality of what's happened. one detective at lancashire police said she'd not seen anything like it in 29 years — a tiktoker was even arrested and fined after he live streamed himself at a house opposite where nicola went missing. there's also been a huge amount of media interest in the case. but the frenzy on social media — and tiktok in particular — seems to be sucking in a huge number of people. as of friday 17th february, tiktok videos discussing nicola bulley�*s case and using her name as a hashtag

so the discovery of the body so close to saint michael's on wyre here in lancashire, just miles awayhone was found, will lead to a lot of questions, especially because police divers have surged that area a number of times along with private divers. questions will be asked as to how it was left to a man and a woman walking the dog, we understand, to find a body in the river and so close to the village. there was that intense activity, police helicopters, police divers, and a forensic tent which could be seen when that body was discovered. lancashire police have already seen a lot of criticism because of the way they released the details of nicola bulley�*s private knife, her struggles with alcohol and problems with the menopause, many questioning whether that kind of detail was necessary at this stage of the investigation. there have been calls for explanations from the prime minister and the home secretary and an internal review of the force's handling is also taking place. there is no formal identification that has been made of this discovery of the body so lancashire police say, at

we can now get very latest lancashire with latest from lancashire with north—west of england.eporter. sophie reaper sophie . thank you sophie reaper sophie. thank you very, very much. this has gnpped very, very much. this has gripped the nation, frankly, because just how ridiculous the mystery , the whole thing is . mystery, the whole thing is. absolutely i think mystery is the key word here. earlier today , search team sgi joined the search for the mother of two who's now been missing . friday, who's now been missing. friday, the 27th of january. so this is 10th day of searching . sgi say 10th day of searching. sgi say that the sonar equipment that they've brought them is the best in the world. and in fact, earlier today found of sgi pizza folding , they told the media folding, they told the media that if they haven't found nicola in the next 3 to 4 days. then he's confident that she's not in the stretch of water that they've been tracking. here's what else he had to say. well, we've been tasked by lancashire police. we're working closely with them. so we're to be coming down

it was a search that stretched from a tiny hamlet to the lancashire coastline, on land, on water andin. the police were called just after 11.30 yesterday morning. the nearest road was closed and the footpath along the river, sealed off. police divers and specialist officers went into the water and recovered the body from the weeds and undergrowth at the edge of the river bank. a forensic tent, erected while the officers worked. the river at this point is tidal, but the body may have been trapped underwater, hidden from sonar and the search teams. a huge police operation which stretched to the irish sea and yet the discovery was made so close to where nicola bulley was last seen more than three weeks ago. the a5—year—old had just dropped her children at school. she had left her phone on a bench next to the river wyre and now, a body found downstream just a mile away. at the centre of it all, there is a distressed family who are waiting for news and now the focus turns to them. my my deepest thoughts and sympathies for the family of nicola bulley. it must be an horrendous experience th

danny savage, bbc news, lancashire.more industrial action in their dispute over pay and conditions. strikes will now take place on the 16th, 18th, and 30th of march, and saturday april ist, for many the start of the easter school holidays. and there's to be an escalation of industrial action by nurses in england. the royal college of nursing says it will hold its biggest walk—out with a 48—hour strike next month over pay and working conditions. our health editor hugh pym is here with me. this is a significant escalation? well, it looks like that, clive, previous strikes by the royal couege previous strikes by the royal college of nursing numbers have been over two days, 12 hours each day and this will be 48 a was nonstop, in effect spanning three days from the ist of march until the third. it will start at 6am on the wednesday and end at 6am on the friday. the other big difference is that previously, there were negotiations at local level between strike committees and hospital management over exemptions for intensive ca

nick garnett, bbc news, lancashire.wyre. two waits on and her friends are doing what they can to try to get more information about what might have happened yes, good morning, ben. , , . . have happened yes, good morning, ben. , , ., ., , ben. this is a wet and drizzly mornin: ben. this is a wet and drizzly morning here _ ben. this is a wet and drizzly morning here in _ ben. this is a wet and drizzly morning here in st _ ben. this is a wet and drizzly morning here in st michael's| ben. this is a wet and drizzly i morning here in st michael's on wyre, exactly two weeks since nicola bulley was last seen here in the small village, where she had been walking her dog along the river wye. behind me, you can see some people have posters with her face on, the date that she was last seen and a plea for people to call 101 if they have information they have not shared with lancashire police. family and friends are desperate for any —— camera footage, anyone with information that they may have and have not shared. this area would ha

but today lancashire risk. police gave us a document detailing of the key statistics in this case. for example, 300 people they've spoken to , 300 people they've spoken to, 300 premises have been searched . and premises have been searched. and on that documents outlines that nicola was a mid really graded as a high case when she reported as a high case when she reported as missing. and that's of what they described as suspicious civic vulnerabilities. now, when they were asked about that. they said they couldn't give us any further detail . they said that further detail. they said that was a family matter. but what they did say is that police aware of these vulnerabilities from the very beginning and this is a completely normal thing to happenin is a completely normal thing to happen in a missing investigation . now, they also investigation. now, they also talked about that key hypothesis that they've been working on, that they've been working on, that nicola went into the river. but what they were the what the

lancashire, police had said ms.led with. then refer to themselves to the police watchdog , shadow justice watchdog, shadow justice secretary steve reid says that was the right thing to. the police should not be sharing extremely private personal information about an individual all without the consent of that individual. if they are available to give it and if they're not then without the consent of their close family members . if they do that, they members. if they do that, they run risk that other victims won't feel confident coming forward in. so i think it's right. this case is now reviewed. we will see where this particular case comes out, what the principle rules of the confidential letter of victims must always be by the police . a must always be by the police. a form of security guard at the british embassy berlin caught spying for russia has been sentenced to more than 13 years in jail. david smith was found to have provided names , to have provided names, photographs and personal of embassy staff to , russi

i am joined by bob eastwood, former lancashire police chief superintendent.e this evening. you know the patch well, you worked there for a long time. first of all, just your thoughts on the search that we have seen and how the search that we have seen and how the police this afternoon have reached that very sad hypothesis. it is a very sad conclusion. i think the whole of lancashire and beyond were hoping for some really positive news, that this has really captivated people's attention. i have seen sally riley's interviews, the latest one today, and i think she is absolutely right to take the action she has. i think she has done very well anyway she has kept the public informed and i do not think the police have had any choice other than to break this news. the family first and then to the wider public, through the media, because of the extensive interest that there has beenin extensive interest that there has been in these circumstances. i have seen myself in social media where people are speculate and all sorts of different things and that cannot be pleasan

danny savage, bbc news, lancashire. league rivals of conspiring against them, after his club was charged with more than a hundred breaches of financial regulations. on monday, city were referred to an independent commission, but guardiola insists the club is innocent. our sports editor, dan roan, has that story. for pep guardiola, this season was meant to be about defending manchester city's title. instead, he has been forced to defend his club over the catalogue of charges levelled against it by the premier league over alleged breaches of financial rules since the club's abu dhabi takeover in 2008. how confident are you that you have been told everything? has it in any way affected your belief in the club? my first thought is that we have already been condemned. so what's happen right now, with these weeks after monday, it happen the same with what happened with uefa. the club proved that we were completely innocent. i said them, "what happened?" they said, "pep, we did nothing wrong. we proved it." now is the same cas