the lancashire _ on to the nicola bulley case. that's right. the lancashire police - right.is case i think has been significant. as we know nicola bulley went missing in march and it was another case with some similarities to what we have seen here in the past week, another mother who has gone missing, and lots of speculation around that case, lots of questions about what happened and her whereabouts. there seem to be some information sharing going on between norfolk police and lancashire police around how to handle a case like this where again there was a lot of scrutiny on the police and their involvement here. over the last few days we have seen this press conferences which have been helpful in learning what stage we are at with the investigation. the police have also been inviting the media in to the park to see some of the work they are doing, particularly focused around the river is that they have been dozens of officers involved in the searches here this week, the divers and the underwater search teams that have also been taking part in the searches. so yes, there has

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norfolk constabulary also said it was collaborating with police in lancashire because of similaritiesg walk. a coroner later found that her death was accidental, and that she'd drowned after falling into cold water. we are expecting a police update on the ongoing search in the next half hour, but first let's go live to our reporter maria veronese who's in norwich. thank you so much forjoining us, what is the latest on the search? this morning the police from lancashire, specialist divers resume the search looking for gaynor lord and have broken up now for lunch because that is freezing cold water in the river wensum. yesterday the released footage of gaynor lord leaving her shift which she left an hour before she was due to finish and they released cctv footage showing her running into a london street and then a part of norwich entering an area in the direction of the cathedral. she appears to be in a hurry as she crosses the road and about half an hour later is seen walking out of the cathedral grounds, putting her green coat on as she goes. the last cctv citing offer is near here, w

in terms lancashire. terms of lancashire. we've reached to, on terms of lancashire.e rea(investigators that worked the investigators that worked on, on, that case found out on, on, on that case found out anything and anything that we can learn and we but at the we will apply it. but at the moment not concerned. i moment i'm not concerned. i think we're doing everything we can inquiry and can to progress this inquiry and are with the are you in contact with the force the force up there who led the investigation into nicola? yes we are, yes are. are they we are, yes we are. are they helping you? yes, they are helping you? yes, they are helping when helping you? yes, they are help case when helping you? yes, they are help case concluded, when helping you? yes, they are help case concluded, theen that case was concluded, the college policing, with college of policing, along with the crime agencies, the national crime agencies, have do awful lot of to have do an awful lot of work to then be then look at what can be learned, can be applied. learned, what can be applied. an

an urgent recall of four types of mrs kirkham's lancashire cheese, which is produced in preston, beganthought to be a fire at the iconic blackpool tower was actually orange netting. six fire engines were deployed to the landmark this afternoon, after reports of flames coming from the top of it. you're live with bbc news. 2023 was the year when the crispr gene—editing technology went from research to reality. crispr gene editing allows the genetic information of living organisms to be modified. in november, uk regulators became the first to approve a genetic treatment for use, with the us food and drug administration following suit earlier this month. in both cases, the treatments were for sickle cell disease — a deadly blood disorder that affects millions worldwide with a much higher incidence among african—americans. so what does the future hold for people with sickle cell? and could crispr be used to treat other diseases, like cancer? i spoke to dr cece calhoun, who's medical director of the sickle cell programme at yale university school of medicine. thank you so much for having me.

lancashire police say what was thought to be a fire at the iconic blackpool tower was actually orange to the landmark this afternoon after reports of flames coming from the top of it. coastal communities in california are on high alert after what has been described as a high surf expected to peak in the next few hours. bulldozers have been deployed to build a sand wall to keep the water from nearby homes. flood warnings have also been issued. you're live with bbc news. 2023 was the year when the crisper gene—editing technology went from research to reality. crisper gene editing allows the genetic information of living organisms to be modified. in november, uk regulators became the first to approve a genetic treatment for use, with the us food and drug administration following suit earlier this month. in both cases, the treatments were for sickle cell disease — a deadly blood disorder that affects millions worldwide — with a much higher incidence among african—americans. so what does the future hold for people with sickle cell, and could crisper be used to treat other diseases, like ca

but in a statement in the last hour, lancashire police cleared lancashire police have cleared everything man has been arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace. we'll bring you more details on that. of course, as they come to us in other they come to us now, in other news rishi sunak being news today, rishi sunak is being urged emergency urged to convene an emergency cobra to deal with the cobra meeting to deal with the aftermath of storm garrett. the liberal democrats say hundreds of people in greater manchester have been thrown chaos have been thrown into chaos following a suspected tornado, which damaged around 100 properties in stalybridge . roofs properties in stalybridge. roofs were ripped from houses. many residents were forced to leave their homes but no injuries were reported. one homeowner, gareth moody , described the moment his moody, described the moment his house was hit. >> youngest son in the front bedroom. he was sat under his cabin bed when the ceiling came through, so the bed has saved his life and my, uh, my other son at the back, he was on a computer at the chim

rain in north—west england, like here in lancashire, and rain and wind across most of wales.oday. that's because the met office is saying there that in southern england, winds across coastal areas like that could be peaking at up to 70 mph today. and there are 13 flood warnings in place across england, scotland and wales. now, as for transport disruption, because of the weather i was telling you about in scotland, most of the roads there are worst affected, mainly due to fallen trees. in dundee though, strong winds are causing a problem. the a92 is closed to high—sided vehicles there, and in wales the m48 severn bridge crossing is also closed due to high winds. now, on the trains, we are being told that the storm is affecting scotrail services until about nine o'clock tomorrow morning, again because of things like fallen trees, and there will be isolated flooding there as well. glasgow and edinburgh and glasgow and airdrie are the areas worst affected there. and flooding has affected rail services in wales, and between leeds and here in north west england. now of course with

cloudy conditions there for the lakes and lancashire. lunchtime on christmas day is wet across wales, the midlands, and indeed much of the south. breezy, cloudy, with rain at times. if you want an evening walk and dry weather, you might have to wait for a while before that weather front clears away towards the east. how about boxing day? it is looking very promising indeed. well, there is a lull in the weather. the winds will die down, some sunshine there for belfast, liverpool, for hull. in the south i think some hazy sun. if you want a dry walk, do it quick in the south—west because rain should reach you by the early afternoon, and that is a precursor of a rather large and strong area of low pressure. strong winds and very heavy rain coming our way midweek. in fact, look at all of that rain sweeping across the country. yes, that is snow across the pennines, across the highlands as well. gales in the south and the west. a really unpleasant picture, and of course many of us will be travelling through wednesday and into thursday again. so

a bit of localised flooding here on this picture in lancashire.rday evening, just to the south of the centre of the low pressure. the strongest winds recorded at capel curig in north—west wales — 80mph gusts here. not far behind that, western cumbria's coastline got hit with a gust of 74mph at st bees head. now, the low pressure is now working out into the north sea and pretty quickly, we are seeing those winds die back down. still a bit of patchy rain to come through northern england and scotland. otherwise, the weather will become dry with some clear spells for most and not that cold a night — temperatures typically around 5—7 but down to about two degrees celsius in the colder spots in northern ireland. now, for northern ireland, england and wales, it should be a fine and sunny start to the day but quickly, cloud and rain will spread into northern ireland and this band of rain will then extend across england and wales. "rain at times" probably best summing up the weather in scotland. the rain bands are all associated with an area of low pressur

chances are things will clear up a little bit in, say, the lake district, lancashire, wales in the southwest's towards the end of the day now, it's sunset soon, so i think the bulk of england and wales, let's call it a cloudy day with a chance of some rain. however, later in the day, on tuesday, towards the evening hours, skies will clear, the winds will fall light, and we've got a frost on the way. so still that nip in the air first thing in the morning on wednesday, with temperatures perhaps as low as minus five in scotland and close to freezing if not below in the south. and the morning on wednesday will be very cold across many parts of the country, especially further east. could be some lingering fog, could feel quite raw during the day. so quite disappointing temperatures, again. four degrees, even could be optimistic in some spots, could be close to freezing. but out towards the west, we've got that warmth here, that mild air sweeping in, weather fronts coming in, bringing the outbreaks of rain. and that change really is under way towards the end of the week with a low pressure and we

at the moment that is really where the similarities end, police collaborating with those in lancashire because the divers are those used in the nicola bulley case but the police are loath to draw parallels between the two searches at this stage. they don't think a third party was involved, they do think she entered the water and say they are being evidence led. what is slightly unusual about this as a member of the published find her handbag —— a member of the public found the handbag used by gaynor lord in the park and the police find more of her belongings in various locations, her glasses and a couple of rings and her mobile phone and some of her clothes. her coat was found in the river wensum in the park as well. what have her family said about her disappearance? the family have not really said a lot stop they won't speak to us at this stage but they have been reposting the police plea for more information and on social media one of her daughters has simply said we want her home. and you can't get more on that story on our live page at bbcnews.com the pictures you're looking at now

lancashire police, who worked on the nicolette bully inquiry . and the nicolette bully inquiry.conomic challenges. it comes as the monetary policy committee, previously raised the interest rate on 14 consecutive occasions until it reached this 15 year high parliament's treasury committee meeting last month. the bank governor said the threat of uk inflation is being underestimated, but the prime minister said progress had been made . police have confirmed the made. police have confirmed the possible sighting of a missing british boy, who is believed to have disappeared six years ago in france . greater manchester in france. greater manchester police say there has been a sighting of alex bhatti near toulouse yesterday. alex bhatti , toulouse yesterday. alex bhatti, who was 11 when he went missing in 2017, had left the uk for a houdayin in 2017, had left the uk for a holiday in spain . the force is holiday in spain. the force is saying it is in touch with the french authorities to put safeguarding measures in place. we'll keep you up to date on that one. and in another headune that

kirkham , lancashire cheese kirkham, lancashire cheese because of possible e coli contamination in an in the french alps has killed two people. french media is reporting the victims as a british mother and son, who were part of a group skiing on mont blanc, all authorities confirmed there were two deaths, adding one person escaped with minor injuries. five others were unhurt . at the family of chris unhurt. at the family of chris marriott, who was hit by a car while trying to save a stranger, say the circumstances of his death showed the sort of man he was. the 46 year old was trying to help a woman who was lying unconscious on the street when a car ploughed into a crowd of people in sheffield on wednesday . a 23 year old man has been arrested suspicion murder arrested on suspicion of murder and murder and remains and attempted murder and remains in custody , while a 55 year old in custody, while a 55 year old has been released on bail. rivers in tewkesbury have burst their banks after heavy rain dunng their banks after heavy rain during storm garrett. the met office is warning gusts

some localised flooding on this picture in lancashire. centre of the low pressure. the strongest winds recorded in north—west wales, 80 mph gusts. not far behind that, western cumbria's coastline got hit with 7a mph. the low pressure is now working out into the north sea and pretty quickly we are seeing the winds die back down. patchy rain to come through northern england and scotland. otherwise the weather will become dry with clear spells foremost and not that cold a night, temperatures around five to seven. down to about two celsius. when otherwise, the weather will become dry with some clear spells for most and not that cold at night, temperatures typically around five to seven, but down to about two celsius in the cold spots in northern ireland. now, for northern ireland, england, and wales, it should be a fine another area of low pressure crosses the country. once that is out of the way we will start to see pressure builds from the south—west and that will really herald something of a more significant change in our weather pattern.

cloudy conditions there for the lakes and lancashire. is wet across wales, the midlands, and indeed much of the south. breezy, cloudy, with rain at times. if you want an evening walk and dry weather, you might have to wait for a while before that weather front clears away towards the east. how about boxing day? it is looking very promising indeed. well, there is a lull in the weather. the winds will die down, some sunshine there for belfast, liverpool, for hull, in the south i think some hazy sun. if you want a dry walk, do it quick in the south—west because rain should reach you by the early afternoon, and that is a precursor of a rather large and strong area of low pressure. strong winds and very heavy rain coming our way midweek. in fact, look at all of that rain sweeping across the country. yes, that is snow across the pennines, across the highlands as well. gales in the south and the west. a really unpleasant picture, and of course many of us will be travelling through wednesday and into thursday again. so, bear in mind the weather

frontjust tends to slide its way further southwards into northern ireland, perhaps cumbria and lancashirethere will be some sunny spells. it's staying very mild for the time of year and as we head through the evening and overnight again, our weather front just slips a little further southwards. it's starting to ease, but there will be some rain for a time over the welsh hills and over the midlands and northern england too. elsewhere it's largely dry. of course, it's a frost—free start to the day tomorrow, but it's now feeling a little cooler across northern areas of scotland. and here we should see lots of dry weather through monday morning, but we'll start to see some more areas of rain just approach the far north and west by the time we get to the end of the day. meanwhile, weather fronts further south will bring some heavy rain across western wales and possibly into northern england as well. so the south—west of england, but some sunshine across northern ireland and eastern scotland. temperatures again still very mild, 11—13 degrees, well above the seasonal average. now, on tuesday, th

lancashire police, though, flew their helicopter over the tower and confirmed there was in fact no fire. one man has been arrested on suspicion of breach of the peace . there are calls today to reduce jail sentences to help ease pressure on britain's prisons. a house of lords committee says overcrowding has now reached crisis point and ministers are being urged to make better use of community sentences . peers say short sentences. peers say short prison terms are providing more or less a university education in crime. inside commemorative coins celebrating sir winston churchill at buckingham palace and the rnli will be launched next year. they're among five new designs unveiled by the royal mint celebrating key anniversaries with a £5 coin for buckingham palace . the annual buckingham palace. the annual set will also celebrate future events like the 2024 paris olympics and paralympic games , olympics and paralympic games, as that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . new

certainly on the coast of lancashire, cumbria, very windy here through the course of today and into theer systems. the winds will fall like. they could be miss forming. early in the morning we have got this next weather front moving in to northern ireland, wales, the south—west, linked to storm fergus, which is centred here. the strongest of the winds will move into western ireland. not so far it has been a very wet december. the ground is soaked. further rain on the way. monday looking quieter. there will be some sunny spells on the way. temperatures between seven and around 12 celsius. here is the outlook over the next few days. the weather sort of chopping and changing from bright weather to rain to cloudy skies. sunshine. of everything. bye—bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: a senior un official has warned half the population of gaza are now starving, as israel continues its assault. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has accused the united states of being complicit in war crimes, after it vetoed a un security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza.

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cloudy conditions there for the lakes and lancashire.es, the midlands, and indeed much of the south. breezy, cloudy, with rain at times. if you want an evening walk and dry weather, you might have to wait for a while before that weather front clears away towards the east. how about boxing day? it is looking very promising indeed. well, there is a lull in the weather. the winds will die down, some sunshine there for belfast, liverpool, for hull. in the south i think some hazy sun. if you want a dry walk, do it quick in the south—west because rain should reach you by the early afternoon, and that is a precursor of a rather large and strong area of low pressure. strong winds and very heavy rain coming our way midweek. in fact, look at all of that rain sweeping across the country. yes, that is snow across the pennines, across the highlands as well. gales in the south and the west. a really unpleasant picture, and of course many of us will be travelling through wednesday and into thursday again. so, bear in mind the weather could turn rough m

lancashire police say that what was thought to be a fire at the iconic blackpool tower was actually orangee deployed to the landmark this afternoon, after reports of flames coming from the top of it. police said the tower had been closed for renovation and had therefore been difficult to access. holly willoughby will return to television to present dancing on ice alongside stephen mulhern injanuary, itv has announced. the 42—year—old has been absent from screens since she left this morning back in october after a man was charged with soliciting to commit murder over an alleged plot to kidnap the tv presenter. the post office says personal cash withdrawals reached a record daily high before christmas. it said £62 million was taken out on friday the 22nd of december as many people did last—minute shopping and took cash out for gifts on christmas day. it beat last year's high of £51.5 million. you're live with bbc news. the taiwanese government has accused china of mounting a huge misinformation campaign to try to influence the outcome of the island's presidential election, which will be held

a bit of localised flooding here on this picture in lancashire.saturday evening, just to the south of the centre of the low pressure. the strongest winds recorded at capel curig in north—west wales — 80mph gusts here. not far behind that, western cumbria's coastline got hit with a gust of 74mph at st bees head. now, the low pressure is now working out into the north sea and pretty quickly, we are seeing those winds die back down. still a bit of patchy rain to come through northern england and scotland. otherwise, the weather will become dry with some clear spells for most and not that cold a night — temperatures typically around 5—7 but down to about two degrees celsius in the colder spots in northern ireland. now, for northern ireland, england and wales, it should be a fine and sunny start to the day but quickly, cloud and rain will spread into northern ireland and this band of rain will then extend across england and wales. "rain at times" probably best summing up the weather in scotland. the rain bands are all associated with an area of low pre

health officials warned on christmas eve that some batches of mrs kirkham's lancashire cheeses mighte back negative, but as a precaution it is withdrawing all its cheeses from sale. officials say investigations are continuing into any links between the e.coli cases and the recalled cheeses. prices for homes bought with a mortgage in the uk have ended the year 1.8% lower compared to december last year, according to the nationwide building society. and it says prices could fall further in 202a. the lender says consumer confidence remains weak, despite suggestions that the bank of england may cut interest rates next year. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. with14 interest rate rises over the last two years, mortgage rates have tripled since 2021. that's taken their toll on buyers. prices of properties sold with a mortgage fell by 1.8%, according to the nationwide. they slipped in all parts of the uk except scotland and northern ireland. but analysts were expecting an even bigger decline, but lenders have been offering extra help to struggling homeowners, for exam

a bit of localised flooding here on this picture in lancashire.y evening, just to the south of the centre of the low pressure. the strongest winds recorded at capel curig in north—west wales — 80mph gusts here. not far behind that, western cumbria's coastline got hit with a gust of 74mph at st bees head. now, the low pressure is now working out into the north sea and pretty quickly, we are seeing those winds die back down. still a bit of patchy rain to come through northern england and scotland. otherwise, the weather will become dry with some clear spells for most and not that cold a night — temperatures typically around 5—7 but down to about two degrees celsius in the colder spots in northern ireland. now, for northern ireland, england and wales, it should be a fine and sunny start to the day but quickly, cloud and rain will spread into northern ireland and this band of rain will then extend across england and wales. "rain at times" probably best summing up the weather in scotland. the rain bands are all associated with an area of low pressure t

a bit of localised flooding here on this picture in lancashire.rday evening, just to the south of the centre of the low pressure. the strongest winds recorded at capel curig in north—west wales — 80mph gusts here. not far behind that, western cumbria's coastline got hit with a gust of 74mph at st bees head. now, the low pressure is now working out into the north sea and pretty quickly, we are seeing those winds die back down. still a bit of patchy rain to come through northern england and scotland. otherwise, the weather will become dry with some clear spells for most and not that cold a night — temperatures typically around 5—7 but down to about two degrees celsius in the colder spots in northern ireland. now, for northern ireland, england and wales, it should be a fine and sunny start to the day but quickly, cloud and rain will spread into northern ireland and this band of rain will then extend across england and wales. "rain at times" probably best summing up the weather in scotland. the rain bands are all associated with an area of low pressur

four products linked to lancashire producer mrs kirkham's were recalled on sunday, with the food standards christmas day. a white christmas in scotland was officially confirmed by the met office following snowfall in the highlands. a mixture of rain and snow was reported in two areas this afternoon, despite mild temperatures elsewhere. the weather service also provisionally confirmed the highest daily minimum temperature for christmas day on record, at 12.4 celsius. nearly 2,000 people took on the cold and windy weather on christmas day for the annual porthcawl christmas morning swim — in a variety of costumes, all for charity. it was the biggest turnout ever for the event, making it the largest event of its kind in the uk. you're live with bbc news. now to russia, where opposition leader alexei navalny has been found alive and well, after apparently disappearing from the country's prison system. the us state department has welcomed the news but said it remains deeply concerned about his wellbeing. his spokesperson says he's being held at a penal colony in siberia. navalny is one of presid

chances are things will clear up a little bit in, say, the lake district, lancashire, wales in the southwesthowever, later in the day, on tuesday, towards the evening hours, skies will clear, the winds will fall light, and we've got a frost on the way. so still that nip in the air first thing in the morning on wednesday, with temperatures perhaps as low as minus five in scotland and close to freezing if not below in the south. and the morning on wednesday will be very cold across many parts of the country, especially further east. could be some lingering fog, could feel quite raw during the day. so quite disappointing temperatures, again. four degrees, even could be optimistic in some spots, could be close to freezing. but out towards the west, we've got that warmth here, that mild air sweeping in, weather fronts coming in, bringing the outbreaks of rain. and that change really is under way towards the end of the week with a low pressure and westerly winds. now, this is the temperature anomaly map, so warmer than average or colder than average. and actually, you can see towards the end of th

showers and sunny spells in belfast, cloudy for the lakes in lancashire, and lunchtime on christmas daymay have to wait for a while before that weather clears away. that will be towards the east. how about boxing day? that is looking very promising indeed. the lull in the weather, the winds will die down, sunshine therefore belfast, liverpooland die down, sunshine therefore belfast, liverpool and hull. die down, sunshine therefore belfast, liverpooland hull. in die down, sunshine therefore belfast, liverpool and hull. in the south, some hazy sun. if you want a dry walk, do it quick in the south—west, because rain should reach you by the early afternoon, and that is a precursor of a rather large and strong area of low pressure, strong winds and very heavy rain coming our way midweek. in fact, look at all that rain sweeping across the country. yes, thatis sweeping across the country. yes, that is snow across the pennines and highlands as well. gayle�*s in the south and west, unpleasant picture. many of us will travel through wednesday and into thursday again. so bear in mind the weather c

four products linked to lancashire producer mrs kirkham's were recalled on sunday, with the food standardserroirs on christmas day. a white christmas in scotland was officially confirmed by the met office following snowfall in the highlands. a mixture of rain and snow was reported in two areas this afternoon, despite mild temperatures elsewhere. the weather service also provisionally confirmed the highest daily minimum temperature for christmas day on record, at 12.4 celsius. nearly 2,000 people took on the cold and windy weather on christmas day for the annual porthcawl christmas morning swim. it was the biggest turnout ever for the event, making it the largest event of its kind in the uk. you're live with bbc news. in the uk, king charles has emphasised the importance of "universal" values shared between major religions, at a time of "increasingly tragic conflict around the world". it's the king's second christmas broadcast. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. at the church on the sandringham estate, the king and queen were joined by other members of the royal family for m

chances are things will clear up a little bit in, say, the lake district, lancashire, wales in the southwest, it's sunset soon, so i think the bulk of england and wales, let's call it a cloudy day with a chance of some rain. however, later in the day, on tuesday, towards the evening hours, skies will clear, the winds will fall light, and we've got a frost on the way. so still that nip in the air first thing in the morning on wednesday, with temperatures perhaps as low as minus five in scotland and close to freezing if not below in the south. and the morning on wednesday will be very cold across many parts of the country, especially further east. could be some lingering fog, could feel quite raw during the day. so quite disappointing temperatures, again. four degrees, even could be optimistic in some spots, could be close to freezing. but out towards the west, we've got that warmth here, that mild air sweeping in, weather fronts coming in, bringing the outbreaks of rain. and that change really is under way towards the end of the week with a low pressure and westerly winds. now, this is the te

cloudy conditions there for the lakes and lancashire.nds, and indeed much of the south. breezy, cloudy, with rain at times. if you want an evening walk and dry weather, you might have to wait for a while before that weather front clears away towards the east. how about boxing day? it is looking very promising indeed. well, there is a lull in the weather. the winds will die down, some sunshine there for belfast, liverpool, for hull. in the south i think some hazy sun. if you want a dry walk, do it quick in the south—west because rain should reach you by the early afternoon, and that is a precursor of a rather large and strong area of low pressure. strong winds and very heavy rain coming our way midweek. in fact, look at all of that rain sweeping across the country. yes, that is snow across the pennines, across the highlands as well. gales in the south and the west. a really unpleasant picture, and of course many of us will be travelling through wednesday and into thursday again. so, bear in mind the weather could turn rough midweek, certa