listening to that is our home editor, mark easton, judith is our home editor, mark easton, judith alludeds, there are much bigger questions arising from these very sad events, questions which police and others will have to face.— will have to face. absolutely, we should remember _ will have to face. absolutely, we should remember this _ will have to face. absolutely, we i should remember this investigation has rung alarm bells at the very top of government, the prime minister and the home secretary have both expressed their concern at the handling of a case that, as we have been hearing, has attracted huge public interest. now we learn that despite extensive searches by police and private diving team using drones, dogs and divers, a body lay in the river around a mile from where she went missing for three weeks, weeks of agony for her family. now, there may be an explanation, debris in the water judith mentioned, as to how that body was missed. these questions do come on top of those troubling questions about why lancashire police felt it necessary to reveal very personal and private info

mark easton, bbc news.e missions for his party in government — promises that he says will be at the heart of the next labour manifesto. they include fixing problems in the nhs, making the uk a clean energy superpower, and having the fastest economic growth among leading economies. when he set the pledges out in a speech in manchester today, our political editor chris mason was there. lunchtime at a cafe in bury. keir starmer needs to win over towns like this if he's to become prime minister. well, my priority is that prices are too dear, for one. it's hard to go and shop these days. i'm a first—time buyer, so i've just bought my first house. it's been a nightmare. how worried are you about the state of the economy? i'm hoping it's at. its worst right now. ten miles down the road in manchester, are the priorities of bury met by the priorities of labour? this isjust fantastic, to be here. as i look, i didn't realise we were going to have all the people up on the other floors. so, let me announce the economic

mark easton, bbc news. our correspondentjudith moritz is in st michael's on wyre.ks of waiting for the family, the wait continues. yes, isaid before yes, i said before it is 2a days of searching, and that means 2a days and nights of agony for nicola and family, hertwo and nights of agony for nicola and family, her two young daughters of primary school age who lost all their mum on the morning she dropped them offjust before she went missing, for her partner, paul, and their many friends, who have been lining the roads of the village with poster display her image and yellow ribbons signify hope. they have done that to keep this case in the public eye, but that publicity has had its negative side as well. there has been huge speculation on social media particularly. we have heard about tiktok sleuths. the family and police have said that has been hugely unhelpful and a distraction, though it may be the answer to this mystery is about to be provided, but it hasn't been yet, so tonight we can only imagine the pain that those closest to nicola are going through. indeed,

mark easton, bbc news.laid out five missions the party will prioritise if they win the next general election. in a speech in manchester, he said he would aim to make the uk the highest—growth economy in the g7 by the end of labour's first term in office, as well as making britain a "clean energy superpower" and cutting health inequalities. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. he wants to be seen as a man on a mission. five missions, to be precise. in manchester this morning, sir keir starmer set out what he said would be labour's priorities in power, arguing britain could do better. i will never accept that this country is destined for decline, that our best days belong to the past. success is all around us, itjust needs direction. people have huge ambitions for their community. theyjust need a government that matches their ambition. too often, he said, the uk lurched from crisis to crisis, and promised a new way of governing, with more long—term planning and fewer short—term fixes. a relentl

mark easton, bbc news, bristol.imated million tonnes of household waste was secretly put into landfill at a site, despite councils sending it to be recycled. now campaigners are fighting to protect the city's water supply from being damaged by toxic chemicals in londonderry. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. in the 19905 and 20005, criminal gangs, in the guise of a reputable waste disposal company, were bringing household recycling here. but instead of being recycled, it was put into landfill. what we have got is one of the biggest illegal landfills in europe. it covers the scale of about 46 football pitches. in 2013, the mobuoy site near derry was shut down. now, a decade on, two men are due to be sentenced for illegal dumping. i've lived here about 40 years. i was horrified that this had been allowed to happen because i believed that my public services were looking after my environment and looking after my water and looking after me and that is why i was paying my taxes. now a radio 4 podcast has featu

mark easton, bbc news.r in the us state of boranup a nine—year—old girl was also killed inside a nearby house. police say the motive for the attacks near orlando is unclear. they have arrested a 19—year—old suspect. the unclear. they have arrested a 19-year-old suspect.- 19-year-old suspect. the two shootings _ 19-year-old suspect. the two shootings of _ 19-year-old suspect. the two shootings of the _ 19-year-old suspect. the two shootings of the two - 19-year-old suspect. the two shootings of the two news . shootings of the two news reporters and the shooting of the mother and the nine—year—old child are all connect did, the same suspect, mr moses, is responsible for all the shootings, he has been charged, formally charged in the motor this morning and we expect charges soon on all of the other victims —— on the motor. the other victims -- on the motor. ., ., ., . ., ., motor. now to france for a teacher — motor. now to france for a teacher was _ motor. now to france for a teacher was stabbed - motor. now

mark easton, bbc news, bristol.nding member of the ground—breaking hip—hop trio de la soul, who's died at the age of 5a. the group met in high school and sold over a million copies of their debut album. they had several top—20 hits in the uk, including three is the magic number, and me, myselfand i. their innovative style, which changed the face of hip hop, often featured samples of other people's work. but expensive copyright battles meant the trio didn't profit as much as they could have from their talent. de la soul's david jollicoeur — who's died at the age of 5a. cricket, and the former england men's captain eoin morgan has announced his retirement from the sport. the 36—year—old, who was born in dublin, stepped down from the international game injune. under morgan's guidance, england won the world cup in 2019 and reached the top of the one—day and twenty20 rankings. morgan says he intends to remain involved in the game working as a commentator. it was an extraordinary act of giant killing when darvel, from the

mark easton, bbc news.eiled five missions — or pledges — which he says will form the backbone of the labour manifesto and the pillars of the next labour government. in a speech in manchester, sir keir said his promises included improving the nhs, and turning britain into a clean energy superpower — as well as making it the fastest growing major economy. here's our political editor, chris mason. lunchtime at a cafe in bury. keir starmer needs to win over towns like this if he's to become prime minister. well, my priority is that prices are too dear, for one. it's hard to go and shop these days. i'm a first—time buyer, so i've just bought my first house. it's been a nightmare. how worried are you about the state of the economy? i'm hoping it's at. its worst right now. ten miles down the road in manchester, are the priorities of bury met by the priorities of labour? this isjust fantastic, to be here. as i look, i didn't realise we were going to have all the people up on the other floors. so, let me announce th

mark easton, bbc news, bristol.est. cyclone gabriel has battered much of the north islands, including the most populous city of auckland. the authorities say tens of thousands of people have lost power. fearing the worst, many here have been going to the shops to stockpile food and water, leaving the shelves empty. we're seeing the impact of the cyclone across the top of the north island as at 130 today, around 46,000 customers have lost their power. as a result, a major operation is now under way to ensure people are safe. civil defence centres and shelters have been set up across the top of the north island and are ready to use in case people have to evacuate. i can't stress enough that please have a plan to leave your home if you see water levels rising around you or if you're worried about land stability around your property. don't wait to be told to leave. this cyclone, which is now expected to get more powerful, comes just a couple of weeks after very heavy rainfall also hit the island. the weather pattern in

our home editor mark easton reports.ed asylum in the uk. they'll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face—to—face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that have been stuck in the system for more than six months. those eligible for the fast track scheme may be granted refugee status if they fill out a ten—page form in english and return it within 20 days. they must have applied for asylum before lastjuly and be from five countries with an acceptance rate of more than 95% — afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen. some of those on the proposed fast track scheme will have arrived on small boats across the channel, an issue rishi sunak regards as one of his priorities. the asylum backlog is why thousands of migrants awaiting a decision are currently housed in hotels at a cost of millions every day. howev

mark easton, bbc news.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 havi

mark easton, bbc news.oo, but wonder what it tells us about the political challenge that remains both for the government but also for the opposition parties.— government but also for the opposition parties. lets look at the government _ opposition parties. lets look at the government first, _ opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we _ opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we look - opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we look at - opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we look at what | government first, we look at what rishi sunak said in december, that he wanted to largely get rid of the backlog, that looks quite a tall order at the moment because there would be tens of thousands to work through. but the government's position is that they can take easing measures such as sending questionnaires to 12,000 people instead of requiring them to come in for a face—to—face interview. some out there would say that's a good thing and reduces number

our home editor mark easton updated us on the current situation.where nicola bulley disappeared three weeks ago. we don't know for certain yet that it is nicola bulley, but i think it would be a reasonable starting point that it is. and if it is nicola bulley, less than one mile from percy disappeared. throughout the three weeks, the police have been saying she is in the devil. they seem very confident from the start, despite some of the family's concerns. —— she is in the river. people will be asking questions to note that harry could be that after all those extensive searches, the police saying that is where she was, this river is not enormous. this is a small stream come in parts. and the fact that this body was not found for three weeks, i think there will be questions about whether the handling of that search was done properly. and that of course comes on top of a huge focus on the bread that lancashire police have conducted this investigation, their relationships with the family, and of course specifically the revealing of course specifically

mark easton, bbc news. joining us now, jeremy hutton from migration watch uk.— boldly on the figures you were disappointed by this. on the size of the backlog. _ disappointed by this. on the size of the backlog, yes. _ disappointed by this. on the size of the backlog, yes. it's— disappointed by this. on the size of the backlog, yes. it's baffling - disappointed by this. on the size of the backlog, yes. it's baffling thatl the backlog, yes. it's baffling that over progressive years it has just risen and risen and risen and only quite recently but does it send the government has really tried to reduce it. now that they are trying to reduce it, they are doing in the most irresponsible way that endangers the safety and probably will only attract people to make that trip to the uk that is so dangerous. that trip to the uk that is so dangerous-— that trip to the uk that is so dangerous. that trip to the uk that is so dancerous. ., ., ,, ., ,., dangerous. you were talking about the questionnaire _ dangerous. you were talking about the questionnaire proposal- dangerous

mark easton, bbc news.lay a little l right. he could always play a little bit, right. he could always play a little bit. couldn't— right. he could always play a little bit, couldn't he? _ right. he could always play a little bit, couldn't he? he _ right. he could always play a little bit, couldn't he? he is _ right. he could always play a little bit, couldn't he? he is becoming l right. he could always play a little| bit, couldn't he? he is becoming a player everyone expected him to be at the moment and it bodes well for manchester united, battling on all fronts, and a very big week ahead of them. morning. he's in the form of his life at the moment and united will want that to continue in a defining week in their season with barcelona and the carabao cup final to come. goals from rashford in both halves takes his tally to 24 in all competitions, nobody in europe has scored more since the end of the world cup. they're five points off the league leaders, well placed to reach the last eight of the europa leagu

mark easton, bbc news, bristol.d. # we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky #. we were joined earlier today by mary mandefield, a bbcjournalist and presenter who tells us about the audience's reaction to her music return and the suprise announcement of her pregnancy. it is a huge stage for anyone in music. people all over the world watching. in the first couple of seconds we saw that rhianna revealed she is pregnant for the second time and i think the fans are probably not going to get any new music anytime soon, but it was an effortlessly cool performance, really focused on the choreography. she had around 200 dancers with her. the reaction online has been amazing, seamless performance. maybe not the high energy we are used to with rhianna, but all things considere, it was amazing. she can justify not quite giving it a usual 110%. in terms of how this event fits into this big sporting occasion, it is a weird mix because sometimes you think, is this the kind of thing is that sports fans want to see at half—time? in

mark easton, bbc news, bristol.oh, it tastes fantastic, yes. who would have thought when i took over the club seven years ago that we would get to this stage? we would beat aberdeen. we're now falkirk to beat, to get into the quarters. could this happen? well, i've done so well with my kilmarnock pie, why not do it with darvel? no need to guess what people are going to be eating at half time, is there? yeah, they're all going to be eating a kilmarnock pie at half time. let's try one. come on! can you tell us what's in the recipe? i know it's. .. this is... it's been in the family for generations. 0h, obviously, it's a secret recipe. but i'll tell you what. .. pies and football go hand in hand with each other. hits the spot. i tell you what, if you win later, ok, you beat falkirk and you make it through, are you going to make another world famous pie? a one—off pie to mark the occasion? well, it's a special occasion, and we're getting special pies. we'll be selling at the ground. and i'm quite sure soon we'll be havi

mark easton, bbc news.li5,000 figures on the number coming in 2022, over 115,000 people arrived, the highest number by nationality includes albanians, over 12,000, eight and a half thousand afghans, five and a half iranians, and 4000 iraqis. the biggest number of nationalities coming over in small boats last year. a tv reporter and a nine—year—old girl have been fatally shot near orlando, florida, close to the scene of a murder that took place hours earlier. a second reporter and the girl's mother were shot and injured by the same gunman who is also suspected of the other homicide, police say. the police tweeted a picture of the suspect being arrested. they say the two spectrum news 13 journalists were covering the killing of a woman in the area that morning when the teenage suspect returned. let's speak live now to cbs news�* jarred hill. it sounds very difficult and pretty confusing. can you explain a bit further what happened? yes. confusing. can you explain a bit further what happened? yes, this is a tr

mark easton, bbc news.ore supermarkets are saying restrictions are in place. i saw it yesterday, there were empty shells with no tomatoes. it shows how used we are tomatoes. it shows how used we are to be able to get the products year round. if you go into tesco and aldi today you cannot buy more than three packs of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. similar measures in asda and morrisons as well. i do not know when the last time you went to buy more than three cucumbers in one go but you will not be able to do it now. clearly and attempt to tackle the shortages supermarkets are facing. these are not items we grow in the uk throughout the winter. we get a lot from southern spain and morocco. the government says bad weather there has affected their supplies. there is also an effective high electricity prices because we do grow some of these products in greenhouses as well. people grow than in the uk and netherlands. they have cut back on growing in greenhouses because they do not spend as much money on electri

mark easton, bbc home editor, has paired his suit with tray liners. woman who's come up with this did do like revolut chinnery idea. she's a salary of between 108 to £185000 a year. apparent and she's been talking about what the bbc should look like. apparently, more staff have do stories on smartphones engage the tik—tok generation. it looks like they're panicking because they're panicking because they're losing all that viewers to gb news steve well they're not only losing all their viewers are losing all this all their staff and all that. this is not nielsen she's the is not a nielsen think she's the head digital at and head of digital at the and i think it is ridiculous because if somebody takes the trouble to present themselves well on television credit television you should credit that nobody new set if that nobody needs new set if she's a foxhole she's crouching a foxhole somewhere know somewhere in donetsk you know you expect her to be you don't expect her to be perfectly you know, looking like bev expect it but bev turner don't expect it but

ruling military hunter, as it marks 2 years since taking power in a code to protest stages silent strike to show their round range russian forces make incremental gains in easton ukraine, pushing to take more territory that on yet screech and then focusing on the area around the city of motor, and they call him the greatest american quarterback of all time. after a brief come back, tom brady says he's retiring again this time, but good. ah, i made his all and welcome. mammals, military administration has extended its state of emergency. it could further delay elections the horn to have pledged to hold by august. mia mars marking 2 years since military the disaster. uncensored cheese elected government in a qu, democracy activists have urged people across the country to stay home in a silent strike. leaving the streets of yan gone empty. overseas protestors gathered outside mamma's embassy and thailand, chatting at the military slogans. muzzle authorities of launched a bloody crack down on protest. is that seeing the us said its allies? we impose sanctions on members of the hunter and he's a man is an independent journalist and political analyst who specializes

mark andersen, cohead of global asset allocation. let's find out what stocks are on the move with joe easton from our equities team.what are you looking at? >> exciting news out of vodafone. they sold a 5% stake to liberty global, the u.s. firm that they already had previous relationships with including a joint venture. liberty global cautioning they do not expect to take over the company in its entirety, but nonetheless that stock jumping around 3%, a pretty big move given it is one of the more stable ftse 100 stocks that we have in london. i'm moving over to michelin and france, a bit of concern around their cost outlook. they do expect around 1.2 billion euros of additional costs over the next year. that's down slightly from the record highs that we saw a year ago. nonetheless, that stock down around 1%. also weighing on some peers including continental, given also concern about potential slowdown of new car sales and also people changing their car tires as the recession takes hold. the final one and looking at is a travel firm in london, tui, they have good commentary out the last four weeks of trading saying p