sean dilley, we believe that — dismissal if proven.lley, we believe that there but _ dismissal if proven. sean dilley, we believe that there but thank - dismissal if proven. sean dilley, we believe that there but thank you - believe that there but thank you very much indeed. now — there'll be plenty of metal detectorists out searching this weekend — it's become an increasingly popular hobby. what, though, should happen to the objects they unearth? the government wants to widen the legal definition of "treasure" — finds which have to be declared — so that, when important historical artefacts are found, they end up in public, rather than private, collections. for more on this i'm joined now by detectorists and winners of the great british treasure hunt — kate and shirley teasdale thank you so much forjoining us. welcome to bbc news. what do you make of this move by the government? let's start off with kate. i make of this move by the government? let's start off with kate.— let's start off with kate. i think we've got _ let's start off wi

joining me now is our correspondent sean dilley. price has said. they are very serious _ with what katie price has said. tue: are very serious allegations with what katie price has said. tte: are very serious allegations to with what katie price has said. t"ts:1: are very serious allegations to a 2.6 million instagram followers. this is what katie price wrote. i feel the need to share this hand—delivered letter from the metropolitan police. it is discussing, she said, that police officers from here have felt the need to laugh and use disgusting content on harvey, by creating a whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, _ whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as _ whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as i - whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as i have - whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as i have just said interesting, as i havejust said there, targeted her son. who is harvey? there, targeted her son. who is harve ? . , there, targeted her son. who is harve ? ., , , ., there, targeted her son. who is harve? ., _., there, targ

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sean dilley, bbc news.nd have offered their services for free, enabling the search to cover a wider area. police have said they believe nicola, who's 45, may have fallen into the river. for the latest on the search, our correspondent phil mccann is at the scene in st michael's on wyre in lancashire we arejust we are just slightly downstream from the spot on the riverside path next to a bench where nicola was last seen, the friday before last, and research so far has been focusing down the river from research so far has been focusing down the riverfrom here research so far has been focusing down the river from here and research so far has been focusing down the riverfrom here and out into the estuary and morecambe bay, and this is a new development, the company involved, sgi, have spoken to lancashire police, who have spoken to nicola's family and friends, who have decided this is what they want to do. emma is one of nikola's friends, who has been playing a very active role in the search for nicola. how are

alleged to have targeted her son, harvey, who has prader—willi syndrome and autism. 0ur correposndent sean dilleyeally came to light 18 months ago when katie price had heard that this whatsapp group had existed. she had asked for the officers to be named and shamed. now an update she's posted to her 2.6 million followers on instagram. "i feel the need to share this hand—delivered letter "from metropolitan police. "it's disgusting. she said, that police officers from here felt the need to laugh and use disgusting content on harvey by creating a whatsapp group. so pretty. pretty robust response from katie price there. the metropolitan police have said on their website about upcoming misconducts that the allegations concern the officers membership of a whatsapp group between 2016 and 2018. it's alleged, they say, that the whatsapp message group was used by those officers, and we should say that they are retired, and serving officers to post discriminatory content. now, 18 months is how long this has been in the public consciousness. some may see this as potentially an investigative team prevaricatin

sean dilley, bbc news.th—east turkey, another report saying that earthquake was 7.7. either way, a really substantial earthquake off the back of the 7.8 quake just before dawn, which president erdogan, as he was speaking to the country's disaster management authority, described as the biggest disaster since 1939. the death toll across turkey and syria now above 1000, but sadly that figure expected to rise as rescuers desperately tried to get two people trapped in buildings because of the time of this quake, of course most people were asleep, and many thousands, more than 6000 thought to be injured as a result of this, but again that figure will be going up all the time. officers —— offers of help from many countries, the uk, france, germany, poland, iran, just to mention a few of the country is reaching out to offer help. we will continue to keep you right up to date with all the developments in this story through out the day here on bbc news. i am annita mcveigh. hello again. there's some sunshine in the f

our news correspondent, sean dilley, is with me now.ter and the government? , .., ., government? it is inconvenient and . uite government? it is inconvenient and quite serious- _ government? it is inconvenient and quite serious. as _ government? it is inconvenient and quite serious. as you _ government? it is inconvenient and quite serious. as you said, - government? it is inconvenient and quite serious. as you said, those i quite serious. as you said, those figures are up quite a bit, 60% increase in those waiting for a decision. to give you extra context, the 106 to 1000 figure relates to those in the initial stage of their backlog application. if you look at those who have been refused and are appealing, that is lower. talk throu . h appealing, that is lower. talk through the _ appealing, that is lower. talk through the small _ appealing, that is lower. talk through the small boats figures, because this is very political, rishi sunak has made this one of his promises. what is happening there? as you say, to recap, the prime minister

sean dilley, bbc news.er in st michael, just a few hours from now. we know that this company sgi is normally helping police with these kind of underwater search operations down in the south of england, they say they have specialist equipment that can effectively map the riverbed. until this point, the police underwater search operation has been focusing down river from search operation has been focusing down riverfrom here, the river wyre, which runs underneath the bridge behind me, focusing down river and into the wyre and stree at morecambe bay. in that short direction is the path and the bench where nicola was last seen. lancashire police have said that they accepted the free offer of help from sgi after speaking to nicola's family and friends. let's hear from the company's ceo. i family and friends. let's hear from the company's ceo.— the company's ceo. i feel with my team and the _ the company's ceo. i feel with my team and the police _ the company's ceo. i feel with my team and the police team - the c

our news correspondent sean dilley is with me now. 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 numbers and others would say it is dealing with a crisis

we can speak now to our reporter sean dilley, who's at a children's play centre. iam indeed.re today? i what you are doing with this centre toda ? . .. , what you are doing with this centre toda ? , ., , .. today? i brought my two grandchildren _ today? i brought my two grandchildren and - today? i brought my two l grandchildren and because today? i brought my two - grandchildren and because the old one is— grandchildren and because the old one is al— grandchildren and because the old one is at school. she is still learning _ one is at school. she is still learning because she is interacting and socialising with other children and socialising with other children and playing. 50 and socialising with other children and playing-— and socialising with other children and playing. so you think this is in and playing. so you think this is in a of like school? _ and playing. so you think this is in a of like school? yeah, _ and playing. so you think this is in a of like school? yeah, because i and playing. so you think this is in i a of like school? yeah, because they are interacting