and the other main headlines this lunchtime. the family of nicola bulley says they re in agony, as they wait for police to identify a body found in the river, close to where she disappeared. the true cost of a cup of tea sexual exploitation on the tea farms that supply some of britain s most popular brands. scotland s finance secretary, kate forbes enters the race to replace nicola sturgeon as snp leader and first minister. and after a tour of the uk, dippy the dinosaur, finds a new home in coventry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we ll tell you how ireland are getting on in theirfinal women s t20 world cup group game against india, still searching for theirfirst win. good afternoon from kyiv, where an american president, has made an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone. it s joe biden s first trip to ukraine, since russia invaded almost a year ago. rumours had been swirling for 2h hours that a high level visitor would be here today, but the trip was shroude
family said yesterday. nicola s partner has said there are no words right now, just agony. the home secretary has said she was not wholly satisfied with the response from lancashire police chiefs danceable chief constable about the release of information about nicola bulley to the media. she said some investigations are ongoing, looking into how things have been handled and we must let that carry out and we will let the conclude and see what it comes back with. ok, thank you very much. paramedics and other ambulance staff across parts of england, and all of wales, are on strike again today. members of the gmb and unite unions are involved in a long running dispute about pay and staffing. the government says the walk outs are not in anyone s best interests. 0ur health correspondent nick trigglejoins me now. and nick, all this, andjunior doctors in england also about to announce the result of a strike ballot.
never shops, but we believe this should never have shops, but we believe this should never have been abandoned in the first place never have been abandoned in the first place. keeping masks in place would first place. keeping masks in place would always have been our plan a. will the would always have been our plan a. will the secretary of state extend the use will the secretary of state extend the use of masks to hospitality and other the use of masks to hospitality and other settings? 0r the use of masks to hospitality and other settings? or does covid not spread other settings? or does covid not spread in other settings? or does covid not spread in pubs? rosina allin khan there, standing in forjonathan ashworth on the labour benches. the latest government coronavirus figures for the uk have been published. more than 42,500 new cases have been recorded over the latest 24 hour period and there have been a further 35 deaths. that s those who ve died within 28 days of a