a chinese surveillance balloon was detected above montana. the government has abandoned plans to house asylum seekers in a pontins holiday park on merseyside. and a warm welcome in south sudan for pope francis, as he continues what s described as a pilgrimage for peace in africa. hello. good evening, welcome to bbc news. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog, most likely fell into the river wyre. the mother of two, who s a5, was last seen a week ago in st michael s on wyre. air and underwater drones, helicopters, police divers and dogs are being used in the search. we can speak now to our reporter rowan bridge, who joins us from that area. more than a week since her family have seen her, a desperate story. explain more about what the police are saying. explain more about what the police are sa inc. , explain more about what the police are sa in. , explain more about what the police aresa inc. , , are saying. yes, it has
here s louise lear. hi there. we quite literally have had everything bar the kitsch sink so far this march. it is often nope as the transition from winter into spring and it can be turbulent so i want to start off with a snapshot of newcastle throughout the week, this could be any city across the country, and look at this roller coaster ride. today mild wet and windyer tomorrow the cold air is set to return, we could see further wintry showers and then mild wet and windy by the time we head towards the weekend. what an earth is going off? well, at the moment this is frontal system is the dividing line between very mild and very windy weather down to the south and some what colder with a northerly component returning and pushing down from scotland, that is going to move steadily southwards as we go through the remendser of day. yes it is rain and snow, across scotland, at the moment, it is a showery mix, some of the showers sharp, across england and wales, and northern ireland
illegally in that way. england have missed out on a historic first netball world cup title with a 61 45 loss to australia. now, the final was in cape town and the wheels, unfortunately, fell for england in the final period. they wanted to finish a different way but australia were relentless and they were not going to let this go. they have been gunning for this since 2019, said thatis gunning for this since 2019, said that is the result of that. australia has one that world netball trophy. it s been a soggy summer so far, which, for most of us, might mean a cancelled barbeque or a damp camping trip. for many farmers, however, it s much more serious as the persistent rain delays harvests and damages crops. jo makel has spent the day on a farm in east yorkshire to find out more.
which, for most of us, might mean a cancelled barbecue or a damp camping trip. we can grumble with it but most of us can just get on with it. for many farmers, however, it s much more serious as the persistent rain delays harvests and damages crops. jo makel has spent the day on a farm in east yorkshire to find out more. when your whole year has been building up to the harvest, this is not what you want to see. gaps in the fields where the driving wind and rain has flattened the wheat. and it s simply been too wet to work. richard, just how far behind are you? it’s work. richard, ust how far behind are ou? , , work. richard, ust how far behind are ou? , ~ , ., work. richard, ust how far behind are ou? m , ., ., are you? it s august three now and we would normally are you? it s august three now and we would normally be are you? it s august three now and we would normally be a are you? it s august three now and we would normally be a quarter i are you? it s august three
new friends and going to new places. that was jo makel reporting. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. the transition from winter into spring can often be quite a roller coaster ride. take for example newcastle throughout this week, but it s a perfect indication of what i m talking about today. mild, wet and windy. but the cold air is set to return before the milder and wetter and windy weather wins out towards the end of the week. so basically no two days the same. this frontal system is the dividing line between the milder air to the south and the colder air from the north. but it s set to return as we go through the latter stages of today and into tomorrow. but for the rest of the afternoon, we keep some sunny spells across central and southern england, a rash of showers, some of them heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in there.