and richard davis emailed us. after a body was found in the river wyre on sunday morning. there was a further wait of 30 hours before it was identified as nicola s. during that time, correspondence from the bbc and other outlets continued to report from the village. and you know, this village, which is little more than a hamlet, has been the epicentre of national attention for the last three weeks or so. nicola bulley s family have said at times that that has provided a distraction and from their point of view, a real worry that it s taken away from the purpose of, of, of their work and of the police s work to find nicola. wendy mackenzie sent us her thoughts on monday lunchtime. later that day, the bbc news channel carried live the press conference confirming that the body was ms bulley s, followed by a summary of what had been said by presenter ben brown. a denunciation really of much of the press and media coverage and what the family said was media intrusion into their li
the next general election. he ll be live on the sofa at 7:30am. the country s largest supermarket tesco is the latest to impose limits on certain fruit and vegetables, as shortages on the shelves continue. i ll have the latest. england s lionesses roar once more. they thrash belgium to retain the arnold clark cup and are now unbeaten in 29 matches. the cloud and rain across england and wales. all the details here on brick dust. breakfast. it s thursday, 23rd february. our main story. an off duty police officer is in a critical but stable condition after being shot at a sports complex in omagh in county tyrone. the police federation for northern ireland said the shooting happened at around 8 o clock last night while the officer coached young people playing football. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy reports. the shooting happened in front of young players, training at a football coaching session. it s thought the off duty officer was shot multiple times at around 8 o cl
police say they believe nicola bulley, who s been missing for a week, fell into the river while walking her dog. the pope and british church leaders visit south sudan in an attempt to heal divisions in its civil war. have you caught him? and how will it end? millions of fans await the finale of the bbc s award winning drama happy valley. later on bbc london, the metropolitan police has apologised for inviting retired officers who were investigated for misconduct to rejoin the force. and coming up on the bbc news channel, britain s record signing enzo fernandez makes his debut for chelsea in the west london derby as fulham travel to stamford bridge. and coming up on the bbc news channel, britain s record signing enzo fernandez makes his debut for chelsea in the west london derby as fulham travel to stamford bridge. good evening. a diplomatic row has erupted between the us and china after a balloon was spotted at high altitude in the skies over america, which it says is being u
pay across england in march. at least 260 jobs are going, as british steel announces the closure of its coking ovens in scunthorpe. and, a pivotal day in welsh rugby players are due to reveal whether they will strike during the six nations, over contractual disputes. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. tesco and aldi have become the latest supermarket groups to restrict the amount of some fruit and vegetables that customers can buy in response to recent shortages of fresh produce. yesterday, asda and morrisons put limits on the number of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes that shoppers can take home. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here with me. in the winter, there were cold snaps. defra says supply chains are resilient. it doesn t appear to be any reason. lancashire s police and crime commissioner has announced an independent review of the investigation into the disappearance of nicola bulley. andrew snowden has commissioned the college of policing to look in
as the body of nicola bulley is finally identified, her family criticise sections of the uk media. and real treasure from cambodia dating back a thousand years or more surfaces in london. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit to an active war zone on monday. jo biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time but long on symbolism ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million dollars of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report. the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had w