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
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
two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the king s coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided what s defined as a recession two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the government says it shows the uk was more resilient than expected, after the bank of england had warned of a long period of stagnation. but the economy did shrink by 0.5% in december, and business leaders warn that firms are still struggling. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says there is reason for optimism. well, the fact that we have avoided a recession, in fact we were the fastest growing major country last year, shows there is underlying resilience in the uk economy. but we are not out of the w
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