Nicola Bulley – latest: Lancashire Police failures flagged months before mum went missing

A man has been arrested over footage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of Nicola Bulley was found.

missing woman Nicola Payne has sadly died without ever finding out what happened to her daughter who vanished in 1991. Marilyn Payne is confirmed to have passed away at the age of 77 on Tuesday, the Mirror reports. Her family described her as a determined and brave mother who 'never gave up' on her missing child who vanished over thirty years ago in Coventry at 18-years-old.

The heartbroken mum of missing woman Nicola Payne has sadly died without ever finding out what happened to her daughter who vanished in 1991. Marilyn Payne is confirmed to have passed away at the age of 77 on Tuesday, the Mirror reports.

An investigation into a welfare check carried out by Lancashire Police before Nicola Bulley disappeared has been launched by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Police watchdogs have launched an investigation into a welfare check on Nicola Bulley carried out days before she was last seen.

An officer from the force that has been under scrutiny for the handling of the Nicola Bulley case is under investigation accused of gross misconduct regarding the death of another mum who was reported missing. An appeal was launched to trace Kiena Dawes, 23, last July before she was found dead just hours later, the Mirror reports.

The Mirror. In a statement in Facebook, he wrote: "Yes it is myself in the images in the media currently circulating relating to the case of Nicola Bulley and yes yesterday [Sunday] morning it was myself and a friend who reported and assisted the police in the recovery of a body from the river Wyre.

After police confirmed the body recovered yesterday was that of missing mum Nicola Bulley, her heartbroken family have released a statement.

A body pulled from the River Wyre in Lancashire has been formally identified as missing mum Nicola Bulley. The tragic discovery was first made on Sunday by two people walking in the area, 23 days after the mum-of-two went missing.

Police were alerted to reports of a body found by a man and a woman who had been walking along the River Wyre yesterday (February 19). The body was discovered a mile ­downstream from where Nicola Bulley vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27.

A huge police search has begun close to the river where missing mum Nicola Bulley disappeared, after officers received a tip-off from two dog walkers.

The disclosure of private information about Nicola Bulley is “shocking”, according to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt. Her comments came after reports that heartless trolls hacked into social media accounts belonging to the missing mum's partner Paul Ansell.

LIVE – Updated at 07:31The comments made against a female detective leading the search for Nicola Bulley have come under severe criticism from a former head of a police watchdog. Zoe Billingham, who headed His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, said the remarks by “a small section of the media” were “really disturbing”. “It’s the 21st century.

Nicola Bulley sent before she disappeared leaving her phone on a riverside bench. The 45-year-old went missing on Friday, January 27 after dropping off her two daughters at school in St Michaels On Wyre. Nicola was last seen while walking her dog Willow close to the River Wyre.

Nicola Bulley's final text message, sent just minutes before she disappeared, has been revealed as the investigation into the mum's disappearance continues.

LIVE – Updated at 09:29Nicola Bulley’s family “just need a breakthrough to give us some hope”, her father has said, three weeks after the mother-of-two went missing while walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre. “Every day is a struggle,” said Ernie Bulley, shortly after the family revealed that the 45-year-old was dealing with side effects from the menopause.

Read more: Nicola Bulley latest updates as police slammed over decision to say missing mum had issues with alcoholIn a statement issued by Lancashire Police, the family said: "It has now been three weeks since Nikki went missing. We, as a family, believe that the public focus has become distracted from finding Nikki, and more about speculation and rumours into her private life. “As a family, we were aware that Lancashire Police, last night, released a statement with some personal details.

Lancashire Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the contact the force had with Nicola Bulley proper to her disappearance.

LIVE – Updated at 14:36The family of Nicola Bulley has broken its silence after police were criticised for disclosing that the mother-of-two faced “significant issues with alcohol”, which had resurfaced of late. Lancashire Police shared the details on Wednesday evening, giving significantly more information than at a press conference just hours earlier, when they simply referred to “vulnerabilities” that made her a “high risk” missing person. In a statement issued via police on Thursday afternoon, Ms Bulley’s family said they “believe that the public focus has become distracted from finding Nikki, and more about speculation and rumours into her private life.

Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp criticising the move. The force has been accused of "victim blaming" after disclosing that the missing Lancashire mother-of-two suffered "some significant issues with alcohol" in the past "brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause".