Police and media launch charter to ‘reset’ relations after Nicola Bulley case Forces in England and Wales and journalists pledge to improve relations amid rising distrust The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Police told to speak to journalists and reveal ethnicity of suspects after trust ‘broken’ Public confidence shaken by high-profile investigations in missing mother Nicola Bulley and Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025
Why are armchair sleuths so obsessed with true crime cases like Lucy Letby’s? Even Sir David Davis can’t resist wild speculation on a case that already has a conviction Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024
Pity the families devastated by having a loved one go missing, who are then traumatised by the press I now know that the ordeal suffered by Nicola Bulley’s relatives is common. Lurid headlines, speculation – none of it helps, says journalist and academic Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024
The Search for Nicola Bulley on BBC One review: a frustrating missed opportunity This new documentary is a moving portrayal of a family who have been through unspeakable horror, but it still fails to ask the important questions Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024
The search for Nicola Bulley: Family reveal the trauma and frenzy in bid to find mother for documentary The family’s decision to tell their side of the story was ‘not an easy decision’ The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024
Online sleuthing about Nicola Bulley became a ‘monster’, partner says Search prompted weeks of speculation and multiple conspiracy theories on social media The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Nicola Bulley’s partner attacks social media 'monster' that targeted him after she disappeared Paul Ansell has described how amateur sleuths posting theories about the case heaped more pain on the family Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2024
Nicola Bulley partner reveals vile messages from trolls as he says online obsession became a ‘monster’ Paul Ansell has shared the extreme online hate he received during the search for partner Nicola Bulley The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024
Nicola Bulley’s family reveal the ‘unfiltered story’ for new tell-all BBC documentary Nicola Bulley’s partner, Paul Ansell, will appear in the BBC documentary called The Search for Nicola Bulley The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
‘More emotionally involved’: why podcasters are TV crime-dramas’ hottest new detectives From Only Murders in the Building to Bodkin, television increasingly uses audio producers instead of maverick coppers. Is it because of falling trust in the police? The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
Jay Slater search: Ex-Nicola Bulley police officer joins hunt for missing teenager in Tenerife 19-year-old has been missing on the Spanish island for over a week Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024
Jay Slater’s disappearance has exposed the horrifying cruelty of social media Trolls mocking missing Jay Slater, Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha tracked down and hounded online, armchair sleuths endlessly theorising about Nicola Bulley’s disappearance – Helen Coffey asks, when did we collectively lose our empathy? The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024
Nicola Bulley’s family to speak out in new BBC documentary about her life, disappearance and death ‘We thought long and hard about taking part... it wasn’t an easy decision,’ said the family of the Lancashire mother whose disappearance on a dog walk made headlines for weeks The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024 Underwater search experts join search for Xielo Maruziva in Leicester Divers who helped with search for Nicola Bulley assist in efforts to find two-year-old boy missing a week after falling into River Soar
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024 Lancashire police chief retires weeks after criticism over Nicola Bulley case Chief constable Chris Rowley will step down from the role in March after a 31-year career with the force
Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023 Gaynor Lord hunt continues as family mark a week since mother-of-three vanished The 55-year-old mother of three disappeared in Norwich on December 8.
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 Gaynor Lord 'upbeat and happy' days before she disappeared, says friend Friend Julie Butcher says the mother-of-three seemed 'fine' when they met last Tuesday
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Gaynor Lord search: Police investigating ‘yoga’ mystery of missing mother work with Nicola Bulley detectives Striking similarities between cases include huge search with divers of swollen rivers
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 ‘High probability’ missing Gaynor Lord went into river, Norwich police say Police working with officers who investigated disappearance of Nicola Bulley in January as search continues
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Police searching for Gaynor Lord reach out to Nicola Bulley force over hunt for missing mother The case of the missing mother-of-three has stark similarities to Nicola Bulley who disappeared in similar circumstances
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 Police searching for missing mother Gaynor Lord 'linking in' with Nicola Bulley cops Norfolk police searching for Gaynor Lord are hoping to learn lessons from the Nicola Bulley investigation
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023 Nicola Bulley police chief dies unexpectedly at his home aged just 50 Tributes have been paid to Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 Search expert claims to have found missing mother’s body despite police denials Peter Faulding maintains that he discovered Nicola Bulley in the River Wyre.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 Nicola Bulley diver Peter Faulding claims he found body ‘after six minutes’ as he hits back at criticism Police felt some of Mr Faulding’s behaviour and activities ‘caused challenges to investigation’, finds report