Where is Nicola Bulley? Latest on missing mum as police search abandoned house and parents tell of ‘dread’

The parents of missing Nicola Bulley have spoken of their ‘dread’ that they will never see their daughter again as the search for the Lancashire mother-of-two continues into its seventh day. The last sighting of the 45-year-old, who was walking her dog in St Michael’s by the River Wyre when she went missing, was on the morning of January 27 - almost a week ago.

Nicola’s phone, which was connected to a work call, was found on a bench shortly afterwards, as was her dog which was running loose nearby in “an agitated state”. Nicola was reported to be in good spirits just before she went missing, and had apparently just organised an exciting spa trip with her sister.

The mum-of-two’s family have said they are living in “perpetual Hell”, with Nicola’s parents expressing concerns that “someone has got” their daughter. But although Lancashire Police