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Former police officer Martyn Underhill, who worked on the Sarah Payne case, has said armchair detectives are needed for 'local knowledge' but 'toxic' public interest in the disappearance of mum Nicola Bulley can also hamper the investigation

A body has not yet been found in the search for Nicola Bulley and the "open-minded" Lancashire Police force was now probing other possibilities, including that the mortgage advisor was snatched

Nicola Bulley's family and friends have been posting yellow logos on social media pages to help raise awareness of the 'Bring Nikki Home' campaign – and get witnesses to come forward with vital clues

Nicola Bulley's neighbour addressed speculation that her keys - described as having two Mercedes keyrings - had been left in the ignition, saying they were likely in her coat pocket

Mark William-Thomas is set to join the hunt for missing Nicola Bulley and says he will travel to the stretch of the River Wyre to 'dismiss inaccuracies' connected to the case

A frustrated witness has criticised police searching for Nicola Bulley after officers took more than a week to contact him about two men he had seen acting suspiciously

Nicola Bulley, 45, was seen on January 27 walking her brown spaniel Willow St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire, shortly after dropping her daughters off at school

Nicola Bulley went missing while on a dog walk in St Michaels on Wyre on January 27 - with Lancashire Police ruling out foul play and deducing she likely fell in the river

Pals hope that the Bring Nikki Home campaign will raise awareness of the search and encourage witnesses to come forward, by asking users to share a yellow logo on their profiles.

Lancashire Police launched a massive search for Nicola Bulley and were seen combing the river bank, utilising diving teams, search dogs, drones and boats to no avail

Nicola Bulley, 45, disappeared on January 27 while walking her brown spaniel Willow along the River Wyre in the tight-knit village of St Michaels on Wyre in Lancashire

Spencer Sutcliffe, who owns the security firm patrolling the area where Nicola Bulley disappeared, said visitors were trespassing on private property and entering an old house that overlooks the River Wyre

Nicola Bulley's friend Emma White said the missing mum's daughters always ask their dad Paul Ansell if he has any updates - and look 'deflated' when he is forced to tell her that there's no news

Lancashire Police appeared to call out social media sleuths for their "hurtful abuse of innocent people" in relation to missing 45-year-old Nicola Bulley, saying it "must stop"

Nicola Bulley's partner Paul Ansell was seen with underwater forensic expert Peter Faulding this week at the River Wyre as he searches for answers in her disappearance

Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen walking her dog Willow after dropping her daughters off at school in the small village of St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire on January 27

Nicola Bulley, 45, had dropped her daughters off at school in the small village of St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire on January 27 - the last time she was seen was shortly after

Nicola Bulely was last seen walking her dog Willow at about 9.10am on January 27 shortly after dropping her children off at school in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire

Mum-of-two Nicola vanished while walking her dog by the river in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, close to two weeks ago on January 27

As the search for missing mum Nicola Bulley approaches its third week, former Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector Peter Kirkham has put forward a number of key questions he believes need to be answered

Lancashire Police searching for Nicola Bulley have been given a 48-hour dispersal notice for St Michael's on Wyre, after reports of amateur sleuths entering properties

Mum-of-two Nicola Bulley vanished while walking her dog by the river in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, close to two weeks ago on January 27

Former Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill said Lancashire Police appear to have failed to conduct a peer review in the missing Nicola Bulley case

Missing mum Nicola Bulley vanished while out on a dog walk with springer spaniel Willow in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, on January 27 with police hypothesising she fell in the river

Missing mum Nicola Bulley, 45, disappeared on January 27 during her daily dog walk in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, with a major police search failing to confirm what happened to her