Afternoon. While we understand folk want to discuss this news story, we cannot allow speculation - and to be clear, by speculation, we mean posts singling out particular individuals and discussing their behaviour in relation to Nicola's disappearance.

We have just deleted another thread for this reason so please bear this in mind when posting. If we have to delete too many posts, we will remove this thread too.

Please bear in mind that the police have asked people not to speculate online - not only because it could complicate the situation but also because it could case real distress to Nicola's loved ones who may read it.

Thanks everyone.