End of coverage of press conferencepublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 9 October
That concludes our coverage of the press conference.
Anyone with information about Victoria's disappearance can contact North Yorkshire Police with information.
Summary
North Yorkshire Police hold press conference about missing woman Victoria Taylor
Ms Taylor, 34, was last seen at her home in Malton at about 09:00 BST on 30 September
Searches, including of the nearby River Derwent, have been taking place to find the care home nurse, who has a young daughter
Police say there is no suggestion of any "third-party" involvement in Ms Taylor's disappearance but say her belongings were found close to the river
They say there is a "significant possibility" she ended up in the water
Ch Supt Fiona Willey adds that "misinformation" is causing additional distress to Victoria's family
End of coverage of press conferencepublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 9 October
Police continue to appeal in search for Victoriapublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 9 October
The search for Victoria will continue over the coming days, and police ask anyone with further information to come forward
"Since receiving the initial report of Victoria going missing, we have made every effort to find her," Ch Supt Willey explained to the press conference.
"Previous releases of information made by North Yorkshire Police highlight the scales of inquiries undertaken to date."
She adds the public has also volunteered lots of support.
"The family take comfort in the overwhelming support from the community both locally and further afield," she says.
New timeline of day Victoria went missingpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceImage caption, Victoria Taylor was captured on CCTV at a garage in Malton
- 09:00: Victoria was last seen at her home in Malton.
- 11:35: She was captured on CCTV at a BP garage on Welham Road, purchasing items.
- 11:53: Further CCTV showed Victoria with her bag of items at Malton Bus Station but she is not believed to have boarded public transport.
- 12:30: Footage recovered shows her heading towards a riverside playpark, where her purchased items were later recovered.
From the discovery of her items, police believe there is a "significant possibility" Victoria entered the River Derwent.
However, they remain "open-minded" and their search and appeal for information continues.
At the scene: Search conditions remain difficultpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 9 October
Nicola Rees
Around 20 journalists and photographers clambered over a grassy bank from Riverside Walk and followed a muddy track down to the riverbank to hear the statement from North Yorkshire Police.
It’s nine days since Victoria disappeared from her home in Norton, near Malton.
Ch Supt Fiona Willey told us that in the last 24 hours they’d discovered a third sighting of Victoria on CCTV, which showed her walking towards the playground at 12:30 BST on 30 September, more than three hours after she’d left home.
She also gave us more information about the earlier CCTV footage, which showed Victoria visiting the BP garage in Norton and the bus station in Malton.
The senior officer said Victoria was carrying a bag, which they believed contained items she’d purchased at the garage.
She told us they didn’t believe she had entered the bus station that day or used any form of transport.
Reporters listened in silence as she continued: “Based on the fact that Victoria’s belongings were found so close to the edge of the river we have to accept the significant possibility that she has entered the river.”
The rain stopped in time for the briefing this afternoon, but it’s obvious that search conditions remain very difficult here.
The river is right in front of us and it’s swollen and fast-flowing, but this huge operation continues with police using specialist sonar equipment and underwater cameras to search below the surface.
It’s hard to imagine how Victoria’s friends and family are coping after nine days of this. We heard today that they were suffering an “unimaginable level of distress” and that specialist officers were supporting them.
Finally, we were reminded that this is very much still a missing person case, and no-one else is thought to be involved.
It is “slow and complex” and North Yorkshire Police are being supported on a national level by specialist advisers.
New details from police in briefingpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceNorth Yorkshire Police's Ch Supt Willey has finished addressing the media.
Below are some of the points she spoke about during the conference in Norton, near Malton, close to where Victoria Taylor went missing.
- Officers believe there is a "significant possibility" Victoria has entered the River Derwent
- There is "no reason to believe" she used public transport on the day of her disappearance
- Items Victoria had bought from a garage had been recovered by a riverside playpark
- Online misinformation had caused "unnecessary anguish" to Victoria's family
- Police are still "open-minded" and the investigation is still being treated as a missing person case
- No third-party involvement has been established by officers.
Police have 'every confidence' in their responsepublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 9 October
Ch Supt Willey finishes her statement by saying: "I have every confidence in our ongoing response."
She reiterated no third-party involvement had been established and the investigation into Victoria's disappearance was still being treated as a missing person case.
'Misinformation' causing family anguish - policepublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceThe disappearance of Victoria has "shocked the local community", Ch Supt Willey tells reporters.
However, with the attention has also come a "small amount" of misinformation, which she tells the media has caused "unnecessary anguish" to Victoria's family.
Her family have asked North Yorkshire Police to make clear to the public they only wish to work with the force in the ongoing search for Victoria.
In Pictures: Media gather for press conferencepublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 9 October
Ch Supt Fiona Willey is speaking to a large group of reporters and camera crews in Norton to provide the update on the investigation into Victoria's disappearance.
'Significant possibility' Victoria entered water - policepublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 9 October
Ch Supt Willey tells the press conference that due to the discovery of Victoria's belongings by the water, there was a "significant possibility" the nurse had entered the River Derwent.
Therefore, specialist sonar equipment is being used to search above and below the water's surface.
The officer says police are "working methodically in difficult conditions" and are being supported on a "national level".
Items recovered from playparkpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 9 October
Ch Supt Willey says footage showed Victoria had headed towards the riverside playpark at about 12:30 BST after the earlier sighting of her buying items in a garage.
It was at the playpark where the items she bought were later recovered.
Police spell out timeline of disappearancepublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 9 October
Confirming the timeline of events on the day she vanished, Ch Supt Willey said Victoria had left home at about 09:00 BST.
She was then seen at the BP garage, where she purchased "several items".
She was captured on CCTV at Malton Bus Station a few minutes later at 11:53 BST, where she was seen to be carrying a bag containing the items she purchased.
There was "no reason to believe" she used public transport, the officer added.
Scale of police searchpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, PA MediaPolice have been searching the River Derwent, following the disappearance of Victoria.
They have been using underwater search equipment as well as checking river banks and other areas.
Image source, PA Media
Image source, PA Media'Unimaginable' level of distress for familypublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 9 October
Ch Supt Fiona Willey says that Victoria's family face an "unimaginable level of distress" since her disappearance on 30 Sept.
They say searches have and continue to take place in an effort to locate the 34-year-old.
Police speaking to press nowpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 9 October
Ch Supt Fiona Willey (pictured) is now speaking in Norton, near Malton.
You can follow the press conference by clicking on the Watch Live tab above.
What do we know?published at 14:02 British Summer Time 9 October
- Victoria, 34, was last seen at her home in Malton at about 09:00 BST on 30 September
- Searches, including of the nearby River Derwent, have been taking place to find the care home nurse, who has a young daughter
- She is described by police as white and about 5ft 6in (1.7m) tall
- She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black Adidas puffy jacket with white stripes down the sleeves
- Police say there is no suggestion of any "third-party" involvement in Victoria's disappearance.
Family 'sick, distraught and lost' over disappearancepublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceImage caption, Victoria Taylor, pictured with her brother Joe
Victoria's family say they are "sick, distraught and lost" following her disappearance.
The missing woman, who is originally from Huddersfield, works as a nurse in a care home and has a partner and young daughter.
Issuing a statement through North Yorkshire Police, Ms Taylor's sisters Emma and Heidi say: "We currently feel sick, distraught and lost following the disappearance of Vixx but we are trying to focus on the children in the family to maintain a sense of routine at this difficult time.
"We would like to thank all the emergency services and volunteers who have assisted in the search for Vixx so far.
"The wider local community has also rallied around, and we are eternally grateful for the support that they have given to us, Vixx’s family."
'No third-party involvement' say policepublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceThe latest update from police on 7 October was that there was no suggestion of any "third-party" involvement in Victoria's disappearance.
A fresh CCTV image of the mum was also issued, where she was snapped at Malton Bus Station at 11:53 BST on the day she went missing - 30 September.
To date, this is the last confirmed sighting of Ms Taylor.
CCTV captured at garage on day of disappearancepublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceA CCTV image, released by North Yorkshire Police, captured Victoria at a local garage on the morning she went missing.
She had visited the BP garage, on Welham Road in Norton, at about 11:35 BST.
While sharing the image with the public on 3 October, the police added a number of the nurse's possessions had been found near the River Derwent.
They confirmed the underwater unit had been carrying out searches and drones had been sent out over search areas.
When did Victoria go missing?published at 13:38 British Summer Time 9 October
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceVictoria was last seen at her home in Malton at about 09:00 BST on 30 September, North Yorkshire Police say.
She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black Adidas puffy jacket with white stripes down the sleeves.
Victoria was also wearing a grey Jack Wills hooded jumper and she was carrying a salmon or pink Vans backpack.
On 2 October, the force said it had been carrying out "extensive searches", including on riverbanks, in the Malton and Norton area.
Welcome to today's coveragepublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 9 October
Police are due to hold a holding a press briefing after the disappearance of Victoria Taylor in Malton, North Yorkshire.
The 34-year-old nurse went missing on 30 September and her disappearance has sparked extensive searches, including those by the underwater unit.
The conference, which is due to take place at about 14:00 BST, will see head of local policing Ch Supt Fiona Willey speak to the media.
She is set to issue an update regarding the search for Ms Taylor.