Land search in hunt for girl

West Mercia Police say they are going to hold a media briefing at 5:45pm today where they will give a 'significant update' on the Georgia Williams murder inquiry.

17-year-old Georgia from Wellington in Shropshire was last seen on Sunday evening.

Police investigating the disappearance of 17-year-old Georgia Williams are searching land on the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham.

Tributes left for missing teenager Georgia Williams outside a local pub in Wellington, Shropshire.

The 17-year-old has missing since she left her parents' home on Sunday evening, telling them she was meeting friends.

Police are continuing to question Jamie Reynolds, 22, also from Wellington, on suspicion of Georgia's murder after he was arrested in Glasgow on Wednesday.

Detectives have said they are investigating a potentially important sighting of a van in the case, following a TV appeal on BBC Crimewatch yesterday

Also see: Georgia Williams' friends hand out leaflets in Shropshire

Friends of Georgia Williams have been handing out leaflets appealing for information around Wellington, Shropshire as the search for the missing teenager continues.

Katy Lafferty, who is Georgia's best friend and helped organise the leaflet drop, said the last time they spoke she was "her usual self", adding her disappearance was "heart-breaking".

She added:"I have faith in her, I believe in her."

Police have been given extra time to question Jamie Reynolds, 22, also from Wellington, on suspicion of her murder.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Georgia Williams say they have received a potentially important sighting of a van in the case, following a TV appeal.

The 17-year-old's disappearance from Shropshire featured on last night's BBC Crimewatch show, leading to a call about a possible sighting of a Toyota Hiace vehicle, police said.

West Mercia Police Superintendent Nav Malik said the information was "of potential significance".

"We are following up on that today along with another three sightings of the van which were phoned in after Crimewatch".

The van has been seized, but officers want to piece together where it was driven, in particular between 5pm and 10.30pm on Monday.

A 22-year-old man, also from Wellington, is being questioned by police on suspicion of her murder after originally being arrested on suspicion of her kidnapping on Wednesday morning.

The Sun has published CCTV images thought to capture the man arrested on suspicion of Georgia Williams' murder, getting out of a van in a car park near the hotel where he was arrested in Glasgow.

West Mercia Police have said they are keen to trace the movements of the silver Toyota Hiace 300 GS van that left Wellington at about noon on Monday, travelling to Oswestry, Rhyl, Chester and Kendal before reaching Glasgow at about midday on Tuesday.

Earlier today, police were granted more time to question Jamie Reynolds, 22, after he was detained on Wednesday.The additional 36-hour period will expire at 06.30am on Saturday.

Friends of missing teenager Georgia Williams have set up a website appealing for information relating to the 17-year-old's disappearance.

Police have been granted more time to question a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder of the teenager.

West Mercia Police has tweeted:

A 22-year-old man who was arrested over the murder of a teenage schoolgirl will continue to be questioned by police today.

Georgia Williams, 17, from Wellington, Shropshire, has not been seen since telling her parents she was going to see friends on Sunday evening.

Jamie Reynolds, also from Wellington, was arrested at a budget hotel in Glasgow and has since been returned to Telford.

Officers have been searching woodland and have taped off an area in a nature reserve about 17 miles from Wellington.

Uniformed officers and a police tent are currently at Brown Moss Nature Reserve, Shropshire.