Search continues for missing pilot in English Channel

We had reports that an aircraft was overdue. It was heading from London to Le Touquet. It was an American-registered aircraft with one person on board. The search has been involving a French helicopter and it has been searching for two hours.That will have to return shortly and that will be replaced by a search and rescue helicopter from RAF Wattisham in Suffolk.

The Dungeness lifeboat is en route and we believe the Calais lifeboat is also involved. The search is ongoing at the moment to find the pilot. We still have about six hours of daylight left.