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A police officer has been missing for five days after disappearing following a meeting at the Shard's Shangri-La hotel.

Met Pc Gordon Semple, 59, vanished after a meeting at the luxury hotel in London Bridge at about 3pm on Friday.

His partner reported his disappearance to police when he failed to return home from work, Scotland Yard said.

His niece Kerry Nicholas told Kent Online that the disappearance of her uncle, who lives in Greenhithe, Kent, was “very out of character”.

She added: "He had been at a meeting in the Shangri-La. He's very outgoing, sociable and friendly. He's a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.

"Nothing like this has happened before. There's absolutely no reason for him to go missing."

Concerned loved ones have also set up a Facebook page in an effort to spread the word of his disappearance, which police say is not thought to be linked to his work as a Pc.

Mr Semple, who was born in Iverness, is described as 5ft 10ins with a shaved head.

He was last seen wearing brown shoes, dark trousers and a lilac shirt, police said.

Mr Semple works for the Met with the anti-social bvehaviour team at Westminster City Council.

Contact officers in Westminster via 101 or charity Missing People on 116000 quoting ref 16MIS013292.