Police and social workers in Brighton are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year old girl who has not been seen since she went missing on Tuesday, 5 August.

Mealey Eubank went missing from a foster-home where she is in care of the local authority, on Tuesday afternoon.

She is described as black, 5' 7", slim, with brown eyes and collar length afro-style brown hair. She was wearing a grey baseball-style top with black sleeves, and jeans. She took with her a bag of clothing.

Detective Inspector Lee Horner, from Sussex Police, said: 'There is no evidence of any suspicious circumstances, or that Mealey has come to any harm, but with every day and with the current lack of information we naturally become increasingly concerned.

'If you have seen Mealey, or know here she may be please contact us via 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call us on 101 quoting serial 1588 of 5/8.'