The mother of one of two 12-year-old girl who have been missing from Wood Green in north London since yesterday has said she is "desperate for news".

Wiktoria Popiel and her friend Vitalija Sidlauskaite were last seen together at around 5pm on their way to a local bus stop.

Vitalija's mother told Sky News the pair were very close friends who spent a lot of time together.

She added that her daughter had a mobile phone with her but that it did not have a SIM card for making calls