A POLICE search has been launched after a 13-year-old girl went missing from her Warndon Villages home.

Samantha Bird, who is 5ft tall, of slim build, with a shoulder-length mousey brown "bob", was last seen by her family at 11.30am on Monday.

She was spotted an hour later in Broad Street, Worcester, by someone who knew her, but has not been seen since.

When she left home, she was wearing trainers, black trousers, a navy blue Adidas sweatshirt with a yellow stripe on the arm, and a cream, hooded jacket.

Anyone with information about Samantha's whereabouts, or who believe they may have seen her, should contact PC Laura Smith on 08457 444 888 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, quoting case number 656722.