A teacher in the UK who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl to France will not give evidence in his defence.

An English schoolgirl allegedly abducted to France by her married maths teacher has told a court that he came with her because he feared she might commit suicide.

A married teacher fled to France with a 15-year-old pupil who had a crush on him, the day after police questioned her about their sexual relationship, a court has heard.

A teacher from south-east London has appeared in court via videolink charged with abducting a teenage girl.

Runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest was tonight charged with child abduction after disappearing with 15-year-old Megan Stammers last month, Sussex Police said.

Runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest was extradited to the UK today after going on the run with a pupil.

A 30 year old teacher from the UK, who ran away to France with one of his pupils has said that he looks forward to revealing the truth about what happened in the coming months.

Lawyers for runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest said the “full story” of his disappearance with a teenage pupil will emerge after he agreed to his extradition back to the UK.

Runaway teacher Jeremy Forrest will return to the UK after a French court agreed to his extradition.

British teacher Jeremy Forrest who went missing with his teenage pupil Megan Stammers will not fight extradition proceedings against him and has agreed to return to the UK “as soon as possible”, his lawyers said today.

Schoolgirl Megan Stammers is expected to fly home to the UK today more than a week after she went missing with her 30-year-old maths teacher, it was reported.

Married maths teacher Jeremy Forrest has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after he and missing teenager Megan Stammers were found in France.

The teacher of missing schoolgirl Megan Stammers was in custody in France tonight as the teenager’s family expressed their joy that she had been found.

Missing schoolgirl Megan Stammers and her teacher Jeremy Forrest have been found in France, Sussex Police said today.

The father of British maths teacher Jeremy Forrest will today make a public appeal for his son to return home with his runaway teenage pupil, Megan Stammers.

British police have admitted there have been no reported sightings of 15-year-old schoolgirl Megan Stammers or her maths teacher Jeremy Forrest, 30, since the pair crossed into France.

The mother of a 15-year-old girl who has run away to France with her 30-year-old teacher made a direct appeal to her last night: “Sweetheart, I don’t care what you’ve done or why, I just want you home.”

A 30-year-old man believed to have run away to France with a 15-year-old schoolgirl is one of her teachers, sources said last night.