THE search for an Irish schoolboy missing from care in Britain has been extended to the Republic on the belief that he may have travelled here to try to track down relatives.

SCOTLAND YARD detectives with experience of major incidents have been drafted in to help the search for Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

A HUGE pitch-side billboard seen during a televised football match led to a surge in calls to police appealing for information on missing schoolgirls Holly and Jessica, police have said.