Sinead O’Connor found after US police issue missing alert

Almost 32 hours after she set out from a Chicago suburb on a bicycle ride, singer Sinéad O’Connor has been located and reported as “safe” by local police.

Fears for her safety had been raised when she had failed to return and police received a call from someone concerned about her wellbeing.

O’Connor, 49, was seen at 6am on Sunday when she left the Chicago suburb of Wilmette on a Raleigh motorised bicycle with a pink basket, wearing black parka, black leather pants, and a sweatshirt with ‘Ireland’ on the back.