Mother of Jay Slater issues direct ‘we just need you home’ plea to son

The search for missing British teenager Jay Slater continues (James Manning/PA)

The mother of Jay Slater has issued a direct plea to her missing son on the sixth day of the hunt for the British teenager, saying: “We just need you home.”

Debbie Duncan told the PA news agency she has “not slept” since the 19-year-old disappeared on the Canary Island of Tenerife.