Gaia Pope: Man held on suspicion of murder

Police investigating the disappearance of teenager Gaia Pope have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of murder.

The man, from the Swanage area of Dorset, is believed to be known to the 19-year-old, who has been missing from the town since Tuesday, 7 November.

He is the third person to be arrested in connection with the inquiry.

A search is continuing where items of women's clothing were earlier found by a member of the public near the Dorset coastal path.

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