Arrest after missing siblings from Cheltenham found

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Police said the woman remains in custody

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after three young siblings went missing.

Gloucestershire Police confirmed the three-year-old boy and the girls - aged five and eight - had now been found and were safe.

The children, who are from Cheltenham, were reported missing on Friday.

The force said the woman arrested in connection with the incident remained in police custody and thanked everyone who had helped find the children.

In a statement, a police spokesperson said "Officers would like to thank everyone who shared our earlier appeal or submitted information on the children's whereabouts."

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