Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing 15-year-old schoolgirl missing for five weeks.

Verphy was last seen around 7.50pm on January 4 in the Rotherhithe area south of the Thames from Wapping and Limehouse.

She is around 5ft 6ins, medium build with long braided black hair, dressed at the time of her disappearance all in black, a top, jacket, jeans and shoes.

Verphy, who lives in Southwark, is known to frequent all areas of London as well as Brighton on the south coast.

Officers are concerned for her wellbeing and are urging anyone with information on her whereabouts to call police on 101, or Missing People on 116000.