Police hunt missing teenage girls from Birmingham not seen since Tuesday morning

Police have issued an urgent appeal for two teenage girls from Birmingham who have been missing since Tuesday.

Alayah, 15, and Zulaikha, 14, haven’t been seen since Tuesday morning.

West Midlands police sent out an appeal on Wednesday but believed the urgency of the situation warranted sending out a second appeal on Thursday.

The police said: "Their families are understandably really concerned for them, as are we."

Zulaikha is described as 5ft 4ins tall, with shoulder-length brown hair.

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She was last seen wearing a school uniform; black trousers, a white shirt and tie and a school blazer with a long black coat.

Alayah is 5ft tall, of medium build and was wearing a long black cardigan, black tracksuit bottoms, long black skirt, white shirt, black headscarf and black shoes.

She's believed to be carrying a beige bag and a Foot Asylum bag and may be near Wolverhampton.

The police urged people with information to call 999 quoting MPBE/2907/22.