Jodi Denton: Missing 12-year-old girl found ‘safe and well’

A 12-year-old girl has been found “safe and well” after going missing from her Gateshead home, Northumbria Police has said.

Jodi Denton was reported missing in Ryton on Monday morning, but at about 21:00 GMT the force tweeted the girl “had been found safe and well”.

The force had appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

The police also thanked everyone who shared the messages about her disappearance.