Police are appealing for help in finding a teenager who has been missing for nearly a month.

Jodie Oliver-Kerr, 15, was last seen at her home in Hainault on August 18.

A Met spokeswoman said: "Jodie is described as approximately 5ft 6ins, with long dark hair.

"When she was last seen she was wearing a black sweat shirt, black jogging trousers with 'love' written on [her] leg in white lettering and white trainers.

"She is also known to wear red contact lenses."

Officers say Jodie is known to frequent areas including Hainault, Romford, Barkingside and Ladbroke Grove.

Anyone with information about her disappearance is urged to contact DS James Hardingham at Ilford Police Station on 020 8345 2727 or to call 101, quoting reference 13MIS027783.