If a loved one goes missing, it can be a traumatic time for families and friends.
Police are still searching for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, who has been missing for 21 days. She disappeared while walking her dog in the village of St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, after she dropped her two daughters at school on January 27.
Meanwhile, there are a number of missing people from the North East and their loved ones are waiting for news about their whereabouts. The charity Missing People keeps a list of those who have been reported missing across the country and have not been found.
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And 15 people from our region are on its website. A number of these cases were reported more recently, however some stretch back several years. If you have information on any of the following people, please contact the authorities immediately or Missing People on 116000. You can find more details about Missing People's work on its website here.
Nadir Al-Said Regab
Age at disappearance: 17
Missing from: Seaton Burn, North Tyneside
Missing since: 30/04/2022
Reference no: 21-004330
Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin
Age at disappearance: 24
Missing from: Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Missing since: 17/01/2022
Reference no: 22-000794
Robin Purvis
Age at disappearance: 54
Missing from: Belmont, County Durham
Missing since: 31/05/2020
Reference no: 20-002800
Humie Skeja
Age at disappearance: 40
Missing from: North Shields, North Tyneside
Missing since: 17/10/2018
Reference no: 18-005278
Jasir Skeja
Age at disappearance: 15
Missing from: North Shields, North Tyneside
Missing since: 17/10/2018
Reference no: 18-005274
Michael Whinham
Age at disappearance: 31
Missing from: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Missing since: 14/11/2015
Reference no: 16-000652
Callum Young
Age at disappearance: 22
Missing from: Sunderland, Tyne And Wear
Missing since: 26/08/2015
Reference no: 15-007925
Deniro Kwiatkowski
Age at disappearance: 14
Missing from: Tyne And Wear
Missing since: 17/07/2015
Reference no: 15-008171
Deniro may also use the names Arkadiusz Kwiatkowski and Dominik Patryk Krupa
Janis Hall
Age at disappearance: 65
Missing from: Catton
Missing since: 19/12/2013
Reference no: 13-003688
Gerald Quigley
Age at disappearance: 25
Missing from: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Missing since: 03/04/1999
Reference no: 08-005270
Fayza Ibrahim
Age at disappearance: 38
Missing from: Northumberland, Blyth
Missing since: 04/06/2006
Reference no: 07-020703
Glyn Keatinge
Age at disappearance: 50
Missing from: Morpeth, Northumberland
Missing since: 03/07/2005
Reference no: 05-005250
Glyn has a small scar on the bridge of his nose and his name tattooed on his wrist.
Melvyn Gamblin
Age at disappearance: 37
Missing from: Darlington
Missing since: 03/09/2004
Reference no: 04-001316
Margaret Lewis
Age at disappearance: 56
Missing from: Houghton Le Spring, Tyne And Wear
Missing since: 31/01/2002
Reference no: 02-000173
Steven Bell
Age at disappearance: 24
Missing from: Westerhope
Missing since: 05/02/1998
Reference no: 02-000789
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