Daniel's family make new appeal

People are being asked to see if they have caught Daniel on camera

Missing seven-year-old Daniel Entwistle's family have made a new appeal for the public's help in finding him.

His grandfather, Keith Button, asked everyone who had taken pictures or videos in and around Great Yarmouth since Daniel's disappearance five days ago to carefully check the images for signs of his missing grandson.

"If you have been taking photos could you please look through them and compare them with photos of Daniel?

" If you think there is the leanest, slightest chance that you might have caught an image of Daniel, please contact the police.

"You are not wasting their time."

Before this latest appeal, Norfolk police said they were still hopeful of finding Daniel.

The search for Daniel

Aerial view of key locations

Det Supt Julian Gregory, who is leading the hunt, said: "We certainly have no plans to scale down our resources.

"We will start to think about that when we have exhausted everything we can do."

He added: "The longer he is away the more we are worried. But there is still hope."

Daniel disappeared on Saturday and on Wednesday police started using sonar equipment to search the bed of the River Yare near the spot where his bike was found.

They (Daniel's parents) have been going through his life with a fine tooth comb to see if there's anything we can glean from that

Det Supt Julian Gregory

The youngster's bike was found abandoned by a harbour wall on the river.

Officers have received between 400 and 500 calls from the public in connection with the investigation but they admit they have no new leads.

Daniel's parents David, 41, and Paula Entwistle, 30, have considered every eventuality but there is still optimism he can be found, said Supt Gregory.

He said: "They have been very helpful and have been in quite extensive talks with some officers and have been going through his life with a finetooth comb to see if there's anything we can glean from that."