Man charged in abduction inquiry

A 41-year-old man has been charged with 21 offences in connection with an alleged abduction of a Harrogate schoolgirl.

The man arrested in London on Friday faces three counts of abduction, several sexual offences and other related charges.

A nationwide search was launched last weekend after the 15-year-old was reported missing from her home town.

The girl was found unharmed in the capital on Monday.

She was reunited with her parents as they prepared to make a television appeal for her return.

On Saturday night North Yorkshire Police confirmed the man had been charged, after being questioned in Harrogate.

He will appear before Harrogate Magistrates Court on Monday.