Police have launched an urgent international search for a two-year-old girl who was abducted by her parents the day she was due to be taken into local authority care.

       Gracie-May Rogers from Lancaster was last seen with her mother Kelly Gibson on the morning of Aug 24.

       The following day, when she was due to be taken into care, Ms Gibson, and Gracie-May's father, Lee Rogers, were spotted boarding a plane in Glasgow bound for Alicante in Spain.

       The flight left Scotland at 5.30pm and landed at 9.35pm, but there have been no confirmed sightings of them in Spain since then.

       A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “We are treating Gracie-May as a missing child and both Kelly Gibson, 35, and Lee Rogers, 39, are now wanted on suspicion of child abduction.

       “We are working closely with our law enforcement and child protection partners in Spain in a bid to bring Gracie-May home safely and we are appealing to anyone who sees the family or who has information on where they may be to get in touch as a matter of urgency..”

       Detective Inspector Andy Ellis, of Lancaster CID, added: “We are growing increasingly concerned, especially for the welfare of Gracie-May and Kelly Gibson, and we would appeal to anyone who sees the three of them together or separately to get in touch urgently.

       “We appreciate that this incident may cause concern for some people but we are working closely with our partners in the Spanish Police and our overriding priority is the safe return of this young child.”

       Lancashire Police have said they are concerned for the welfare of both mother and child and have appealed for anyone who spots the family, either in the UK or Spain, to contact them urgently.