A missing teenager thought to be in Southampton has been found thousands of miles away in Romania.

Luliana went missing from her home address in Dudley in the West Midlands on February 22.

Hampshire police picked up the search for the 16-year-old once it was believed she had travelled to the Southampton area.

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An appeal was launched to find her on Friday, March 8.

At the time, a police spokesperson described her as 5ft 2in tall, with dark brown hair down to her waist, a large mole on her right cheek and a heart tattoo on her left forearm.

For more than a week, officers searched for the girl - but made a startling discovery when it turned out Luliana had left the country.

This morning, a Hampshire police spokesman confirmed she had been found safe and well by police in Romania - more than 1,500 miles away.