Police have appealed to the public to help tract three teenage girls, who have been missing for more than a week.

Alwiye Nureni, 17, from Leyton, Ikhra Jaal, 17, from Tottenham, Mariam Mohamed, 17, from Enfield were last seen on Sunday, April 24.

The three girls are friends and attend Leyton Sixth Form College.

Ikhra is described as a black female, 5ft 7ins tall and medium build. She usually wears a grey head scarf. When last seen she was wearing a black jacket, black t-shirt, blue skirt and grey trainers.

She was last seen at 1pm on April 24 by her mother, when she said she was going to visit the library in Wood Green.

Mariam is described as a black female, 5ft 5ins tall,and slim build. She was wearing a black head scarf, black jacket, white top and black skirt.

She was also carrying a black medium-sized handbag. She was last seen at noon on April 24 by her mother.

Alwiye is a black female, approximately 5ft 7in tall and of slim build. She was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans and white trainers.

Alwiye may have taken a few items of clothing with her in a small shoulder bag. She was last seen at 2.30pm on April 24 by her mother when she said that she was going to Stratford.

Officers understand the girls had been planning to go away and have reason to believe they could be in the Cardiff or Brighton area.

The girls are not thought to have travelled abroad.

Anyone who may have information or know of their whereabouts is asked to call police on 101.