A nine-year-old girl missing in England for three weeks has been found alive.
Shannon Matthews had not been seen since she disappeared after a school swimming trip in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on February 19th.
She was found in the base of a divan bed a house in the neighbouring town of Batley Carr.
A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said a 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction.
"Shannon is currently in the care of West Yorkshire Police," she said.
Earlier this week mother-of-seven Ms Matthews (32) said she believed someone she knows had snatched her daughter to hurt her but did not know who could have taken her child.
Hundreds of police, dog handlers and mountain rescue teams had joined the search for the girl. Officers have spoken to more than 1,500 motorists.
