POLICE looking for missing schoolgirl Alice Gross have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

The 14-year-old, from Hanwell, was last seen near the Grand Union Canal at Brentford 10 days ago..

She had recently been diagnosed with anorexia, her mother said.

Police said the suspect, aged 25, was arrested on Saturday afternoon following information received and was in custody at a west London police station.

A spokesman said: "All lines of inquiry are still open at this time and this remains a missing person investigation at this stage."

Alice, a pupil at Brentside High School, left the family home at on Thursday, August 28. She had told her family she was going to meet some friends and would be back that evening. Instead she went for a walk alone along the towpath.

She was captured on CCTV cameras at 2.23pm near the Holiday Inn at Brentford Lock, heading towards Kew, and again at the same location walking towards Hanwell at 3.45.

She was then recorded by CCTV at 4.23 near Trumpers Way Canal Bridge.

Police had appealed for five cyclists who rode past Alice, near Trumpers Way Canal Bridge, to contact them.

Her purple rucksack was found on Thursday near the River Brent.

Anyone with information can call police on 020 8358 0100; Ealing Missing Persons Unit on 020 8246 1018 or the charity Missing People on 116000.