DORSET police say that a Poole woman who has been missing in Turkey for weeks has been seen safe and well.

Nicola Peverell, who is 54, went for a week-long holiday in the country on Thursday, May 4, but failed to return home.

She was last seen on Monday, May 22 at a hotel in the resort of Fethiye.

Officers searching for Nicola say she has now been seen safe and well at a restaurant in Turkey.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "Her family have been informed of this development. 

"We would like to thank everyone for their help in sharing the appeal in Dorset and in Turkey as we received a number of positive replies."