Police seek help tracing missing 17-year-old girl in Birmingham area

In the days before Christmas, West Midlands Police turned to the public with a quiet but urgent plea — a 17-year-old girl named Milly, somewhere in the sprawl of Birmingham or Warwickshire, remains unaccounted for. Despite active inquiries, officers have been unable to trace her, and so the search has widened beyond police corridors into the eyes and memories of ordinary people. It is a reminder that in moments of uncertainty, communities become the last and sometimes most vital net.