New abduction alert scheme

POLICE will unveil a new nationwide alert system next month to help them rescue abducted children.

The new network, comparable to the amber alert system in the United States, will be compatible with other European countries for the first time.

As a result a continent-wide alert could be issued in circumstances where youngsters may be taken across national borders.

The upgraded child rescue alert system will use new computer software to handle the anticipated high level of calls from members of the public.

Regional and national television and radio will broadcast messages, in some cases interrupting scheduled programmes.