Pupils say prayers for missing Milly

Fellow pupils of Amanda Dowler returned to school today for the first time since the teenager went missing as detectives continued to follow up calls prompted by the release of CCTV pictures.

Prayers will be said for Amanda, known as Milly, at Heathside School in Weybridge, Surrey. Headteacher Glyn Willoughby said he was anxious to reassure the children that everything was being done to find the 13-year-old.

A team of educational psychologists will be available after assembly to give counselling to any of the 1,300 pupils distressed by Amanda's disappearance. Mr Willoughby will warn the children: "If you are not being met by your parents, never walk alone and stick to the main roads where there are plenty of people."

Detectives hope that a fleet of lorries with giant pictures of Milly will help in the search for the schoolgirl who vanished 19 days ago on her way home to Waltonon-Thames.

Ten 40ft Ford trucks will this week carry two 6ft by 4ft photos of the youngster around the country, together with the National Missing Person Helpline number.