Family of Richard Cole missing in Amsterdam appeal for help to find him

The family of a British man who has gone missing in Amsterdam are appealing for help to find him.

30-year-old Richard Cole, from Dursley in Gloucestershire, had been travelling from Copenhagen to Assen via the Dutch capital.

His last known location was the Thorbeckeplein area of Amsterdam at about 2am UK time on January 25.

Mr Cole had been to some of the bars in the area before he spoke to his girlfriend, Alicia Marie, on the phone. Police in the Netherlands and Gloucestershire have both made appeals for any information to help trace him.

A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said:

His mother, Debbie Thornhill, has set up a Facebook page called Help us find Richard Cole. She wrote on the page:

Miss Marie told BBC's Victoria Derbyshire she spoke to Mr Cole in the early hours of January 25.

An appeal by the Dutch Police says there has been "no trace" of Mr Cole since his phone call to Miss Marie.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on +44 1452726920.