Police are appealing for help in finding five people who disappeared following a night out in Cardiff.

Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, were last seen in the early hours of Saturday having travelled to the Welsh capital from the town of Porthcawl.

The three women, all from Newport, South Wales, were last seen in the Llanedeyrn area of Cardiff at around 2am on Saturday morning.

They had made the trip in a Volkswagen Tiguan with two men, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, both from Cardiff, who have also been reported as missing.

Gwent Police posted on Twitter: “We’re appealing for information to find three women, from Newport, who have all been reported as missing.

“If you have any information please call us. All five are also urged to get in touch with us to confirm that they are safe and well.”

The three women are said to have been to the Muffler sports and social club in Maesglas, near Newport, before moving on to Trecco Bay on Friday night.

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They then moved on to an unknown location, according to one family member’s social media post.

Worried family and friends, who have made appeals on Facebook, say it is out of character for the women not to have been in touch.

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