UPDATE: Police confirmed Monica has been traced safe and well. 

A teenage girl has gone missing from a town near Glasgow. 

Monica Monaghan was last seen in the Greenend Avenue area in Johnstone at around 6.20pm yesterday.

The 14-year-old is described as being around 4ft 11ins in height, with long black hair. 

When last seen she was wearing a grey body warmer, black leggings, and white trainers. 

Police believe Monica may have travelled to the Ayrshire area.

Constable Stuart Hodge, said: "I am appealing for anyone who has seen Monica, or has any information on her whereabouts to get in touch."

Anyone with information is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 4158 of October 22.