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| Corrie Mckeague: Bin lorry seized in search for missing airman | Corrie Mckeague: Bin lorry seized in search for missing airman |
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| Police searching for a missing airman have seized a bin lorry believing it may contain his discarded mobile phone. | Police searching for a missing airman have seized a bin lorry believing it may contain his discarded mobile phone. |
| Corrie Mckeague, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds nine days ago. | Corrie Mckeague, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds nine days ago. |
| Data shows his missing mobile phone moved to nearby Barton Mills, matching the route of a bin lorry. | Data shows his missing mobile phone moved to nearby Barton Mills, matching the route of a bin lorry. |
| Officers do not believe Mr Mckeague, 23, from Dunfermline in Fife, still has the phone and searches for him are continuing across Suffolk. | Officers do not believe Mr Mckeague, 23, from Dunfermline in Fife, still has the phone and searches for him are continuing across Suffolk. |
| The phone has not been used since it was pinpointed to Barton Mills, which is about 10 miles (16km) from Bury. | The phone has not been used since it was pinpointed to Barton Mills, which is about 10 miles (16km) from Bury. |
| Read more updates on this story | Read more updates on this story |
| In a statement, police said they were "exploring the possibility that the phone may have been lost or discarded as the timings of the movement has been found to coincide with that of a bin lorry". | |
| The lorry's load was weighed at under 15kg (33lbs), leading police to believe that Mr Mckeague was not with the phone. | The lorry's load was weighed at under 15kg (33lbs), leading police to believe that Mr Mckeague was not with the phone. |
| His mother, Nicola Urquhart, is expected to attend a police press conference about his disappearance later on Monday. | His mother, Nicola Urquhart, is expected to attend a police press conference about his disappearance later on Monday. |
| Over the weekend searches by police, the RAF, Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue and a National Police Air Service helicopter were carried out, but have not revealed "any new information". | Over the weekend searches by police, the RAF, Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue and a National Police Air Service helicopter were carried out, but have not revealed "any new information". |
| Checks in Bury St Edmunds were also held a week after the last confirmed sighting of Mr Mckeague in Brentgovel Street on Saturday 24 September at 03:20 BST. | Checks in Bury St Edmunds were also held a week after the last confirmed sighting of Mr Mckeague in Brentgovel Street on Saturday 24 September at 03:20 BST. |
| Police said he could have been in the area of Mildenhall between 04:30 and 08:00 on the Saturday. | Police said he could have been in the area of Mildenhall between 04:30 and 08:00 on the Saturday. |
| They said they wanted to hear from anyone who may have seen or spoken to a man matching Mr Mckeague's description in the area at the time. | They said they wanted to hear from anyone who may have seen or spoken to a man matching Mr Mckeague's description in the area at the time. |
| Speculation that Mr Mckeague may have been kidnapped has been played down by police, who said they were keeping an "open mind" to all possibilities. | Speculation that Mr Mckeague may have been kidnapped has been played down by police, who said they were keeping an "open mind" to all possibilities. |
| A police spokesman said the main line of inquiry was Mr Mckeague had attempted to walk home after his night out. | A police spokesman said the main line of inquiry was Mr Mckeague had attempted to walk home after his night out. |
| His uncle Tony Wringe has said his nephew's disappearance is "entirely out of character". | His uncle Tony Wringe has said his nephew's disappearance is "entirely out of character". |