POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a woman last heard of in the North.

Isabelle Topping, 48, from Chilwell, Nottingham, has been missing since Friday.

She was last seen by relatives in Grampian, Scotland, just before 9am as she began her journey back to Nottinghamshire.

When she spoke to a member of her family at 5pm, she said she was on the A1 near Scotch Corner, North Yorkshire.

At about 9.30pm she spoke to a family member again and said she was lost. She has not been in contact since.

She is slim, 5ft 5in, has brown eyes, light brown hair and has a Scottish accent.

She was wearing jeans, a polo neck, brown boots, yellow fleece and yellow jacket.

She was driving a five-door silver Ford Focus saloon, registration GY02YLG.

Anyone with information is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on (0115) 967 0999, quoting incident number 431864.