French search for British hiker may be postponed until spring

Police say all possible investigations' into whereabouts of Esther Dingley in France carried out without result

French police say they will probably have to wait until spring to continue the search for a British hiker who went missing late last year in the Pyrenees.

Esther Dingley, 37, had been walking alone in the mountains near the border between Spain and France and was last seen on 22 November.