A missing 14-year-old schoolgirl and a middle-aged man have been spotted at a hotel in Blackpool, northern England, where they posed as a married couple, police said today.
"We received a call last night from a Scottish couple who had spoken to both Stacey and Mr Milner in Blackpool," police inspector Richard Watson told reporters.
He said Stacey Champ and 46-year-old Mr David Milner posed as "Mr and Mrs Thomas" at the hotel. They checked out on Saturday and police are keen to find out where they spent the night.
Mr Milner's white Ford Escort van, bearing today on Sunday in the city of Bristol, several hundred miles south of Blackpool. Police said the runaways may now be using public transport.
The pair, from Gillingham in Kent, first met through the Stacey's mother nearly two years ago and police say they have become close.
Mr Milner has withdrawn a large amount of cash from his bank account and police are asking people to look out for the pair.
Stacey is 5 ft 3 ins (1.6 metres) tall, with long brown hair and was wearing jeans, white trainers and a blue baseball cap.
Mr Milner is described as 5 ft 8 ins (1.72 metres), with dark hair and black-rimmed glasses.