Police searching for missing RAF serviceman Corrie McKeague have closed off a section of a major road to search the area.

Officers sectioned off one lane of the A14, in East Anglia, in order to comb the area in the hunt for the missing Scot. 

A police spokesperson said the search would begin at 10am and cover a mile and a half of road. 

Corrie McKeague, 23, was last seen in the early hours of September 24 after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was later reported missing when he failed to turn up at RAF Honington.

Over 1,000 hours of CCTV footage has been reviewed, however police have no leads into his disappearance. 

His mother Nicola Urquhart, a police officer from Dunfermline in Fife, previously voiced concerns that a third party may have been involved her her son's disappearance. 

British Transport Police have searched along the railway line from Bury St Edmunds.

Detective Superintendent Katie Elliott said: "We have to keep an open mind as there is no key line of inquiry to take us in any one direction.

"We can't rule anything out and therefore we have to continue to investigate all possibilities.

"Despite extensive searches, CCTV viewing, media appeals and many behind the scenes enquiries we still do not have a lead which takes us forward.

"Many theories are being explored and work is ongoing to trace everyone who was in the area around the key time as they may have information that may help."