The very latest on Shannon Matthews.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1610.09am - Karen Matthews has appeared at Leeds Crown Court via video link. She will face trial with Michael Donovan, the man accused of kidnapping her nine-year-old daughter Shannon.
FRIDAY APRIL 113.55pm - Craig Meehan has been refused bail by Dewsbury Magistrates.
He was remanded in custody until his next appearance at the court on April 18.
9.28am - Craig Meehan, Shannon's stepfather, will appear before Dewsbury Magistrates this morning to face 11 charges of possessing indecent images of children.
THURSDAY APRIL 1017.05pm - Ms Hyett,Ms Meehan and a 29-year-old woman have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
13.16pm - Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman and re-arrested 25-year-old Amanda Hyett, the sister of Shannon's stepfather, and 49-year-old Alice Meehan, his mother.
All three are being held at police stations in West Yorkshire on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 911.02am - Karen Matthews has appeared before Dewsbury magistrates to face charges of perverting the course of justice and child neglect.
She was remanded in custody and will appear at Leeds Crown Court next Wednesday (April 16) for a preliminary hearing.
9.18am - Police have lined the streets around Dewsbury Magistrates' Court. Karen Matthews has arrived there and is due to appear before magistrates shortly.
TUESDAY APRIL 88.50pm - Karen Matthews is charged with child neglect and perverting the course of justice.
9.53am - Shannon's mum Karen Matthews, 32, is still being questioned by police after her arrest on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
MONDAY APRIL 78.46am - Last night Shannon's mum Karen Matthews, 32, was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Michael Donovan, currently in custody after being charged with kidnapping Shannon, has tried to take his own life.
SATURDAY APRIL 59.47am - Ms Hyett and Ms Meehan have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
FRIDAY APRIL 43.46pm - Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik has praised police for their 'thorough' investigation, but urged people in Dewsbury Moor to stay calm in light of recent arrests.
3.06pm - Police arrest a 25-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender and a 49-year-old on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice. They are believed to be Meehan's sister Amanda Hyett and his mum Alice Meehan.
THURSDAY APRIL 312.09pm - Meehan appears at Dewsbury Magistrates' Court to face 11 charges of possessing indecent images of children.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29.05am - Police have arrested Shannon's 22-year-old stepdad, Craig Meehan, on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. It follows the seizure of a number of computers as part of the Shannon Matthews enquiry.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 2612.06pm - Michael Donovan appeared at Leeds Crown Court earlier. He will next appear on July 11 and go on trial in November.
TUESDAY MARCH 2511.10am - Shannon Matthews has remained in the care of Kirklees Family Services over the Easter weekend.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 1911.34am - Batley and Spen MP Mike Wood, whose constituency includes the Moorside estate, has praised police involved in the Shannon hunt in Parliament.
TUESDAY MARCH 1810.56am - Michael Donovan has appeared before Dewsbury magistrates this morning accused of kidnap and false imprisonment. He will next appear at Leeds Crown Court on March 26.
MONDAY MARCH 1710.30pm - Michael Donovan, who was arrested on Friday, has been charged with kidnap and false imprisonment and will appear before Dewsbury magistrates tomorrow.
5.35pm - Police reveal at a meeting this morning between police, children's services and Shannon's family it was agreed specialist officers would continue to talk to the nine-year-old.
2.24pm - MP Shahid Malik attacks police critics, saying the force's investigation was 'extremely thorough' - even including a search of his house and garden.
11.56am - About an hour ago police were granted a further 13 hours to question a man arrested on suspicion of abduction on Friday. He is being held at Halifax Police Station.
SUNDAY MARCH 166.48pm - Shannon's mum Karen says she understands why her daughter, who is in police care, can't go home yet, and says there will be a party to thank the community on her return.
5pm - Kirklees police divisional commander Chief Supt Barry South briefs community representatives at St John's Church, Boothroyd Lane.
10.36am - The 39-year-old arrested on Friday on suspicion of abduction appeared before magistrates last night, when police were given another 36 hours for questioning. Special officers continue to talk to Shannon.
SATURDAY MARCH 1511.37am - Shannon is said to be 'settled and comfortable.' Police start to try to establish what happened in the 24 days since she went missing.
7.36am - Shannon has been placed under an Emergency Police Protection Order.
FRIDAY MARCH 143.09pm - A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abduction at the address in Lidgate Gardens.
2.12pm - Shannon Matthews has been found safe and well, according to reports.
12.30pm - As part of ongoing investigations, Detectives and Specialist Search officers attended a house at Lidgate Gardens, Batley Carr, Dewsbury at 12.30pm this afternoon.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 1211.38am - Dewsbury Area Committee thanked police last night for their hard work in the ongoing search for Shannon Matthews.
Speaking on behalf of the committee, chairman Coun Eric Firth said they all hoped it would lead to Shannon being found safe and well.
TUESDAY MARCH 114.23pm - A website for the Shannon Matthews Appeal will be officially launched tonight at a sponsored walk to mark three weeks since she went missing.
The website,
www.helpfindshannon.org.uk, went live today.
9.47am - Det Supt Andy Brennan, who is leading the search for Shannon, will give an update on the police investigation later this morning.
It is now three weeks since Shannon was last seen leaving Westmoor Junior School.
MONDAY MARCH 104.07pm - A family disco is being held to raise funds for the Shannon Matthews appeal. It will be on Thursday March 13 from 7pm to 10pm at Staincliffe Cricket Club.
2.23pm - A sponsored walk to raise money for the Shannon Matthews appeal has been announced. It will begin at 6pm tomorrow (Tuesday) at Moorside Road.
1.49pm - The stepfather of missing Dewsbury Moor schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has denied claims he hit her. Craig Meehan, 22, denied he had hurt Shannon after claims by uncle Martin Matthews and grandmother June Matthews were printed in a national newspaper.
10.13am - Shannon's father Leon Rose has said he fears she has been abducted and is being held captive.
He appealed to anyone who might be holding his daughter to let her go.
FRIDAY MARCH 74.28pm - Shannon was seen sitting on a wall crying in Dewsbury Moor on the day she disappeared according to reports in a national newspaper.
Two boys said they saw her after school on Tuesday February 19 at the top of School Lane, half way between Westmoor Junior School and her Moorside Road home.
But the only confirmed sighting of Shannon is still when she was seen at Westmoor Junior School at 3.10pm on Tuesday February 19.
2.43pm - Boyband Westlife have appealed for anyone who can help in the search for Shannon to come forward.
They are one of the missing nine-year-old's favourite bands.
Band member Nicky Byrne said: "If anyone knows where Shannon is, please get in touch with the police. Our thoughts are with her family, they must be living their worst nightmare.
10.39am - A school photograph of Shannon Matthews has been released by police today.
Shannon's mother Karen Matthews hopes it will lead to new information that could help the police in their search for her nine-year-old daughter.
THURSDAY MARCH 612.52pm - Police searchers have drafted in a JCB digger to help a five-strong team search a large area of wasteland opposite Crow Nest Park.
The JCB was used yesterday to move huge bundles of the undergrowth and waste for officers to pick through with gardening forks.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 52.46pm - Police have released a recording of the 999 call made by Shannon's mother Karen Matthews when the missing nine-year-old failed to return to their Dewsbury Moor home.
Hear the clip on our homepage.
11.25am - Soroptimist International of Dewsbury, a women's organisation working for the community both locally and world wide, have said they would like Shannon's family to know that they are supporting them at this very traumatic time and hope that Shannon is returned safely.
TUESDAY MARCH 42.37pm - Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik has been to visit Shannon's mother Karen Matthews.
He also spoke with police and community members and praised their efforts in the hunt for Shannon.
12.41pm - Police investigating Shannon's disappearance said they have not given up hope of finding her alive but were well aware that it could be something more sinister.
Sniffer dogs trained to find human remains have searched more than 500 houses.
9.21am - It is now two weeks to the day since Shannon was last seen leaving Westmoor Junior School and still no clues have been found to her whereabouts.
Police are expected to provide an update on the progress of their ongoing search later today.
MONDAY MARCH 35.30pm - Shannon's mother Karen Matthews, father Leon Rose and headteacher Krystyna Piatkowski have spoken at a police press conference.
3.21pm - Shannon's mother Karen Matthews and father Leon Rose will be appearing at a press conference this afternoon to appeal for information about their missing daughter.
9.35am - The Sun newspaper has offered a £20,000 reward for finding Shannon.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 293.25pm - Shannon's family are distributing leaflets with her image on to 30,000 supporters at tonight's rugby league Carnegie World Club Challenge between Leeds Rhinos and Melbourne Storm at Elland Road.
1.28pm - The search for Shannon continues but police have released no new information on their progress.
10.05am - X Factor winner Leona Lewis has made a direct appeal to Shannon Matthews to come home to her family after learning her hit
Bleeding Love is the missing nine-year-old's favourite song.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 283.40pm - Huddersfield firm Joseph International has put up a £5,000 reward for information about Shannon's whereabouts.
1.07pm - Fifty volunteers are handing out leaflets about missing Shannon in the car parks of local supermarkets, in the hope it will see someone come forward with crucial information.
10.05am - As the search for Shannon enters its 10th day police still have no significant leads as to her whereabouts.
Officers are following a number of strands of enquiry involving Shannon's close family, friends and school.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 274.57pm - Detectives looking for Shannon have now received more than 500 calls to in response to their appeals for information.
12.18pm - A special fund has been set up to help support the search for Shannon.
Money donated will cover the cost of printing more leaflets, holding public meetings, generating publicity and volunteers' expenses.
9.42am - Hundreds attended a vigil in Dewsbury Moor last night to mark a week since Shannon was reported missing.
Balloons were released and flowers were laid outside Shannon's home on Moorside Road as prayers were said for her and her family.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 262.43pm - Police have released two more photographs of Shannon and one of the school bus she used on the day of her disappearance, in the hope it will jog people's memories.
1.45pm - The organisers of this evening's candle-lit vigil for Shannon say there will be a balloon release instead because of the weather.
The march will set off from Dewsbury Moor Community Centre on Moorside Avenue at 6pm.
12.39pm - A candle-lit vigil will take place outside Shannon Matthew's home this evening.
A march will set off from Dewsbury Moor Community Centre to the family home on Moorside Road where candles will be lit for the missing nine-year-old.
9.38am - Vehicle stops are taking place in the Dewsbury Moor area today as police search for information on Shannon's whereabouts.
Officers will also use mobile electronic display screens to make further appeals a week after the nine-year-old was last seen.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 254.44pm - Police have appealed for the public to continue coming forward with information that might help their investigation.
Chief Supt Barry South said he believed a member of the public could have a vital piece of information on Shannon's whereabouts, although they may not realise its significance.
He urged them to contact police on 01274 373737 or text 07786 200806 with any information.
12.51pm - Fifty specialist police officers are searching bins on the route between Westmoor Junior School, where Shannon was last seen, and her home on Moorside Road.
The bins have been left uncollected so officers can scour their contents for any clues to Shannon's whereabouts.
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