The Metropolitan Police have made a final appeal for information as they prepare to shelve the 40-year murder investigation into Suzy Lamplugh, the estate agent who vanished in Fulham, west London, in July 1986. Detectives say they remain determined to locate her remains, but with the prime suspect now dead and no body ever recovered, the case will be formally marked "inactive" next year, closing what has been Scotland Yard's largest active murder inquiry.

Ms Lamplugh, then 25, disappeared after leaving her office to show a property to a client listed in her diary only as "Mr Kipper"; her abandoned car was later found nearby with the handbrake off and her purse left inside. Over the coming year, officers plan to re-contact around 30 surviving witnesses who originally came forward with tips, in the hope that new forensic techniques or a change of heart from someone with information could finally solve the case. Detective Chief Inspector Teresa Foster said the goal now is simply "finding Suzy" and returning her to her family.