Girl, 8, missing after trip to McDonald’s in Bristol found safe and well as two arrested

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A man and a woman have been arrested
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A eight-year-old girl who went missing after a trip to McDonald’s has been found safe and well. 

Police launched an appeal after the girl was last seen in Bristol on Wednesday afternoon with a family friend and the man. 

The little girl left with the pair from her home in Bedminster just after 3pm.

They visited McDonald’s and were expected to come back within an hour, but the girl’s mother reported her missing around 7pm when they did not return. 

Avon and Somerset police launched an appeal on Thursday morning, but later said she had been found.

A man and a woman have been arrested.