Scottish Police say they are deeply concerned about 3-year-old who has now been missing for 36 hours.
Mikaeel Kular was last seen by his Mother, when she put him to bed at 9 O'clock on Wednesday evening.
By Thursday morning he had disappeared from his bed, in the flat he shared with his four siblings in Edinburgh.
Police say they are following up lots of lines of inquiry, including verifying exactly when Mikaeel disappeared.
Investigators say there is no evidence to suggest he has been abducted, but a child alert has been launched, and the search area is being expanded.
Superintendent Liz McAinsh says her team has been working with outside police forces to investigate whether Mikaeel could have left Edinburgh:
