# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdW4URCk831
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70653500-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9bd51e13e5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T18:01:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

"It's given me my sense of worth back."

Alex Batty, who disappeared for six years after being abducted by his mother as a child, has described feeling a renewed "sense of purpose" after finding work.

Alex was declared missing by his grandmother in 2017, aged 11, after his mother and grandfather failed to return him from a holiday in Spain and instead moved to France.

He spent the following years in isolation before he was spotted by a delivery driver in December 2023 in the foothills of the Pyrenees in the south-west of the country.

After returning to the UK, Batty, who is now 20, said his job at a waste management company had given his young family financial security.

Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to hear more about Alex, and how he was found.

#Jobs #Employment #BBCNews

This post has been updated with additional information

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