10.05pm GMT

We’re going to wrap up our live blog coverage for the day. Here’s a summary of where things stand:

• No substantial new leads developed Monday in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The flight departed Kuala Lumpur at 16:41 GMT on 7 March and lost contact with traffic control about 40 minutes later.

• Authorities expanded the search area for the flight to include a region west of its takeoff point. The plane was headed northeast toward Beijing when it disappeared with 239 people aboard.

• Conjecture that an oil slick related to the missing plane or that a life raft from the plane had been found proved to be unfounded.

• China sent a team of at least 10 people to join in search operations. Chinese media criticised Malaysia’s handling of the operation.

• The United States has contributed search aircraft, a destroyer and helicopters to the effort. The FBI said it’s not involved but “stands ready” to join in if needed.

• Click here to read Guardian transport correspondent Gwyn Topham’s answers to key questions about the flight, including “How does a plane simply ‘disappear off the radar’?”