Police are appealing for help to find a boy missing from his home overnight. Matthew Alexander Wood, 17, was last seen in the Whitestone area of Nuneaton at 9pm on Thursday (28).

Warwickshire Police has shared a picture of Matthew, from Nuneaton, in the hope it will lead to information on his whereabouts. In the picture, circulated on the force's social media pages, Matthew has short black hair pushed forward and is wearing a red 'Kipsta' T-shirt.

"He is known to go walking around the canals and through rural areas around the town," a Warwickshire Police spokesperson said. "If you have seen Matthew, or have any information on where he might be, contact us as soon as possible on 999 citing incident 170 of 29 September."

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