A young boy has been missing from home for more than a week.

Police are now appealing for help to find the missing teenager, who was last seen on May 3.

Nasim Sweeting, 14, went missing from Preston last week and was last seen at around 2.40pm on May 3 in Ashton-on-Ribble.

Police say they are now growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. 

He is described as being 6ft 3ins tall with an afro hairstyle and was last seen wearing a black Nike Airforce tracksuit, a beige t-shirt with a tiger print on the front, grey Nike Air 90s trainers, a grey North Face beanie hat and carrying a white JD Sports string bag.

He has links to Avon and Somerset.

A spokesperson for the police said: "We are extremely concerned about him and would urge anybody who has seen him, or knows where he may be, to get in touch.

"We would also urge Nasim himself, if he sees this appeal, to contact us to let us know he is safe."

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting log 0893 of May 3