Police are appealing for help to find a teenage boy who is missing from his home in south Essex.

Officers are looking for Theo Jackson-Sharrard, 15, who is missing from his home in Wickford.

He is described as white with short, dark brown hair and green eyes, and was last seen wearing navy shorts with a navy t-shirt.

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An Essex Police spokesman said: "Have you seen missing 15-year-old Theo Jackson-Sharrard from Wickford?

"Theo is described as a white boy, with short, dark brown hair and green eyes.

"He was last seen wearing navy shorts and a navy t-shirt.

"Please contact 101 if you see him or know of his whereabouts."