An 11-year-old boy from the Woodbridge area who went missing for several hours yesterday was found “safe and well” by police in Colchester last night.

Wesley Spring, of Swallows Close, Hollesley, was reported missing to police at around 5.15pm after he failed to return home from school in Woodbridge.

A Suffolk Constabulary spokesman confirmed at just after 11.50pm that he had been found “safe and well” in Colchester.

She added: “Police would like to thank the public and media for their support with this enquiry.”