Police have issued an appeal for help to find a missing 13-year-old girl who has links to Wigan.
Lexi Cliffe, who is from Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside, was last seen last night (January 31) at around 8.40pm. She was seen at an address on Horridge Avenue, Merseyside Police said.
She is known to visit the Wigan area, as well as Haydock and St Helens. Lexi is described as being around 5ft 4in tall and of slim build.
She has shoulder-length, straight black hair. She was last seen wearing a necklace with a 'L' on it, police added.
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Lexi was also wearing a dark-coloured puffer jacket, light grey leggings and black Nike Aire Force trainers. Police said they are becoming 'increasingly concerned' about her.
Anyone who has information about her whereabouts is being urged to get in touch. Police can be contacted via the Merseyside Police Contact Centre, by calling 101 or report sightings via: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/.../report-sighting-of.../.
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