Police are appealing for help to find a teenager who went missing in Oxford yesterday.

Tessa Stephens, 13, was last seen at around 7.30pm near to the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Headington, Oxford.

The youngster, who lives in the Banbury area, is white, 5ft 3in, of a proportionate build, with brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a grey hooded top, black tracksuit bottoms, with a black and white pashmina type garment.

The teenager was also thought to be wearing black and white stripy socks with white slip on shoes.

Paul Garbett, Missing Persons Co-ordinator for Oxford, said: "If anyone has seen Tessa or knows of her whereabouts, I would ask them to please get in touch as we are concerned for her whereabouts."

If you have any information please call police via 0845 8 505 505. If you don't want to talk to police or leave your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.