UPDATE: |Urgent police appeal over missing boy, 11, and girl, 14 News

They were last seen in Rochdale on Friday

Police have issued an urgent appeal for the public’s help to locate a missing boy and girl.

Harrison is 11 and Angel 14. No surnames have been provided, but Greater Manchester Police said they were last seen in the Rochdale area at 7.30pm on Friday.

Descriptions of both youngsters have been issued, together with photographs of them.

Writing on social media, police in the town said: “Officers are becoming increasingly concerned about them and want to make sure they are safe and well.”

Anyone who sees them is being urged to come forward.

Angel is described as white and around 5ft 2in tall. She’s slim with long brown hair that was tied in a ponytail.

When she was last seen, she was wearing a lime green Timberland hoodie, denim shorts and white and grey trainers.

Harrison is also white, around 5ft tall and slim with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue Adidas tracksuit with a gold logo on it.

Police said he ‘may not be wearing shoes’. No further information has been revealed.

Anyone with information can call police on 0161 856 8680 or 101, quoting log reference number 000102-12042025.

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