A seven-year-old girl who was reported as missing in Great Cornard just after 4pm yesterday has been found safe and well.

Police launched a search yesterday afternoon after a woman reported her daughter as missing, however she returned home around 5.40pm and has been reunited with her parents.

Suffolk police were contacted around 4.10pm to reports the young girl had been missing for about an hour from her home in the Bures Road/ Kings Hill area.

Her mother had already carried out a number of searches and checks to try and locate her.

Officers thanked members of the public for their help with the appeal.