Police have confirmed that they have found a missing teenager after he disappeared in the early hours of this morning (December 6). 

Durham Police had been searching for 16-year-old Ciaran, who was reported missing from his home in Darlington at around 1.20am.

But the police force has now confirmed that he has been found safe and well.

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