Police searching for a man missing since last week say he has been found.
The missing 40-year-old had last been seen near the Belle Vue shops in Middlesbrough on Thursday (December 7) at about 11.45am.
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Cleveland Police, who said he had links to Redcar, Hartlepool and Darlington, have reported that he has now been found and thanked everybody who helped in the search.
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