Police 'concerned' for missing Workington boy Joshua Partridge, 10

Police searching for a missing 10-year-old boy from Cumbria last seen on Saturday evening have said they are concerned over his whereabouts.

Officers and relatives have been searching through the night for Joshua Partridge, from Workington, who was last seen at about 8pm on Poole Road in the seaside town.

Locals are being urged to check their gardens and outbuildings, a Cumbria Police spokesman said, adding that requests to help from the public would be considered on Sunday morning.

Joshua, from Walls Road in the Salterbeck area of Workington, is described as being white, slim and with short blond hair. He is approximately four feet tall.

It is thought he is wearing black or grey jogging bottoms, blue and orange astroturf football trainers and a black waterproof jacket with an orange zip and the inner hood also orange.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police immediately on 101.