Police have issued a major update in their appeal to locate a man and the search for two children who were reported missing at the weekend.

Officers have confirmed that the 15 and 12-year-old who were reported missing from Liversedge on Saturday, October 24, have now been located, and police have thanked everyone who shared their appeal to find them.

Officers are continuing to appeal for information to locate the children’s father, Kibriya Ahmed, who a police spokesperson said is wanted for breaching an order preventing him from having unsupervised contact with them.

He has connections in Rochdale and Manchester.

Anyone with information which may assist to locate him is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police by calling 101 or online via the Live Chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website, quoting reference 13260586098.

Alternatively, call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.