Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a 15-year-old girl who has gone missing from her Littlehampton home.

Abby Kirk was last seen at 10am yesterday in Townsend Crescent. She phoned her mother at 9pm on her mobile phone but has not made contact since.

A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "She was saying to her parents she was going to stay with a friend but they don't know which one."

Abby is described as of slim build, with long dark hair which is usually tied back. She was wearing black trousers, a flowery shirt and a pink hooded jacket.