Update: A Sussex man who absconded from prison has been found.

James Hopgood, 30 from Hastings is in the middle of serving a 30-month sentence for burglary.

A Sussex Police spokeswoman today said: said: “It is believed that Hopgood is in the Hastings area.

“Police request that Hopgood hands himself in to the nearest police station.”

He was found earlier today.