POLICE believe a missing teenager could be in the Dudley area.

Charlotte Nicholls, aged 14, failed to return home from school on Friday (November 13).

The youngster, from Woodcross, Coseley, is described as five foot tall with dark brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, tracksuit bottoms, black trainers and carrying a small rucksack, which may contain a blue coat with a fur hood.

PC Liam Mason, from Wolverhampton police station, said: "Due to her age, Charlotte is considered to be vulnerable and we just need to know she is safe and well.”

Anyone with information about Charlotte should contact PC Mason on 101 or alternatively information can be given anonymously to the Missing People charity on 116 000.