Search launched for boy, 3, missing at playground

Image source, Family handout Image caption, Noah Woods was wearing a white Bluey T-shirt, shorts and black and white Vans trainers at the time he went missing, police said

Emergency services and members of the public are searching for a three-year-old boy who went missing at a playground.

Noah Woods was with a relative at the small park at Merriam Close in Brantham, but "became separated" from them as they left at about 15:00 BST, Suffolk Police said.

The toddler, who is partially deaf, autistic and non-verbal, was reported to have run down a nearby alleyway towards a newbuild housing estate.

"We ask local residents to please check their outbuildings, gardens and sheds, and report any sightings to police on 999," Supt Pete Partridge said.

A helicopter has been pictured flying over the scene, which is near the estuary of the River Stour and close to the Essex border.