POLICE are searching for a teenager who has been missing from his Southampton home for almost a week.

Officers have issued an urgent appeal for information on the whereabouts of 15-year-old Aaron Christopher Harvey-Ellis, last seen in the city at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, December 17.

Aaron is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build and with short dark hair.

He was last seen wearing black skinny jeans, a black pvc jacket and a brown/black beanie hat.

Officers have been trying to trace his movements around Southampton and believe he may be trying to travel to either London or Birmingham.

Anyone with information should call Hampshire Police on 101.