Blackpool police appeal for whereabouts of missing Samuel Haughton

In a Facebook post, officers said that they were becoming "increasingly concerned" his welfare.

Samuel, 27, was last seen at 4:15am this morning at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital and police say he has failed to return home.

He is 6' tall with brown hair and a full beard. He is also currently missing a tooth.

He was wearing a grey Stone Island jacket, a white t-shirt, black shorts, and a pair of grey Adidas trainers with blue stripes.

Sam's mother, Sandra Kearsley, 48, of Garden Terrace, South Shore, is worried sick about her son.

"We just want him to come home," she says, "because we love him".

Police have urged the public to contact them on 101 if they have seen Samuel, quoting reference 04/126630/19.