POLICE said this morning that two missing girls they had believed could be in Bradford had been found safe and well.

Ellie Pritchard, 14, and Danielle Littlewood, 13, from Southport, went missing on Friday.

The girls had failed to attend school and were last seen at Southport Train Station at 6.30pm.

Merseyside Police said yesterday that both girls were believed to have been frequenting the Allerton and Brown Royds areas of Bradford.

No details have been made available of where the girls were found.