Two young sisters, reportedly Irish, who went missing overnight in Manchester were found when a police officer stopped a missing teenage girl in the street.

Liana Boyd, 11, and her eight-year-old sister Teigan Boyd, who went missing after they went out to play last night, have been found safe and well, Greater Manchester Police said today.

Police in the UK have launched a search for two young sisters who went missing after they went out to play last night.