Daniel Entwistle, the missing seven-year-old who police fear could have fallen into a river, cannot swim and has a learning disorder which can affect his awareness of danger, police said tonight.

The search was continuing today for missing seven-year-old Daniel Entwistle who has not been seen since Saturday.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a seven-year-old boy missing for two days were today following up several potential sightings of the youngster on the day he went missing.

The father of a missing seven-year-old boy said today he was exhausted after searching for his son all through the night.