High-risk sex offender on the run in the North

Police in the North tonight urged a high-risk sex offender who has broken his probation conditions to turn himself in.

Members of the public were warned that 35-year-old Paul Hunter Redpath was at large, having left approved accommodation recently.

Detectives said he posed a serious risk to vulnerable children and young people.

He is 6ft 2in, thin with blue eyes, a fair complexion and speaks with a Scottish accent.

Members of the public who come across him were urged not to approach him but instead to alert police.