Search for missing boy, 11, who failed to come home from bike ride

An 11-year-old boy who went missing last night after failing to come home from a bike ride in a Welsh village has been found safe and well.

Police launched a search for the schoolboy, named only as Marley, after he had not been seen near his countryside village home since 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Officers who were searching for the youngster in Tumble, near Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, had said he was riding a red Giant bike.

Dyfed Powys Police has since confirmed Marley had been found.

The force wrote on its Facebook page: 'We can confirm that Marley, who was reported missing, has now been found.