Missing boy, 12, sparks urgent police search across London

Police have launched a desperate search for a 12-year-old boy missing from west London.

Joel, whose surname is withheld, was last seen leaving an address in Armytage Road, Heston at around 1pm on Friday.

Officers believe he travelled around 20 miles from Hounslow to Bromley, south east London.

Joel is known to have links with the Lewisham area.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Joel is slim with black hair.

“He was last seen wearing a black Nike hat, a blue Adidas tracksuit with a black jacket and navy blue sliders.”

Anyone with information about his whereabouts or to report sightings should call 101, quoting reference 5762/23Mar.