A RUNCORN teenager missing from home for almost two weeks has been found safe and well.

Merseyside Police today confirmed that 14-year-old Edward Begg, also known as Ted, has been found in Kirkby.

He was spotted by a police patrol on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14.

Merseyside Police and the charity Missing People were becoming increasingly concerned about his whereabouts.

They appealed to the public to help trace him.

The teenager hadn’t been seen since Friday, May 1, when he was last seen in Greenway Road.

He was known to visit various areas including Runcorn, Kirkby, Walton, Liverpool city centre and Sefton.