A 12-year-old school girl missing since yesterday morning has been found safe and well.

Jasmine Thompson was found by police in the Folkestone area after vanishing from Brockhill Park school at Saltwood, near Hythe, at 11.30am yesterday.

Jasmine, from the village of Etchinghill, suffers from a condition that requires hospital treatment.

Insp Ivan Pickering said: "We would like to thank the media for their help in this matter."