Missing teenagers turn up safe

The pair attend Dene House school in Peterlee

Two teenagers who have been missing since 17 October has been found safe.

Police had been trying to trace a 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy from the same school.

Durham Police said Stuart Wright, of Grant Street, Horden, is now back at home after he was found in east Durham on Tuesday night.

He was interviewed at Peterlee Police Station before returning home.

Samantha Louise Potts, of Wasdale Close, Peterlee, was found fit and well at a friend's home in Horden on Wednesday.

A Durham Police spokeswoman said there was nothing to link the two other than they both attend Dene House Comprehensive School, in County Durham.