POLICE have appealed for help in finding a missing mum and her young son.

Rebecca Minnock, 35, and Ethan, aged three, were last seen near Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, yesterday, Tuesday, May 26.

They failed to turn up for an appointment in Bristol today.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "Concern is growing for her welfare and whereabouts and that of Ethan."

Becky, as she likes to be known, is described as white, 5ft 3in tall and of medium build, with dark, wavy, shoulder length hair.

Ethan is white, of small build, with blond/ fair hair and blue eyes.

Becky, from Highbridge, does not drive, but regularly uses public transport.

Anyone who sees her or knows her whereabouts shoul contact Somerset Investigations on 101 quoting reference MP2189/15.