Police are appealing for help in finding two 13-year-old girls who are missing from Sussex.

Ruby and Lacey were reported missing on Sunday (March 17) after they left St Leonards on Sea.

It is believed that they were last in Stockwell at 4.30pm on Monday (March 18).

Ruby is 5ft 5ins tall, of medium build, with long curly brown hair and was last seen wearing a white tracksuit.

Lacey is 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build, with long curly blonde hair and was last seen dressed in all black.

Detective Sergeant Julie Morrow, from the Missing Persons Unit, said: “It is important that we find these two girls as due to their young age, they are vulnerable. I hope to find them both safe and well.

"If you have any information about their whereabouts or have seen two girls matching their descriptions then please contact police by dialling 999 or 101 quoting reference 01/102759/24 and 01/104794/24.”

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “The two girls were reported missing on Sunday, 17 March after they left St Leonards on Sea in East Sussex.

“It is believed that they were last in Stockwell, Lambeth at 16:30hrs on Monday, 18 March.

“Ruby is about 5ft 5ins tall, of medium build, with long curly brown hair and was last seen wearing a white tracksuit.

“Lacey is about 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build, with long curly blonde hair and was last seen dressed in all black."