Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a 61-year-old dementia sufferer who has been missing for more than 24 hours.

Travis Edwards was last seen at 6am yesterday in the Maryland Street area of Stratford.

He is described as black, about 5ft 10in, medium-build with a grey beard.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a thick grey cardigan and is known to frequent Dagenham, Barley Lanes in Ilford, Milton Keynes and West Cliff in Essex.

Travis suffers from severe dementia and may appear confused.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call police on 101 or Missing People on 116000, quoting reference 16MIS014364.