A teenage boy reported missing from St Albans nearly a month ago has been found safe and well.

Fifteen-year-old Nisar Mohammad Khan-Boylan had been last seen in St Albans at around 6pm on Thursday, July 30.

Following a media appeal and police enquiries Nisar was found in How Wood on Sunday, August 24.

A police spokesperson thanked the public and media for their assistance in the search for Nisar.