A MAN on the run from police, who may pose a threat to young children, was last seen in Tilbury, prompting a warning that he should not be approached.

Mohammed Shahid Ali, 38, is wanted by the Metropolitan Police Service on recall to prison having 'failed to comply with the conditions of his release.'

The force warned that Ali should not be approached and may pose a risk to the public and young children.

He is known to commit offences on the railway or tube network.

Ali had been living in the Newham area, but his last confirmed location Tilbury town.

He has links to Kent, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk and also frequents the City of London and Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets.