Police are growing "increasingly concerned" about a dad who has gone missing with his twin sons.

Fazal Hossenbux, 54, was last seen with six-year-old Farden and Farhan at their nursery in Thornton Heath at 3.30pm yesterday.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police are growing increasingly concerned as Fazal suffers from a number of health issues."

Mr Hossenbux is Asian, 5ft 6ins tall and has receding grey hair and a grey beard.

He is known to visit the Southend-on-Sea area.

Anyone who has seen Mr Hossenbux or his children is asked to call police in Croydon on 101 or Missing People on 116000.