POLICE are concerned about the welfare of a 38-year-old man who has been missing from his Birkenhead home since Friday.

Paul Douglas Smith was last seen when he left his home in Alderley Avenue at 12pm and has not been in contact since.

He suffers from a health condition and needs regular medication.

Paul is white, of slim build, 5ft 10in tall, with short dark hair and has blue eyes with a scar under the right one.

He was last seen wearing a black Stone Island cap, a black Lacoste zip-up top, navy canvas jeans and black trainers. He has an Everton badge tattooed on his right forearm.

He is known to frequent the Birkenhead area.

If anyone has any information or knows of Paul's whereabouts they are asked to call police on 0151 777 2999/2995 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.