Police searching for a Huddersfield man say he has now been found.

Howard Denby, 60, was reported missing today and he was last seen taking a dog for a walk.

Mr Denby is from Marsden and regularly goes on walks in and around Marsden and Scammonden.

He stood as the UKIP parliamentary candidate in the Sheffield Heeley constituency in the General Election on June 8.

Shortly after making a public appeal for information, a spokesman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed that Mr Denby had been found.

The spokesman thanked the public for their assistance