Major search for schoolboy, 14, who became separated from friends while swimming

A 14-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming with his friends at a beach on the River Mersey.

Rescue teams are searching the area off Crosby beach in Waterloo around seven miles north of Liverpool.

The teen became separated from a group of friends near the radar tower yesterday evening, the police said.

The emergency services were alerted just after 7pm after concern for the boy...