A PRISONER is still on the run after giving police the slip as he was being transferred.

Austin Jobling is understood to have ran through the open doors of a police compound.

He escaped on Saturday morning as he was being taken from South Shields police station, South Tyneside, to the station in Southwick, Sunderland.

Northumbria Police said they could not confirm exactly how Jobling had managed to escape or whether security measures would be reviewed.

Jobling, 26, of Sunderland, was due to appear in court on Saturday charged with breach of bail. He is short and thin with brown hair.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said that Jobling did not pose a significant threat to the public.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police on (0191) 454-7555.