The family of a Belfast man found dead in Spain have had an emotional homecoming. Billy George, whose son John, had been on holiday in Alicante when he went missing last month, said he would have stayed if John’s body had not been found.

Police in Spain have been given another 72 hours to question a 32-year-old man who was arrested earlier this week

The PSNI have released a statement saying they were yesterday made aware that a body recovered in Spain is believed to be that of missing man John George.

The family of missing Belfast man John Hardy, also known as John George, say his body has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old had been holidaying in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14. The father of two was reported missing four days later after he failed to board his flight home to Northern Ireland.