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

A man has been arrested in Spain after a body was found in the hunt for missing Belfast man John George. The 37-year-old, from west Belfast, also known as John Hardy, had been on holiday in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14.

The family of missing Belfast man John Hardy, also known as John George, have said his body has been found in Spain. Spanish police said a 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police said they were "conducting the necessary steps" to identify a body, found on Tuesday.

John George, also known as John Hardy, was reported missing on December 18 after failing to catch a flight home from Spain where he had gone to visit friends three weeks earlier

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 family of missing Belfast man John George have said they are heartbroken after a body was found in Spain. The 37-year-old was last in touch with his family on 14 December when he drove from Alicante to Benidorm.

John George left Belfast to travel to Alicante to meet friends just before Christmas but never showed up at the airport for his return flight home on December 14