A body believed to be one of two missing British men has been found after they went missing in the Dolomites, Italy's alpine rescue service has said.

The charity that one of the British hikers missing in northern Italy worked for has said it is "aware of reports the body of Sam Harris has been recovered".

Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have not been seen or heard from since 1 January, as they prepared to go on a hike in the Trentino mountain region of northern Italy. They later missed their return flight to London on 6 January, sparking an urgent search and rescue operation. They had not checked into their flight either.

A body has been found in the search for two British hikers missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue service has said.

The body of one of two British climbers who went missing in the northern Italian Dolomites mountains on January 1 was found on Wednesday. Thanks to a trace recorded from the phone of one of them, missing in Trentino on the Adamello Massif,

Aziz Ziriat, 36, right, and Samuel Harris, 35, left, are missing Two British men have gone missing while hiking in the Dolomites mountain range in northern Italy. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35,