The family of a man found dead in a landfill site in the North are appealing for a full investigation into what happened.

The body of a man has been found at a landfill in Co Antrim.

Police searching a rubbish dump for a missing workman said tonight they had found a body.

Police today mounted a large scale search of a landfill site in a former Co Antrim quarry for a workman who has gone missing.