The trial of two men charged with the murder of two British tourists in Thailand has begun, it has been reported.

Police in Thailand have insisted they have “concrete” evidence linking two Burmese men to the murders of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller, as they denied reports the suspects have withdrawn their confessions.

Two Burmese immigrant workers have confessed to killing two British tourists on a Thai holiday island last month, police said.

The father of a British man murdered in Thailand believes his son had stepped in to help his fellow victim when they were both brutally killed on an island.

The father of a British man murdered in Thailand believes his son had stepped in to help his fellow victim when they were both brutally killed on an island.

The body of a British holidaymaker who was murdered together with a fellow tourist in Thailand has returned to the UK, her family said.

The body of a British holidaymaker who was brutally murdered together with a fellow tourist in Thailand has returned to the UK, her family said.

Police in Thailand said they still have not “come up with the exact number of the suspects” following the brutal murders of two British tourists – but confirmed they are looking for more than one.

Thailand’s military ruler has apologised for suggesting that foreign visitors to its world-famous beaches might be unsafe wearing bikinis as the family of a British tourist who was brutally murdered at a Thai resort arrived in the country.

The distraught family of a young British woman brutally murdered along with a man in Thailand have arrived in the country, as police revealed DNA found on her body did not match any of their suspects.

Two British brothers have been questioned by police investigating the brutal murders of two Britons in Thailand.

A British man has been questioned in relation to the murders of two Britons found dead in Thailand.

The families of two young Britons found murdered on a Thai island have paid tribute to them as police continue the search for their killer.

Police on the resort island of Koh Tao in southern Thailand stepped up their hunt for the killer of two British tourists whose bodies were found on a beach.

Police in Thailand are continuing to search for a backpacker linked to the brutal murders of a British man and a woman on one its idyllic islands, according to reports.