The body of a four-year-old boy who slipped from a jetty is believed to have been washed out to sea after specialist sonar equipment failed to find him, experts said today.

A search for a four-year-old boy who vanished in the sea while on a trip to the coast has become a body recovery operation, Coastguards have confirmed.

Spirits among festival-goers at Glastonbury remained high tonight despite news of a suspected drugs death and persistent rain.