Police searching for Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns – the prime suspect in the murder of schoolgirl Alice Gross – have found a body, sources said.

The hunt for the prime suspect in the disappearance of teenager Alice Gross escalated after search teams found a body in a river and launched a murder inquiry.

The parents of missing teenager Alice Gross have said they are “completely devastated” after a body found in a river was confirmed as that of the schoolgirl.

A body has been found by UK police searching for missing teenager Alice Gross, Scotland Yard has said.

Police frogmen are continuing to search a river near to where missing British teenager Alice Gross was last seen as a knife found in the water is sent for forensic analysis.

No evidence that Alice Gross has been harmed

A missing battered iPhone belonging to disappeared schoolgirl Alice Gross may hold key information that may help find her, Scotland Yard has revealed.