Confirmation that bodies in fenland are Holly and Jessica

THE search for Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman came to a tragic end last night when detectives confirmed that two bodies found in remote fenland were those of the missing girls.

Police said they were "as certain as we possibly can be" the bodies found near the Lakenheath airbase close to Mildenhall, Suffolk, yesterday were the 10-year-olds.

But Cambridgeshire Police's deputy chief constable Keith Hoddy said it could be some days before they are formally identified.