Human remains found buried in the Amazon rainforest have been confirmed as belonging to missing British journalist and environmentalist Dom Phillips.
The identification was made on Friday, two days after a suspect had confessed to the murders of Phillips and a travelling companion,  Bruno Pereira.
That suspect, fisherman Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, earlier in the week led Brazilian police officers to the location of the bodies, deep in the forest.
UK Latin America minister Vicky Ford confirmed on Saturday the remains were those of Phillips, who was doing research in the region.
“I am very sad to hear confirmation Dom Phillips’s body has been identified,” Ford wrote on Twitter.  “My thoughts are with his family. I am grateful to everyone involved in the searches. We will continue to support Mr Phillips’s family, and the Brazilian authorities as the investigations proceed.”…