Mother backs new Needham search

The mother of toddler Ben Needham, who went missing 21 years ago on a Greek holiday island, will supports a major new search operation aimed at finding her son.

A team of British police officers and search specialists arrived in Kos this week to help a Greek investigation which will focus on a large mound of earth and rubble close to where Ben was last seen.

His mother, Kerry Needham, has always believed her son is still alive but admitted the new operation had planted doubts in her mind.

Ben, from Sheffield, vanished in July 1991, when he was just 21 months old, after his mother and grandparents moved there to renovate a farmhouse.

Despite a number of possible sightings, no trace of the youngster has ever been found.