Kayleigh Haywood missing: Body found in field in hunt for 15-year-old schoolgirl.

The body was discovered in Ibstock after the teenager's mobile phone and clothes were earlier found by officers. A body has been found in the hunt for missing teenager Kayleigh Haywood.

Officers searching for the 15-year-old discovered a body was found in a field in Ibstock, Leicestershire Police said. The grim discovery came as police launched a murder investigation.

Kayleigh was last seen by her family as they dropped her off outside a school not far from her home.

Her mobile phone and items of her clothing were found by police in different area.

The 15-year-old was dropped outside Ibstock Community College in Leicestershire on Friday evening. She called her family on the phone the following morning, but no trace of her has been seen since.

Since she was reported missing, police have found Kayleigh’s mobile phone and other items belonging to her.