Search begins for British hikers missing in northern Italy since New Year’s Day

Aziz Ziriat, left, and Samuel Harris who have gone missing while hiking near Lake Garda. Photograph: X

A search is under way for a pair of British hikers in the Dolomites in northern Italy who have been missing since New Year’s Day.

Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, last sent messages home on 1 January from the Trentino region. They have not been heard from since. The pair, who are both from London, did not check in to their flight home on 6 January.