Ex-footballer and wife among Tunisia victims

A former Birmingham City football star and his wife have been named as the latest British victims of the Tunisian beach massacre.

Denis Thwaites, 70, and his wife Elaine, 69, had not been heard from since the attack, leaving their family fearing the worst.

In a message posted on their son-in-law Danny Clifford's Facebook page, their daughter Lindsey said: "Mum and Dad were the kindest, caring, loving parents any daughter could wish for. Rest in peace now my angels."

The couple's local MP Gordon Marsden and Birmingham City also tweeted tributes to the couple.

On Saturday there were reports they were recovering in hospital, but their family later said this was misinformation.

Winger Denis broke into the Birmingham City first team at the age of 16 in 1961.

Between 1962 and 1972 he played for the Blues 87 times, scoring 18 goals.