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Joseph Derbisz, 21, was separated from pals in the early hours of Sunday after going to University of Birmingham nightclub Fab N Fresh. The undergraduate at the university in the Selly Oak area of the city has not been seen since.

Police searching for Joseph discovered a body in the nearby Edgbaston area of Birmingham today.

The identity of the body is not yet confirmed but friends said "extremely worried" friends had said it was "very unlike him not to come home".

The student, originally from Rugby, Warwickshire, was last seen at Fab N Fresh at the Guild of Students on the campus at about 3.30am on Sunday March 27, reports Birmingham Live.

Missing person flyers had been put up around the campus and in the surrounding Selly Oak area, a residential district in the southwest of Birmingham.

It is believed Joseph is studying Mechanical Engineering at University of Birmingham.

According to Linkedin, Joseph is also a part-time mathematics tutor.

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