Ben Needham's mother breaks down in tears on live TV interview as she reveals a phonecall confirming her son is dead would 'at least give the family closure' 

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The mother of missing toddler Ben Needham - who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 25 years ago - says she is preparing herself for her son's remains to be found.

An emotional Kerry Needham told Good Morning Britain that she wants to know what happened to her son so she and her family can finally have some closure.

She said: 'You know 25 years of living and not knowing where your child is, is torment. I don't like to say it but then at least we would know and it would be closure - and he can be laid to rest and we can remember him as he was.' 

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An emotional Kerry Needham (pictured) told Good Morning Britain that she wants to know what happened to her son so she and her family can finally have some closure 

The 21-month-old (pictured) is feared to have been accidentally run over by a digger driver in Kos on 24 July 1991 before being dumped a day later on a nearby illegal tip site

Detectives in Kos have extended their investigation and search of the area of land close to where Ben went missing until Friday.

But South Yorkshire Police, who are carrying out the new £1million inquiry to solve the disappearance, have told Ms Needham to 'prepare for the worst'.

Ben vanished on July 24, 1991, when Ms Needham, who was 19 at the time, left him with her parents Eddie and Christine Needham –who had emigrated to Kos – while she worked at a local hotel.

The 21-month-old is feared to have been accidentally run over by a digger driver in Kos on 24 July 1991 before being dumped a day later on a nearby illegal tip site.

Police have spent the past two weeks excavating the surrounding land and rubble is now being transported back to the farmhouse where he went missing to be examined in a 'sterile' area.

 Speaking from Turkey this morning, Ms Needham told Good Morning Britain: 'We're trying to remain as calm as we possibly can, it's an agonising wait every day for news from the police'

 The mother of missing toddler Ben Needham who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 25 years ago says she is preparing herself for her son's remains to be found

A flatbed lorry is being used to transport the broken chunks of earth uphill to the farmhouse in Iraklis where Ben vanished.

Speaking from Turkey this morning, Ms Needham told Good Morning Britain: 'We're trying to remain as calm as we possibly can, it's an agonising wait every day for news from the police.

'They are in constant contact with us and updating us on everything but everytime the phone rings you think "is this going to be the one with the bad news?" 

'It's stressful, it's frustrating, it's painful but we're trying to stay as strong as we possibly can.' 

She added: 'I think it really now is a case of finding him not alive...We can't live another 25 years like this, my parents can't and I can't. It's not the best solution but it will eventually lay it to rest for us, we're all extremely tired and distressed.'

On the day Ben disappeared, he had been happily playing outside his grandparents farmhouse in Kos (pictured) while parts were being renovated

Officers have started digging up a second search area around half a mile from the farmhouse in Iraklis where Ben, then aged 21 months, vanished in 1991

When Piers Morgan asked if that answer would give her a sense of closure, Kerry said: 'In a way yes because then we'll know. You know 25 years living and not knowing where your child is, is torment. 

'I don't like to say it but then at least we would know and it would be closure and he can be laid to rest and we can remember him as he was.' 

Ms Needham also thanked the public, South Yorkshire police and the British media for their support.

She said: 'Thank you so much, sometimes I don't think we'd get through each day without that support. 

Investigators have spent the past two weeks excavating the surrounding land and rubble is now being transported back to the farmhouse to be forensically examined in a 'sterile' area

'Just to know there's so many people out there that love and care for us and they want us to have answers, we can't thank them enough and the British media, we couldn't have done it without anybody.'

'We wouldn't have got this far without South Yorkshire police they've been fantastic and they've tried to do this as painlessly as possible. 

'They've tried to find those answers for us and we need those answers good or bad and unfortunately it looks like it's going to be a bad outcome but we'll just try to get on with everything.' 

Police recently revealed they have found '60 items of interest' in the search for the Sheffield toddler.

The exhibits, including fragments of fabric and plastic, will be sent back to the UK for further testing and analysis when the team returns home.

Detective Inspector Jon Cousins told reporters: 'Our main priority is to clear the concrete rubble and lift the land on the tip site then transport it back to the farmhouse half a mile away. 

'While they are not of major interest we need to examine them further and we will return them to the UK.

'At this stage we cannot detail what they are.' 

Police have extended their hunt for Ben to give Ms Needham 'the answers she needs'.

They brought a huge JCB digger to work at the site - similar to the one Konstantinos 'Dino' Barkas was using when he is suspected of accidentally killing Ben.

It is the first time in 25 years that such a massive excavator has returned to the scene.   

On the day Ben disappeared, he had been happily playing outside his grandparents farmhouse while parts were being renovated.