A Burmese man has confessed to the murders of British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in Thailand, police have said.
Mr Miller, 24, from Jersey, died from drowning and a blow to the head, while Miss Witheridge, 23, from Great Yarmouth, died from head wounds on Sairee beach last month.
Their semi-naked bodies were found on the southern island of Koh Tao, near where they were staying, in the early hours of September 15.
A garden hoe with Miss Witheridge's blood on it was discovered nearby, and investigators have been searching for a blunt metal object used on Mr Miller.
"The investigation has advanced considerably," deputy national police chief Lieutenant General Jaktip Chaijinda said.
"Three Burmese workers were detained and we took their DNA for testing. During the investigation one of them admitted to killing the two foreigners."
He said the man who had confessed was being detained, but had not been arrested.
"We still have to wait for DNA tests results which we expect to have in 14 hours from now in order to confirm this," he added.
Reports suggested the man had been in detention since September 16 - the day after the killings.
Thursday's development came as the Phuket Gazette reported a Koh Tao taxi driver had accused police of trying to bribe him into giving a false testimony to frame members of a Thai football team whose DNA samples were also collected for tests.
Police had originally said they believed three men were involved in the attack.
On Wednesday, they revealed Miss Witheridge had been raped by her two killers, while a third man watched.
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Gallery: Thailand Beach Murders
The family of Hannah Witheridge in Thailand. Miss Witheridge was killed alongside David Miller on a beach on Koh Tao
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Police outside the Ware family home on Jersey. Christopher and James Ware, who were childhood friends of Mr Miller, have been questioned in Thailand as part of the investigation
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The pair suffered "gruesome" injuries, according to police
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The victims were staying in this hotel
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Thai police at the scene of the beach attack
Two different semen samples were collected from her body.
Almost three weeks after the deaths police also announced they were offering a reward of more than £13,000 (700,000 baht) in an effort to catch the killers.
Thai authorities have been concerned the killings could lead to a further slump in tourism which has never recovered since the bloody protests on the streets of Bangkok that preceded a military coup in May.
On Tuesday, the country's tourism minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul announced plans to issue tourists with wristbands in the wake of the murders to help identify those who run into trouble.
Party curfews and restrictions on where they can be held are also being considered, as well as the idea of introducing a "buddy system" - pairing tourists with a local minder.
"The next step would be some sort of electronic tracking device, but this has not yet been discussed in detail," said the minister.
However, the Phuket Gazette reported the wristband idea had been dismissed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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