BREAKING NEWS CLAUDIA LAWRENCE: Man arrested on suspicion of murder - Police searching house in York - Car also seized - Friends and family tell of shock and hope - 1.33pm UPDATE
A MAN has today been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Claudia Lawrence.
Detectives investigating the 2009 disappearance of the York chef arrested a 59-year-old man from York this morning.
Police are at a house in Burnholme Grove, near Burnholme Community College, and officers in forensic suits are on the scene.
Just after 1.30pm, officers removed an evidence bag and suitcase from the house. Another officer has been taking video footage of the house.
This is HUGE, I really hope this is it. This is real close to home for me, I used to live just around the corner from where Claudia lived when I first got married and the area she went missing is very close to where I grew up, I went to Burnholme school. This is just so surreal, I know the area like the back of my hand.