Officers investigating the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence say DNA tests they've carried out on people across the UK have led to no suspects being identified.

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Ms Lawrence, 35, went missing on her way to work as a chef at the University of York in March 2009.

Police believe she was murdered but despite a major investigation and a number of arrests, no-one has been charged in connection with her disappearance.

Officers have travelled the country collecting samples given with consent by people with similar DNA profiles to unidentified samples found during the investigation into Ms Lawrence's disappearance.

However, this has led to no new leads, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Det Supt Dai Malyn says: "This is naturally very frustrating for the investigation team and our thoughts are very much with Claudia’s family who remain desperate for a breakthrough.

"The investigation will always remain open and we still receive information on a weekly basis that requires assessment and follow-up.

“People who have still yet to come forward who have visited Claudia’s house or been in her car for any reason should still do so in the confidence that we can eliminate them against the outstanding DNA profiles."

An investigation has been launched after police received 13 reports of cars having their tyres burst overnight in Bridlington.

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Humberside police say they're investigating several incidents last night in Applegarth Lane, Jubilee Avenue and Butts Close.

Police are calling on anyone affected to come forward as well as witnesses who might know who caused the damage.

This was the scene faced by police and fire crews in North Yorkshire this afternoon.

They released a woman from the "vertical" vehicle after she became trapped following an accident.

The single-car collision happened on the A168 in Walshford this afternoon:

Two men from Sheffield and a man from Hull have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences by Humberside Police.

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A quantity of cocaine and heroin and £1,700 in cash was found at an address on Morpeth Street in Hull where the men were arrested.

They have been released from custody while investigations continue, police say.

A new £3m neonatal unit has been opened in South Yorkshire, creating a state-of-the-art facility to care for premature and sick babies.

The unit, at Barnsley Hospital, has been paid for partly with money raised by the public.

A total of 34 nurses will help look after the babies, with facilities including en-suite family rooms and new ventilators.

The men, aged 37 and 59, have been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault by penetration.

Kirklees councillors vote to ask the home secretary to review how public bodies handle abuse allegations.

A preserved poppy from The Somme battlefield in World War One is to go on display in North Yorkshire.

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The poppy was discovered in an album filled with verses, photographs and other momentoes, compiled by military personnel based at No 6 General Hospital in France.

The album was owned by Ursula Lascelles, of Slingsby Heights, near Malton, who worked as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse in military hospitals in Britain and France during the war.

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Miss Lascelles' papers relating to her time as a VAD nurse, along with those of her mother Elizabeth, a Red Cross organiser at Swinton Grange Military Hospital, and her brother Lionel, who served as a lieutenant in France and survived the war, are part of the Lascelles family archive held at the County Record Office in Northallerton.

The flower will go on display at the Record Office until the end of November.

A man has been arrested after the bomb squad was called to a property in Bridlington yesterday over reports of suspected weapons and a suspicious package being found.

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Police sealed off the property on West Street at about 15:30 on Wednesday after being called by contractors who were working on the empty building.

Some surrounding houses were evacuated while an Army bomb squad attended the scene.

No explosive materials were found in the package, police say.

The arrested man remains in custody.

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The new Azuma trains cannot use their much heralded faster electric power on tracks north of York.

Detectives investigating a fatal crash in Halifax are appealing for people who were in a nearby car to come forward.

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Robert Provis, 41, died on Saturday 29 September after being hit at about 21:10 by a black Renault Megane on Aachen Way.

Officers say they're trying to trace a car which was waiting at traffic lights at King Cross as its occupants could be potential witnesses.

The man who was driving the Megane was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and was released under investigation.

An investigation into three Humberside Police officers who were arrested last month will be supervised by the police watchdog, it's been confirmed.

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Two officers were arrested in October on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released, but were suspended from work as inquiries continued.

A third officer is currently in custody, according to Humberside Police.

In a statement, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it decided a "supervised investigation" was needed after assessing the referral by the forced.

Plans for an £11m tidal defence scheme on Hessle Foreshore near Hull are to go on show later this month.

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The scheme has been designed to reduce the risk of flooding from tidal surges to more than 4,000 homes and businesses in the Hessle and West Hull area.

It's also aimed at cutting the risk of flooding to the major A63 road on Clive Sullivan Way, the railway line, electrical substations and water and sewerage facilities.

Plans for the scheme have recently been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council and will be discussed at a future planning committee meeting.

People will be able to look at the plans at Hessle Town Council on Thursday 22 November.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault as part of Operation Stovewood in South Yorkshire.

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The National Crime Agency operation is investigating non-recent child sexual exploitation.

The two men arrested are aged 37 and 59 and are from Sheffield and Rotherham.

The suspects have been released on bail until 28 November.

The oldest houses in York are no longer on English Heritage's "at risk" register.

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Our Lady's Row in Goodramgate was built in 1316 but within the last 10 years the houses were found to be damaged and their timbers decayed.

However, they've now been repaired and are no longer included on English Heritage's list of threatened buildings.

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A man has been sentenced for "catapulting drugs" into a Nottinghamshire prison.

Police said Lee Duroe, 29, was seen on CCTV near HMP Ranby firing items over the perimeter fence using a catapult.

He was arrested and subsequently eight packages containing diamorphine, cannabis and tobacco were found inside the prison grounds.

Duroe, of Ballifield Crescent, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to two counts of conveying articles into a prison and was jailed for four years at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday.

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Veterans are calling for a plaque to be installed at Sheffield's town hall in memory of the hundreds of people from the city who served in World War One, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Members of Frecheville Royal British Legion and Home Mess and Fellowship want a commemorative plaque in the town hall chamber to honour those involved in the war.

A petition which was launched to coincide with events marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One has already collected more than 2,000 signatures.

Sheffield City Council says it will discuss a memorial with the Legion.

The East Yorkshire foodbank is appealing for people not to stockpile non-perishable food for their own use ahead of Brexit.

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The Food Storage and Distribution Federation has warned there could be shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables in the event of a so-called "no-deal" Brexit.

Staff at the foodbank, which has outlets in Hornsea and Beverley, say they're concerned people will hoard non-perishable food and so reduce donations.

The last venue Sir Elton John will ever play in the UK is set to be Leeds, as he announced a string of tour dates this morning.

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Sir Elton John has said it will be "emotional" when he returns to play a string of dates in the UK in 2020 as part of his three-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

The singer kicked off his goodbye world tour in the US in September, and will continue to perform across the world in more than 300 shows until 2021.

He will conclude his UK tour at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 7 December 2020.