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| A 59-year-old man from York has been arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef Claudia Lawrence. | A 59-year-old man from York has been arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef Claudia Lawrence. |
| Miss Lawrence was 35 when she disappeared from her home in the city in 2009. | Miss Lawrence was 35 when she disappeared from her home in the city in 2009. |
| North Yorkshire Police said forensic examinations had been conducted at a house in York. | North Yorkshire Police said forensic examinations had been conducted at a house in York. |
| The BBC also understands the search of a second property in North Shields, Tyneside, is also linked to the Lawrence case. | The BBC also understands the search of a second property in North Shields, Tyneside, is also linked to the Lawrence case. |
| Police have also seized a car and said further arrests could not be ruled out. | Police have also seized a car and said further arrests could not be ruled out. |
| Forensic officers have boarded up the property as part of their investigations at the house in York. | Forensic officers have boarded up the property as part of their investigations at the house in York. |
| Miss Lawrence, who lived in Heworth, worked at the University of York. | Miss Lawrence, who lived in Heworth, worked at the University of York. |
| She was due to start a 06:00 shift there, but failed to turn up. | She was due to start a 06:00 shift there, but failed to turn up. |
| She was reported missing by her father, Peter, 67, the following day. | She was reported missing by her father, Peter, 67, the following day. |
| Extensive searches of the area were made, but she was not found and police have since treated her disappearance as murder. | Extensive searches of the area were made, but she was not found and police have since treated her disappearance as murder. |
| North Yorkshire Police launched a review of the case last year and have carried out new forensic work and searches of Miss Lawrence's home. | North Yorkshire Police launched a review of the case last year and have carried out new forensic work and searches of Miss Lawrence's home. |
| A fresh appeal for information was made on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance in March, which was broadcast on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. | A fresh appeal for information was made on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance in March, which was broadcast on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. |
| Police revealed several new lines of inquiry generated by the review of the case and a fresh examination of her home. | Police revealed several new lines of inquiry generated by the review of the case and a fresh examination of her home. |
| Fingerprints had been uncovered using techniques not available in 2009, they said. | Fingerprints had been uncovered using techniques not available in 2009, they said. |
| A DNA profile of a man was also found on a cigarette end discovered in Miss Lawrence's Vauxhall Corsa. | A DNA profile of a man was also found on a cigarette end discovered in Miss Lawrence's Vauxhall Corsa. |
| North Yorkshire Police said the Lawrence family had been informed of the arrest and were being offered support. | North Yorkshire Police said the Lawrence family had been informed of the arrest and were being offered support. |
| Claudia's mother, Joan, said the arrest was a "total shock". | Claudia's mother, Joan, said the arrest was a "total shock". |
| "I am totally amazed and I haven't really got my head round it," she told BBC Radio York. | "I am totally amazed and I haven't really got my head round it," she told BBC Radio York. |
| Mrs Lawrence, who lives in Malton, had criticised the original investigation into her daughter's disappearance. | Mrs Lawrence, who lives in Malton, had criticised the original investigation into her daughter's disappearance. |
| "They were focussing on just one thing like old boyfriends coming out of the woodwork," she said. | |
| "This is the first time we have been listened to and look what has happened since the new investigation started." | "This is the first time we have been listened to and look what has happened since the new investigation started." |
| 'Very encouraged' | |
| Miss Lawrence's close friend Suzy Cooper said she always believed there would be progress. | |
| "For five years that has been really frustrating," she said. "It feels more tangible now there is an arrest." | |
| Martin Dales, a spokesman for Claudia's father Peter, said he was "very encouraged" by the news of the arrest. | Martin Dales, a spokesman for Claudia's father Peter, said he was "very encouraged" by the news of the arrest. |
| "It is the first time anyone has been arrested in the whole five and a bit years Claudia has been missing," he said. | "It is the first time anyone has been arrested in the whole five and a bit years Claudia has been missing," he said. |
| "Peter and the family want answers and they need some closure. If this is leading in that direction then that will be welcome." | "Peter and the family want answers and they need some closure. If this is leading in that direction then that will be welcome." |
| The BBC's North of England correspondent Danny Savage said: "This is by far the most significant development in this inquiry in five years. It seems now that progress is finally being made." | The BBC's North of England correspondent Danny Savage said: "This is by far the most significant development in this inquiry in five years. It seems now that progress is finally being made." |