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risen, over 200 dead and 120 are still trapped.

programme tonight: Police sniffer dogs search the house of the man

arrested on suspicion of the murder of Claudia Lawrence.

We'll be live in York with the latest as Michael Snelling is

questioned for a second day. Also tonight, an appeal from the

parents of Jasmyn Chan, the teenager killed in a hit`and`run in

Sheffield. You know who is responsible. Do the right thing and

contact the police. Find out what happened next for Sewing Bee

competitor Julie Grommett, after the television cameras went away.

It's been a beautiful day. How long will the fine weather last? Join me

for all the details. Welcome to Look North. On the

programme tonight: Police sniffer dogs search the house of the man

arrested on suspicion of the murder of Claudia Lawrence.

We'll be live in York with the latest as Michael Snelling is

questioned for a second day. Also tonight, an appeal from the

parents of Jasmyn Chan, the teenager killed in a hit`and`run in

Sheffield. You know who is It has been a day of police activity

here at Michael Snelling's semi`detached suburban home in York.

He's continuing to be questioned at a police station all day today by

detectives and the police stance has not altered from the statement of

yesterday morning when they said that they've arrested a 59`year`old

man on suspicion of the murder of Claudia Lawrence and further arrests

could not be ruled out. This afternoon they sent the dogs in, the

police dogs in to search Michael Snelling's back garden. Earlier a

tent had been erected for forensic investigations to begin.

The questioning of the 59`year`old former university lab technician

went into its second day. In North Shields, there were further police

searches today at the home of Michael Snelling's mother, where he

was arrested yesterday. One of Claudia's best friends told today of

receiving the news that there have been an arrest in the case. I can

always say that I've never totally given up hope. I've always wanted a

resolution. That's not changed. As time's gone on, you have to get on

with life to a certain extent, but Claudia's disappearance has been

part of my life for more than five years now. It will be probably

forever. Yesterday's developments followed the relaunch last autumn by

a new police team of the investigation into Claudia's

disappearance, after five years with no apparent results. It included a

new two`month search of Claudia's house. For the first time, new

fingerprints had been found inside. Six months later, the progress of

the new investigation led to yesterday's arrest of Michael

Snelling. John what happens next? Mr Snelling has now been in police

custody for 36 hours. He could be held for up to 48, 72 or even 96

hours. There's a feeling tonight that it may be getting to a

situation now where he could be given bail, pending further

inquiries. We're awaiting possible news on that later this evening.

Thank you. Later, captured on CCTV. The moments

members of a group claim they spread the Christian message confront a man

at a Bradford mosque. Next tonight, five days ago Jasmyn

Chan was killed in a hit`and`run. Police are following new leads as

they try to find the driver. Today her parents appealed to the public

for their help. Clasping a grey hoodie top, a

favourite of her daughter's, Jasmyn Chan's mother joined her husband to

carry out a task no parent would ever ask for. Someone knows

something. I'm appealing to all mothers and fathers, please, if you

know who is responsible, do the right thing. Contact the police.

Please just think if this was your daughter, our family are desperate

for answers. Try to understand `` we try to understand how this has

happened to our precious Jas. We have new identities, new vehicles

being put forward on a daily basis. What I would say was that we have

had some people who said they don't believe action is taken. Every lead

that has been put forward will be followed through. The extent

happened at 9. 20 on Friday night. There are reports that Jasmine,

known as Jazzy to her friends, was able to push a younger girl out of

the way of the car before this hit her. In the days since Jasmine died,

the pile of flowers and toys placed at the scene of the accident has

continued to grow. The messages on the cards reveal a portrait of a

young woman held in great affection by so many. Now people who live

around the sight of the road crossing, want to see a safety

improvement. Put your comments as well please. 5,000 signatures will

be needed on this petition to secure a council debate on the matter. Most

vehicles speed down here. Nobody adheres to the 30mph limit. So what

do you do? Obviously, I'm not an expert, but it warrants either speed

bumps, some form of warning. As a family, we are all heartbroken. I

don't know how we will ever get over losing our precious Jasmyn. Please

if you know something, come forward now. She was a loving, friendly

girl, who was just so giving. Their difficult appeal made, Jasmine's

family now have to wait for answers. How long will depend on the driver

or their family doing the right thing.

In other news, a drugs trafficker from Sheffield has been sentenced to

20 years in prison for running an international

heroin and cocaine ring. 50`year`old Craig Allen, who lived in Thailand,

was described as a "major league supplier" who distributed drugs

across the UK. Allen was tracked down in Amsterdam, after a four`year

investigation. Four other people who worked with him were sentenced to

between six and 18 years in jail. The judge said the sentences took

into account the vast quantities of drugs involved.

We're delighted with the sentences passed today. They really do reflect

the seriousness of the criminality that Craig Allen and his organised

crime group were involved in, perpetrating the movement of

controlled drugs into the communities of South Yorkshire, from

the other side of the world. That shows and demonstrates the level of

sophistication and determination that Craig Allen had and his 20`year

sentence is indicative of his criminality.

drugs involved. There's been a big drop in the

numbers of unemployed in Yorkshire . Figures for the period between

January and March show there were 230,000 people without a job. That's

10,000 fewer than the previous quarter. The regional

unemployment rate is now 8.3% the second highest in Britain.

A 21`year`old man has admitted posting a grossly offensive message

on Facebook after the fatal stabbing of a teacher in Leeds.

Jake Newsome from Harehills wrote the message on the social networking

site a few days after Ann Maguire was killed. He's been warned he

could face jail when he's sentenced next month.

Meanwhile it's been confirmed the funeral of Ann Maguire will be held

in Leeds on Friday. The 61`year`old died, after being stabbed in front

of pupils in a classroom at Corpus Christi Catholic College last month.

A private service for family and friends will take place at her local

church in Moortown. People living near the Yorkshire

cricket ground at Headingley have told Look North they're concerned

about plans for new floodlights. The club says the lights are needed

to secure the ground's future as a venue for Test match cricket.

Residents want the new lights to be retractable, but the club says that

would be too expensive. We don't oppose that kind of

development in principle, we realise that it is difficult for them to

operate, but they have to make the extra effort and find the extra

money in order to be able to create masts which will be tolerable for

the residents. Telescopic lights cost in the region of 1. ?1.5

million. We haven't got the extra 1. ?1.5 million to do the retractible

ones. Those would be ideal but the money is not there. A formal process

of redundancies has begun at Leeds United football club. The club is

losing more than ?1 million a movement it's not clear how many

staff at Elland Road are losing their jobs. We understand they

include the head of media and communications, as well as other

commercial personnel. A public meeting will be held

tonight about the future of urgent care services in Scarborough and

Ryedale. Protests took place two years ago against plans to cut the

opening hours at the minor injuries unit at Malton Hospital. The local

clinical commissioning group says it wants to close the unit and a

walk`in centre in Scarborough and replace them with two urgent care

centres. 700 people have taken part in a consultation and the outcomes

will be revealed tonight. Now, CCTV images of a group of

uniformed men entering a Bradford mosque is part of a campaign to

spread a Christian message, have been released to the BBC. The group

called Britain First walked into the mosque last weekend, where they

confronted the Imam, who was alone in the building. A delegation from

the mosque will travel to London tomorrow to discuss what happened

with a Government minister. Is this the moment when a small

political group's protest overstepped the mark? CCTV footage

released to the BBC, shows a group of uniformed men and one woman going

into Bradford's Westgate mosque. They walk around, leave a Bible,

then enter the main hall without removing their shoes. They're

members of Britain First and they also made their own video of the

unannounced visit. Their actions have offended worshippers in the

city. One of this mosque's trustees told me how the Imam is upset about

what happened. He now feels that this was almost like a military

operation, they were very aggressive. He even uses the kind

of, like they were from the armed forces that came and violated his

space. Prayers have continued since the weekend, but some fear the

uninvited group could return. Around a quarter of Bradford's population

are Muslim. Tens of thousands attend mosques like this one. What happened

at the weekend has left many feeling very concerned, not just here, but

across the city. Britain First are a far`right political group, who broke

away from the British National Party. Their own video of the visit

to Bradford last Saturday, includes this confrontation with the Imam.

Jesus Christ our Lord wants to save Frau hell. West Yorkshire Police are

investigating what happened and say: Worshippers have been left unnerved

by the invasion of the mosque. Leaving the Bible was clearly

designed to provoke. I've been reading through this over the last

few days. Nowhere do I find that the Bible is teaching them to go about

invadeing other people's property or disrespecting others' religion.

Tomorrow he will meet with the Government's cohesion minister to

discuss the incident. The far`right group have said they plan to return

to Yorkshire. We're joined now by Right Reverend

Nick Baines. He was previous live the bishop of Bradford. Britain

First call this a Christian crusade, is it? No, it isn't. Actually, if

you took the Christian Gospel seriously, you wouldn't behave in

this way. You certainly don't enter other people's places of worship and

intimidate them in that way. Had it been the `` been the other way round

and a group of Muslims had gone into a church with the Koran would there

have been more public outcry? I don't know if there would have been

a public outcry, but people wouldn't have been happy with that. It might

have had a different sort of response. You just don't behave like

that. It's just extremely unhelpful. Especially in a place where the

relationships are very good between Christians and Muslims. Clearly,

it's a fairly inflammatory thing to do. Some in the Muslim community

have said, you know Bradford should remain calm. Can you understand that

tensions may be ` have risen through this? I don't think tensions have

risen but you can understand why people in the Muslim community would

feel vulnerable because of this. But I think their response has been `

don't rise to it. That's what happens to bullies. You give them

what they want. The best thing to do is keep it calm, keep it down and

don't rise to the How do bait. You get together to really reassure each

other that things are OK? I think that is happening already. Over the

weekend, I was in touch with a friend of mine and the Imam, and the

acting bishop has been in touch as well. We have made statements of

support. We are in it together, to quote George Osborne. I think that's

OK. The relationships in Bradford are strong because we work on them

when times are good. You don't wait until they're bad and then try to

bring it all together. We support one another and we encourage one

another. I don't think that will change. Talking about vulnerability

there. There is talk of stepping up security in the mosques, maybe

security guards there or opening just for prayer times. Do you not

think that may segregate the community? I don't know about

segregating the community. If people feel under threat, they feel

vulnerable, then they can retreat. I think if we can avoid that, it would

be very helpful. Of course, you understand if they say, we would

like a couple of guys on the door to ensure this doesn't happen. Nick

Baines, thank you very much for joining us. Before 7pm: She found

fame on the BBC's great British Sewing Bee. We talk to Julie

Grommett to find out what happened once the cameras went away. When

you've got to go, you've got to go. This toilet really can go. These

gentlemen here won't settle for being number two, they want to be

number one. They're going for a world record attempt on the fastest

loo. Only on Look North! Was he plumb

being new depths there? Oh, Phil, let's move on. How's your sowing? I

spend most nights darning my socks. I do struggle to sew even a button,

but another Yorkshire lass hasn't got the issues I have. Julie

Grommett's northern charm won hearts when she appeared on the Great

British Sewing Bee this year. Now she's launching her own clothing

line. She's joined forces with the tailor from Castleford, who's

dressed Royals and TV stars. It's a new take on flatcaps and tweed waist

coats, which I rather fancy. Julie's skills were borne out of

necessity when her daughter took up ballroom dancing. The the diamonte

has stayed but the fabric has changed. Tweed is something I've

loved. For the last few years I've made my own growths. When I came off

the Sewing Bee, everybody mentioned the clothes I were wearing in a

positive way. I thought, well, maybe we could do something about it.

Maybe there's a market for the kind of clothes that I wear. I like it. I

don't like it. I think the colours are horrible. My colours are boring.

Straight talking also won her fans and she decide today was new or

never. In just five weeks she's managed to pull together her own

line of tweeds, much of it aimed at the under ones. Too much for one

person, she's teamed up with a local tailor, who's had his own share of

fame and had been thinking of retiring. Yeah, we've done for the

Royals as well. We've done for Savile Row. She's a Castler, so

we've got to lock after her. For a couple of weeks, the traditional

men's trousers have given way to rather smaller garments. It's been a

challenge, but the real issue is what happens if the line takes off?

We can do it. We've got here, we're lucky, we have a waiting list of

girls wanting to come because nobody ever leaves. I've got one girl down

stairs, she's been here since she were 15 and she's 50 now. We're like

a family. So, we can take more people on, if we have to. For Julie,

whose day job is as a housing officer, it's been a whirlwind that

could one day become a fulltime career. You know, all these big

companies, the Barbers of the world, they all start somewhere. There's

nothing to say it couldn't happen to us. We could be ape household name.

One up heard here first. Baby tweed, I love it.

I've been predicting a comeback for tweed for a long time. Can you

imagine me in tweed? Would you need a deer stalker? Very middle class.

Not you. Strictly working class, me. I feel we should apologise in

advance for the toilet talk coming up. A man from Brighouse is hoping

he can beat a world land speed record on a motorised toilet.

Trevor Duckworth has held 50 national and world records and hopes

he will be flushed with success this weekend, when his converted go`cart

loo takes to a track. Who else could we send other than our bog standard

reporter Ian White to meet him. Stop it! Meet Shawn and Trevor, they're

men on ape mission. They just love speed. They're at this work shop in

Brighouse to put the finishing touches to the latest vehicle that's

hopefully going to be a world record breaker, a toilet on a go`kart.

This is their inspiration, a speed attempt by a Canadian and a world

record of 55mph achieved in Australia. I know what you're

thinking, I bet this is not a real toilet. You're wrong, because it

does actually flush. Whoa, look at this. But it's not connected up.

Nearly caught my pants down there. The motorised toilet is an idea we

had in the local pub on the back of a beer mat. We decided we could

build something of entertainment value so we could have a laugh.

Trevor's no stranger to danger. We featured him on Look North in 1986,

going for a record on this three`wheeler. His work shop is full

of trophies and certificates, 21 world records and 28 national ones.

It's his friend Shawn who has a big job on his hands this weekend. We

have a toilet brush here, which hopefully I won't need to use and

toilet paper here, which again, I'm hoping it stays on the What's it

roll. Like when it's on the track and going? Scary? I wouldn't say

scary, it's not great, though. Because you're sat high up and

you're on top of the toilet, it's quite skittish. It tends to one to

throw you off. You're clinging on, appropriately I'll keep the lid up,

I think. Don't get caught short, the world record attempt takes place

this weekend. Come on Shawn. Be a gentleman and

put the seat down. Like my mother. I find myself putting the lid down

at my house. That's handy, from one item about toilets, here's a man

used to talking out of his backside. Will there be a skid chicane one?

He's lowered the tone. He's lower class. Let's show you tlie pictures

that came in the last 24 hours. That's beautiful.

Keep the pictures coming in. The fine weather will last. Tomorrow

more in the way of cloud pushing in from the west. So variable cloud.

There will be warm, sunny spells. High pressure in charge. Friday

looks a cracking day with a lot of sunshine and highs of 21 Celsius. On

the satellite picture, can you see the cloud held off to the west. 17

degrees Celsius. This cloud is associated with a weak warm front.

It will push eastwards overnight. It is a fine and sunny evening across

Yorkshire. That cloud will continue to thicken overnight. Just perhaps

bringing a few spots of drizzle a little bit of mistiness and low

cloud to the Yorkshire Dales. Further east it's going to be dry.

Lowest temperatures coming in at seven or eight Celsius. So, the sun

will rise in the morning at 5. 05, setting at just after 9pm. At the

coast tomorrow a lovely day. The odd spot of drizzle and light

shower is possible in the morning. Most of us will be dry. Mistiness

over the Pennines. Generally a lot more cloud. Through the day this

cloud will thin and break. The afternoon should brighten up nicely

with sunshine. The sunshine might be hazy, quite a bit of medium and

high`level cloud tomorrow. The warm front coming through tonight help

with temperatures. Highs of 17 degrees in Scarborough. That's a big

improvement. 18, possibly 19, possible west or south York. ``

Yorkshire. Friday, less cloud again, more in the way of sunshine. A

beautiful day, 21 Celsius the high. All parts will be dry. Temperatures

holding on through Friday evening. Saturday a lovely day. Chance of a

shower Saturday afternoon. Still a lot of uncertainty. The break down

comes some time on Sunday. At the moment, it might be later rather

than sooner. A nice spell of weather.

Before we go, we return to our main story, the late eon the Claudia

Lawrence investigation in York. John, I gather there's been some

developments within the last few minutes? That's right. Since we've

been on the air, North Yorkshire Police have announced that the

59`year`old man they arrested at 8am yesterday morning on suspicion of

the murder of Claudia Lawrence has this evening been released from

police custody on conditional bail. He had been in custody for 36 hours,

but tonight, he's been released on conditional bail and that was the

statement we got within the last few minutes from North Yorkshire Police.

John, live in York, thank you very much.

Of course, we'll have further updates on that developing story

through the course of the evening. A man who's been questioned by the

police in connection with the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence

has been released on bail. If you need, can you get more on BBC Radio

York as well. They are on air live now. Our Facebook page is up and

running. There's e`mail as well. That's the way that you can get in

touch with us, if you'd like to share your stories or comment on

anything you've seen on the programme. Twitter is@BBClooknorth.

We will be back at 10. 25pm. Good night.

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