A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting missing Hull University student Libby Squire.
Libby, 21, whose full name is Liberty Anna, went missing in the early hours last Friday. She has still not been found, police said today.
The arrest came as forensic officers searched a property which is reported to be the home of a man who works as a butcher.
Officers were seen at the property in Oak Road, Hull, on Thursday afternoon.
In a statement, Humberside Police said: "A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Hull student Libby Squire.
"Officers made the arrest at an address in Raglan Street, Hull, last night. The man remains in our custody, assisting us with our enquires.
"We have not yet found Libby and doing so remains our top priority."
"Libby's parents have been informed of the man's arrest and we're continuing to support them at this difficult time."
The address where the man was arrested is about half-a-mile from Miss Squire's home.
Officers also towed away a silver Vauxhall Astra from the street outside the property.
A woman, who did not want to be named, said earlier this week that she had heard an "urgent, panicked scream" outside her house at around 12.30am on Friday.
The woman, who lives near Miss Squire's home, said the area is populated by students who make a lot of noise "any day of the week".
But she said the nature of the scream she heard on Friday morning was unusual and sounded like a woman was "being harassed".
She said the scream was followed by male voices and the sound of a "bang".
"It was an urgent scream. It was panicked. It sounded like she was being harassed. That's not unusual but not that kind of scream."
She said she had spoken to police about what she had heard.
Humberside police are set to drive a billboard around Hull and hand out flyers on Thursday.
Officers will speak with people and hand out leaflets in a bid to gather information about her disappearance.
An 11-square-metre screen displaying images of the University of Hull student will also be driven around the area.
On Wednesday, her parents Lisa and Russ issued a statement thanking everyone who had helped in the search for their daughter, saying they had been “overwhelmed with people’s kindness and support.”
Police said Mr and Mrs Squire, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, had met with their daughter's friends and university staff.
In their statement, the couple said Miss Squire - whose full name is Liberty Anna - has two younger sisters and a younger brother, who all live in High Wycombe.
They said: "Growing up, Libby was a really happy child, and she is extremely close to her family and her siblings."
Mr and Mrs Squire explained how Libby enjoyed English Language, English Literature and Latin at school and has a close group of friends stretching back to primary school.
They said she moved to Hull in September 2017 to study philosophy and was "really happy" at the university with a "lovely group of friends".
They said she had decided to attend Hull University because she "fell in love with the city".
