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| Detectives investigating the suspected murder of York chef Claudia Lawrence have confirmed they are examining items removed from her local pub. | Detectives investigating the suspected murder of York chef Claudia Lawrence have confirmed they are examining items removed from her local pub. |
| Eleven officers conducted a "detailed search" of the Nag's Head in Heworth Road lasting seven hours on Wednesday. | |
| It has been reported that they took away bed sheets which had been on a mattress with a small bloodstain on it. | It has been reported that they took away bed sheets which had been on a mattress with a small bloodstain on it. |
| North Yorkshire Police said they could not discuss those details but said some items were undergoing forensic tests. | North Yorkshire Police said they could not discuss those details but said some items were undergoing forensic tests. |
| One of the landlords of the pub, Simon Foreman, told BBC News that he willingly let officers in to search accommodation above the pub. | One of the landlords of the pub, Simon Foreman, told BBC News that he willingly let officers in to search accommodation above the pub. |
| He said the bloodstain on the mattress "may have been there for years". | He said the bloodstain on the mattress "may have been there for years". |
| A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the items retrieved from the pub had been sent to the Forensic Science Service Laboratory at Wetherby for analysis. | A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the items retrieved from the pub had been sent to the Forensic Science Service Laboratory at Wetherby for analysis. |
| He could not say when any test results might be available. | He could not say when any test results might be available. |
| The pub opened for business again on Wednesday night. | The pub opened for business again on Wednesday night. |
| The pub, which is just a few doors away from Ms Lawrence's home in Heworth Road, had previously been searched by police on 28 March, 10 days after the 35-year-old was last seen. | The pub, which is just a few doors away from Ms Lawrence's home in Heworth Road, had previously been searched by police on 28 March, 10 days after the 35-year-old was last seen. |
| The police investigation, the largest in North Yorkshire since the search for multiple killer Mark Hobson in 2004, began when she failed to arrive for work at York University. | The police investigation, the largest in North Yorkshire since the search for multiple killer Mark Hobson in 2004, began when she failed to arrive for work at York University. |
| Detectives are now treating the case as suspected murder. | Detectives are now treating the case as suspected murder. |
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| Ms Lawrence was last seen on 18 March | Ms Lawrence was last seen on 18 March |
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