Search for missing Hull student Libby Squire enters fourth day as coastguard and fire and rescue services join hunt

Libby, 21, was spotted getting in a taxi after leaving the 'Welly club' in Hull at around 11pm on Thursday (Jan 31) before returning to her home on Wellesley Avenue.

Libby - who was wearing a black long sleeved top, leather jacket and black denim skirt with lace - was spotted "very drunk" after getting out of the taxi, it was reported.

The second-year Philosophy and Religion student was then seen 45 minutes later less than half a mile away sat on a bench at the junction of Beverley Road and Haworth Street.

Police sniffer dogs and crimes scene investigation officers combed properties on Sunday in the roads adjacent to the last place Libby was spotted.

Specialist teams are also carrying out searches around the River Hull.

A pair of investigators took swabs, photographed the front door and placed arrow markers on the door.

The team - who had been at the property for over an hour - also used ultra-violet light and torches on the front door.

Police have ruled out three items found near where she was last seen - including a lip gloss and screwdriver - and said they are "part of another investigation".

There "was nothing to suggest, at this stage, that the items retrieved by forensic officers near the spot where Libby Squire was last seen [on CCTV] are connected with the investigation into her disappearance", the police spokesperson said.

In a statement released on Sunday, Detective Superintendent Simon Gawthorpe said: “There are a number of leads we are following up and I want to offer my thanks to everyone who has come forward with information, your help has been invaluable.