A man has been charged with murder in connection with the disappearance of the Hertfordshire University student Joy Morgan.

Ajibola Shogbamimu, 40, from London, will appear at Hatfield remand court on Thursday, Hertfordshire constabulary said.

Morgan, who would have turned 21 this month, was last seen in Ilford, east London, on Boxing Day at celebration at her church.

The student made WhatsApp contact with people on her course the following day and was reported missing on 7 February.

Morgan is slim, wears glasses and is 5ft 5in. She has afro hair, which she regularly covers with a scarf.

She has links to Ilford, Battersea, Cricklewood, Stevenage and Luton.