A man has appeared in court charged with raping and murdering the Hull student Libby Squire, whose body was found in March after a huge search.

Pawel Relowicz, 25, appeared via video link at Hull magistrates court where he spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and Polish nationality.

He was not required to enter any pleas, and was remanded in custody to appear at Hull crown court on Thursday.

Relowicz was charged by Humberside police last week.

Squire, 21, who was originally from High Wycombe and was studying philosophy, was reported missing in the early hours of Friday 1 February after an evening out with friends.

Hundreds of uniformed police officers as well as dog handlers and underwater officers took part in a search operation, and her body was recovered from the Humber estuary on 20 March.