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Police have said they “are satisfied” a body found on Christmas Day is that of missing Bristol landscape architect Joanna Yeates.

A couple out walking their dogs discovered the snow-covered body in Longwood Lane in Failand, North Somerset.

Ms Yeates, 25, from Clifton, had not been seen since 17 December.

Police said the death was being treated as suspicious but post-mortem test results were not expected until Monday.

Ms Yeates is thought to have returned to the flat she shared with her boyfriend Greg Reardon, 27, after she was last seen at a Tesco Express store in Clifton at about 2030 GMT.

Mr Reardon was in Sheffield visiting family for the weekend and reported her missing to police when he returned home two days later.

Ms Yeates’ keys, mobile phone, purse and coat had been left behind at their flat.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: “While a formal identification procedure is yet to be completed, police are satisfied that the body is that of 25-year-old landscape architect Joanna Yeates, who went missing during the weekend before Christmas.”

He added: “A post-mortem examination has been taking place in Bristol today.

“However, because of the extreme freezing conditions in which Joanna’s body was found, it is unlikely that any findings from this will be known until tomorrow at the earliest.

“Officers are, however, treating Joanna’s death as suspicious at this stage but will not be able to discuss this further until the results of the post mortem are known.”

Police have appealed for information which may help them fill in the gap between Ms Yeates’ disappearance and the discovery of her body.

They were expected to continue their fingertip search in the Longwood Lane area throughout Sunday.

Ch Supt Jon Stratford, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: “Our heartfelt condolences go out to Joanna’s family for their loss.

“We have not stopped working hard throughout the Christmas period to find their daughter after she was reported missing.

“Now we will work just as hard to discover exactly what happened to her and how she came to be in Longwood Lane on Christmas morning.

“Until the post-mortem examination is able to firmly establish how Joanna died, we are keeping an open mind about the cause of her death.

“However, I would appeal to anyone with any information whatsoever that can help this investigation to please come forward and help us provide Joanna’s parents with the answers they so desperately want and need.”

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The Met Office issues a severe weather warning for widespread icy roads in Northern Ireland on Sunday.

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Airports could face fines when passengers have their travel plans disrupted, the government has said.

London’s Heathrow Airport faced criticism last week when it closed snow-hit runways, stranding thousands.

Aviation minister Theresa Villiers said an airport should be fined when it “does let passengers down and doesn’t prepare properly for severe weather”.

A spokesperson from the Department for Transport said it was “considering options” for new legislation.

“The Government is committed to reforming the way airports are regulated, putting passengers at the very heart of how they are run,” the spokesman added.

Ms Villiers said ministers wanted to “give the regulator power to fine the airport where it does let passengers down and doesn’t prepare properly for severe weather conditions”.

She added: “We want to make sure that airports are doing their very best to prepare for severe weather conditions.

“They need to perform properly and they need to prepare properly.”

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond told the Sunday Times there should be an “economic penalty for service failure”.

In the interview, Mr Hammond said it was unacceptable that BAA would face no punishment under the current system for the recent chaos at Heathrow.

Under that system, fines can be imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority for failures in passenger queues at security checkpoints and for poor standards of cleanliness. The maximum total annual penalty is 7% of airport charges.

Mr Hammond said he wanted the air regulators to have the power to impose additional financial penalties.

“Greater weight needs to be given to performance and passenger satisfaction,” he added.

The Sunday Times says a new airport economic regulation bill would create new powers to impose fines for service failures and penalties for airports which fail to prepare for adverse weather.

BAA chief executive Colin Matthews announced he would give up his annual bonus after recent disruption at Heathrow.

The company, owned by a Spanish conglomerate, found itself unable to clear snow and ice from runways and aircraft gates, crippling the airport and ruining the holidays of thousands.

Flights were also disrupted at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gatwick, Luton and London City airports, while terminals across Europe were also closed.

The EU Commission said the industry needed to “get serious” about preparing for bad weather.

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A 40-year-old man is treated in hospital after being assaulted as he crossed a road in Omagh, County Tyrone.

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The death of an 18-year-old who had been involved in a disturbance outside a Paisley nightclub is treated as suspicious.

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