MISSING chef Claudia Lawrence has been remembered by the Archbishop of York in his daily Advent message.

Dr John Sentamu, who has been posting a daily message on his website, appealed to people to pray for families facing separation from loved ones.

He said: “Christmas is a time when families are able to gather and enjoy spending time together. And yet, there are so many for whom Christmas reminds them that someone is missing from the gathering. And it is to this world of hurt that God was pleased to send His Son so that there would always be a way back for our relationships with God and with others.

“We pray for those who are missing – for Claudia Lawrence and for Madeleine McCann – abducted from their families. Let us pray for families facing separation from loved ones this Christmas.”

The message came as Claudia’s father, Peter Lawrence, prepared to give a press conference on Monday to make another appeal for information about his daughter’s disappearance.