UPDATED 3.35pm: North Yorkshire Police have confirmed Jack Gates has been arrested this afternoon in the Eastfield area of Scarborough. He remains in police custody at this time.

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POLICE are urgently appealing for help to find a 27-year-old man in connection to an assault on two women at a property in Scarborough.

Officers have released an image of Jack Gates following the incident, saying they are concerned for his welfare.

The incident took place in the early hours of this morning.

Police have been trying to find Jack and have asked anyone who sees him not to approach him but to call 999.