62 h. ago Inside abandoned farm buildings where cops held new search for Madeleine McCann

A latest Madeleine McCann search carried out by German and Portuguese teams has taken place in scrubland and derelict buildings near to where she disappeared in Praia da Luz

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5 d. ago Shovels, pickaxes and an abandoned farmhouse: Inside the new search for Madeleine McCann as police race against time

With police scouring derelict farm buildings in Praia da Luz, time is running out to find evidence linking Madeleine’s disappearance to the only suspect, The Independent’s crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin writes

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5 d. ago Shovels, pickaxes and an abandoned farmhouse: Inside the search for Madeleine McCann near Praia da Luz

With police scouring derelict farm buildings for Madeleine McCann, writes The Independent’s crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin, time runs out to find evidence linking her disappearance to the only suspect

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1 week ago 'Deliberate' major blaze at derelict building in Scottish town as police launch investigation

Fire crews worked overnight to put out the blaze at the derelict building.

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1 week ago Emergency crews lock down Paisley street as fire rips through derelict building

Firefighters are currently battling with flames at a derelict building in the Renfrewshire town's Stevenson Street.

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1 week ago Police warning to parents after youths seen climbing into unstable buildings

Police have warned that derelict buildings are often a magnet for anti-social behaviour and low-level crime as they attract young people to enter illegally

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3 w. ago Man exploring abandonded zoo left astonished when he flings object into pond

Sean King, a YouTuber who had visited many abandoned sites, ventured into the defunct Phuket Zoo in Thailand thinking he would just find empty enclosures and derelict buildings, but he was soon running for his life

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3 w. ago Firefighters battle major blaze in derelict building on busy city street as multiple roads shut

Six fire appliances have been sent to a major blaze in Edinburgh.

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