2 h. ago Madeleine McCann detectives begin digging with excavator on second day of new search for missing girl in Portugal after investigating run

Teams of German and Portuguese cops, as well as firefighters, face the daunting task of hunting for clues 18 years on from the disappearance of the British three-year-old in 2007.

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8 h. ago Madeleine McCann search: Police 'bring in radar equipment' as hunt for missing girl continues near Portugal's Praia da Luz

Search teams seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings in an area near Praia da Luz

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24 h. ago What happened to Madeleine McCann? Timeline of the 18 year missing girl mystery as new search launched in Portugal

Police have begun a renewed search for Madeliene, nearly two decades after the three-year-old disappeared, Joe Sommerlad and Rachel Clun report

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49 h. ago Madeleine McCann detectives begin fresh search for the missing girl where she was last seen

A well-placed Portuguese source confirmed this week's operation was scheduled get underway tomorrow but said some preparation work may take place beforehand

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3 d. ago Body found in search for missing girl who disappeared in River Thames

Emergency services raced to the scene on Friday afternoon following reports that two children had gotten into difficulty in the River Thames.

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3 d. ago Body found in search for missing girl in River Thames as boy remains in hospital

Emergency services were called on Friday after reports that two children had got into difficulty in the water

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3 d. ago Thames missing girl: Body found in search for child who disappeared in river

Emergency services rushed to Gravesend on Friday afternoon following a report that two children had entered the river and gotten into difficulty near the Royal Terrace Pier

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4 d. ago Search suspended for missing 'Romanian girl, 9,' who vanished in Thames in front of parents

Lifeboats and coastguard helicopters have spent the afternoon looking for the girl who vanished near the Royal Terrace Pier at Gravesend, Kent, in front of her parents.

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4 d. ago Emergency services suspend search for missing girl in Thames

Two children got into difficulty in the water near the Royal Terrace Pier on Friday afternoon

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4 d. ago Thames search LIVE: Girl missing in river after kids get into difficulty in water

Coastguard officials said a boy has been recovered from the water, but a girl is still missing after receiving reports of two children getting into difficulty in the river

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4 d. ago Thames search LIVE: Girl missing in river after children get into difficulty in water

Coastguard officials said a boy has been recovered from the water, but a girl is still missing after receiving reports of two children getting into difficulty in the river

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5 d. ago Body found in search for missing teenage girl who fell into reservoir from dam

Emergency services were called to Baitings Dam near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, at 1.17pm on Wednesday

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5 d. ago Body found in search for missing girl, 3, who fell into Baitings Dam reservoir

A body has been discovered amid a major hunt for a schoolgirl who fell into the water while out on a walk with her dad at Baitings Dam near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday afternoon

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5 d. ago Baitings Dam update as cops find body in search for missing girl, 3, who fell into water

A body has been discovered amid a major hunt for a schoolgirl who fell into the water while out on a walk with her dad at Baitings Dam near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday afternoon

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6 d. ago Search for teenage girl feared missing in Baitings Dam reservoir enters second day

Underwater searches were carried out overnight

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3 w. ago A mom was arrested after starving her child in a closet. Now, cops are searching for her sister who has been missing since 2017.

The little girl was never formally reported to be missing, but police are now searching for her after her grandmother called 911 because her sister had been allegedly ‘locked’ in a closet

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3 w. ago Eight migrants thought to be lost at sea after boat capsized are found alive in San Diego – but 10

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’d be seeking the death penalty against the alleged smugglers

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4 w. ago Rescue crews search for missing girl lost in Texas floodwaters while forecasters warn of more storms

Rescue crews in Texas are searching for a 10-year-old girl swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters and forecasters warn that more heavy rains and flooding could be on the way to the Houston area and the state’s coast

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