29 h. ago Irish woman ‘in fear’ ahead of release of Christian Brueckner

Hazel Behan, who has waived her right to anonymity, alleges she was raped at knifepoint by the German man, who was acquitted by a court.

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47 h. ago Madeleine McCann police 'found something they were looking for' says detective

A detective who was brought in to help find Madeleine McCann, has said he is "convinced" that German police have found important evidence

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55 h. ago Is this the end of the road in the hunt for Madeleine McCann? How the desperate new search unfolded in Portugal

After a three-day search effort drew to a close without any sign of a breakthrough, crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin reports from Praia da Luz on the latest attempt to give the McCann family answers

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61 h. ago Six major questions raised by Madeleine McCann suspect's letter

In his latest bid to clear his name, and gloat at police, Christian Brueckner has sent a letter to police which highlights six major questions in relation to the case

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66 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘told police decisive questions can never be answered’

Christian Brueckner is due to be released from jail in September if no further charges are brought.

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66 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect makes sick taunt in letter about police investigation as German paedophile's prison release date draws closer

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has disturbingly taunted police in a new sickening letter about the toddler's disappearance as his prison release date looms closer.

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68 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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3 d. ago The hunt for Maddie has unearthed a sickening stash, a chilling message and a 'confession'

This week masked police officers armed with pickaxes, shovels and even a mechanical digger could be glimpsed working their way through a neglected patch of Portuguese scrubland.

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3 d. ago Shocking new Madeleine McCann claim that 'drunk' German wife of British man ran the child over before couple dumped the body at sea emerges in Portuguese media report

German prosecutors refused to probe a couple suspected of running over Madeleine McCann in a drink-drive accident, it was sensationally claimed today.

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3 d. ago Brit man at centre of new Madeleine McCann theory 'overheard saying 5 chilling words'

Portuguese authorities are said to have received a chilling tip-off from a British woman who believed her own brother - and his German wife - may be hiding the truth behind Madeleine McCann's disappearance

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3 d. ago Shocking new Madeleine McCann claim that British man and his 'drunk' German wife ran the child over then dumped the body at sea emerges in Portuguese media report

German prosecutors refused to probe a couple suspected of running over Madeleine McCann in a drink-drive accident, it was sensationally claimed today.

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3 d. ago The hunt for Maddie has unearthed a sickening stash, a chilling message and a'confession'

This week masked police officers armed with pickaxes, shovels and even a mechanical digger could be glimpsed working their way through a neglected patch of Portuguese scrubland.

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3 d. ago German police brand search for Madeleine McCann a 'waste of time' as sources claim three

Rainer Grimm, boss of the BKA, Germany's equivalent of the FBI, is in Portugal overseeing the search which ended yesterday.

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann detective's haunting final words to friend before 'last throw of dice'

The head of the German force leading the fresh searches for Madeleine McCann confided in a friend before this week's search and shared a candid four word statement

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3 d. ago Revealed: The four words a top German detective said before 'last

Rainer Grimm, boss of the BKA, Germany's equivalent of the FBI, is in Portugal overseeing the search which ended yesterday.

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3 d. ago Investigators congratulate themselves as Madeleine McCann searches end

Search teams wound down the operation in Atalaia, near Lagos, Portugal, on Thursday, after three days of scouring scrubland and abandoned structures.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann searches to end after three days scouring abandoned buildings

The searches began on Tuesday in an area of scrubland on the outskirts of Lagos, Portugal.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann search development that police hope will end 18

A development in the search for Madeleine McCann has seen German police officers head to Portugal to scour buildings and land in a bid to bring an end to the 18-year hunt

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5 d. ago Madeleine McCann: Search teams scour scrubland and abandoned buildings

Painstaking work is taking place in an area a few miles from the Algarve resort where Madeleine was last seen in 2007.

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5 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest as police find 'potential evidence' in Portugal farmhouse

The new search for Madeleine McCann is being carried out at the request of the German federal police

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