2 w. ago Madeleine McCann cops find 'clothing and bones' as they probe samples from dig

Detectives investigating the Madeleine McCann case are said to be looking closely at 'clothing debris and bones' found at the search site last week in Lagos, Portugal

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2 w. ago Inside the abandoned buildings where police held new search for Madeleine McCann

German and Portuguese police teams searched scrubland near where Madeleine disappeared

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3 w. 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 w. ago Inside abandoned Madeleine McCann search farmhouse as new 'evidence' found

In what is understood to be the most significant search operation since 2008, German police are scouring the area of Praia da Luz in search of missing Madeleine McCann, with fresh evidence leading them to lonely abandoned farm buildings

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann police use radar to search scrubland and abandoned shacks

It's the third day of the latest search for the missing British three-year-old

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3 w. ago Police focus on abandoned Portuguese buildings in Madeleine McCann search

German and Portuguese officers work in countryside near resort where toddler went missingSearches for Madeleine McCann have resumed in Portugal with police using a digger to clear debris around an abandoned building a few miles from where the British toddler was last seen in 2007. On Wednesday, Portuguese and German authorities continued focusing on derelict structures in countryside a few miles from the resort of Praia da Luz. The fresh searches for Madeleine began on Tuesday, 18 years after the three-year-old disappeared from Praia da Luz while her parents were out having dinner, leaving her sleeping in a nearby room with her toddler twin siblings. The sounds of chainsaws and strimmers could be heard as investigators appeared to continue clearing areas of scrubland in Atalaia, on the outskirts of Praia da Luz. Police used a JCB to clear rubble around one building and also appeared to have emptied another nearby disused structure of debris. Bricks and rocks could be seen piled outs...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann: Police searching second abandoned farmhouse on edge of cliff

Officers were today seen removing rubble from the graffiti-covered structure within 100 metres of a cliff edge - just 24 hours after hauling away bags of earth for forensic testing

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann 'evidence' found in abandoned houses by search teams

German and Portuguese police have been searching abandoned properties near Praia Da Luz in Portugal, where Madeleine went missing 18 years ago.

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann search LIVE: Cops seen at abandoned farmhouse as sick theory shared

Disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral has branded the new Madeleine McCann searches over the top and wheeled out a sick theory about her disappearance

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann search team finds 'evidence' in abandoned houses

Police are beginning the second day of their search near abandoned houses a few miles from the town where Madeleine went missing

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann search: Police scour abandoned farmhouse and drain well as major operation in Algarve under way

German police investigating disappearance over 18 years ago to carry out searches ‘for signs of body’

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann live updates: Police explore abandoned farmhouse as search gets underway near suspect's former home

LIVE UPDATES: Follow MailOnline's live coverage as police resume searches for Madeleine McCann in the Portuguese resort Praia da Luz where she vanished from 18 years ago during a family break.

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3 w. ago Watch live: Madeleine McCann investigators scour abandoned farmhouse near Christian Brueckner home in Portugal

Watch live as investigators searching for Madeleine McCann scour an abandoned farmhouse near the home of prime suspect Christian Brueckner.

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann: Abandoned farmhouse at centre of search as cops seen digging

Search teams have descended on an area between Praia da Luz and a house close to where suspect Christian Brueckner used to live - before focusing their efforts on an abandoned farmhouse

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Investigators scour abandoned farmhouse near suspect’s home in Portugal

Searches will take place between Praia da Luz and one of houses where suspect Christian Brueckner lived

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