49 h. 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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49 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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57 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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57 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘told police questions about him can never be answered’

‘Was I or my vehicle clearly seen near the crime scene on the night of the crime?’ the man reportedly wrote

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59 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect sent letter about case to police, reports say

He reportedly said 'decisive questions can never be answered'

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67 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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68 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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69 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 What police found during Madeleine McCann search and what happens next in race against time

A team of German and Portuguese investigators have finished an extensive search

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3 d. ago Brit youngsters still missing after decades with cops still hunting for Madeleine McCann

With police still searching for Madeleine McCann clues years after the three-year-old went missing, the Daily Star looks at several other tragic cases of British children still not found

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Animal bones among limited findings as police hunt ends in Praia da Luz

The three-day search was called off after limited findings including animals bones were unearthed in Praia da Luz

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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 search update as £300k police operation comes to an end

Investigators applauded and shook hands after three days of searching.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann search called off after just three days as police pack up

German and Portuguese police began searching properties on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago New search for Madeleine McCann ENDS with dozens of police seen packing up equipment at remote Portuguese site

The new search for clues related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has ended, after dozens of police were seen packing up investigative equipment at the Portuguese site. 

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann search ends after just three days as police pack up

A renewed search into missing Madeleine McCann, 18 years after her disappearance, has been called off - the search came to an end a day earlier than expected

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Neighbour recalls ‘angry’ rows with suspect on third day of hunt for missing girl

Police have limited time left to find concrete evidence in Praia da Luz connecting suspect Christian Brueckner with Madeleine’s disappearance

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4 d. ago New search for Madeleine McCann enters final hours as police hunting rundown buildings prepare to call off the hunt tonight

A collection of sinister, ramshackle derelict barns and cottages on scrubland covering more than eight square miles, covered with thick vegetation.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann cops 'searching wrong area' claims man who knew Christian Brueckner

A man who claims he was close to the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann disappearance says the police are currently looking in the wrong location as the search operation continues

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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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