28 h. ago Madeleine McCann UPDATES: Bombshell new theory over disappearance of toddler

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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47 h. 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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69 h. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Hunt for clues ramps up with heavy machinery as deadline looms

Police used a JCB and ground penetrating radar in the search area near Praia da Luz, which is also close to Christian Brueckner’s former house

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69 h. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Police ramp up Praia da Luz hunt for missing girl with radar and excavator

Investigators are focused on an area between Praia da Luz, where she disappeared 18 years ago, and Christian Brueckner’s former house

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Police deploy drones, digger in farm building hunt near Praia da Luz

Investigators are focused on an area between Praia da Luz, where she disappeared 18 years ago, and Christian Brueckner’s former house

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: New farmhouse building investigated by police after draining well in Praia da Luz

Investigators are focused on an area between Praia da Luz, where she disappeared 18 years ago, and Christian Brueckner’s former house

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Police investigate another farmhouse building as day two of new hunt begins

Investigators are focused on an area between Praia da Luz, where she disappeared 18 years ago, and Christian Brueckner’s former house

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3 d. ago Madeleine McCann Portugal search Live as disgraced cop shares sick theory

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 d. 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 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: Investigators resume efforts on day two after scouring abandoned farmhouse

Investigators are focused on an area between Praia da Luz, where she disappeared 18 years ago, and Christian Brueckner’s former house

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3 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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3 d. ago Watch live: Madeleine McCann police search continues in Portugal

Watch live as Portuguese and German police continue their search for Madeleine McCann in the Algarve, Portugal.

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3 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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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann UPDATES: Police tents spotted as new search begins

The 18-year search for missing toddler Madeleine McCann has taken a new turn as German police have requested fresh searches in the area between Praia da Luz and the prime suspect's former home

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann search latest: New investigation underway in Portugal with police ‘to use ground penetrating radar’

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

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