5 d. ago Suspect in disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be freed from prison early after donor pays fine

An outstanding fine against the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal has been paid off, according to German prosecutors

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann: Portuguese investigators give verdict on finds from fresh search

Portuguese investigators have issued a new update on the finds unearthed in last week's Madeleine McCann searches following reports that bones, animal clothing and guns had been sent to Germany

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann detectives discovered two buried GUNS during search of Portuguese land last week

Investigators looking for new clues relating to Madeleine McCann's disappearance found two buried guns near the resort where she vanished from, it has been revealed.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann police found 'two buried guns' in latest Portugal search

Police reportedly found two guns in the search for Madeleine McCann in Portugal

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann police probe samples of 'clothes and bone fragments found during their new search in Portugal'

Investigators launched fresh searches last week through a stretch of scrubland near to Praia da Luz littered with rubbish and graffiti-covered buildings linked by a network of dusty tracks

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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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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 ‘Every parent’s nightmare’: after 18 years, was this the final search for Madeleine McCann?

As visitors pose for selfies in the Portuguese resort where the British child disappeared, a breakthrough seems further away than everThe police have packed up, the diggers and radar scanners gone from the Algarve scrubland. The latest search for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who vanished from a Portuguese holiday apartment 2007, has ended quietly without any apparent breakthrough.After 18 years of intermittent searches, this one, led by German police, may well be the last. In Praia da Luz, a seaside town etched into the world’s memory by the tragedy, that realisation lands with a mix of relief and weariness. Locals barely speak about the case now, if at all. The McCann investigation brought an unrelenting glare of media attention that many here would prefer to forget. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann search in Algarve called off after three days finding ‘nothing of consequence’

Scores of police have been searcing scrubland and an abandoned building near Praia da Luz with JCBs, radar and fingertip searches

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Maddie McCann search in Algarve called off after three days finding ‘nothing of consequence’

Scores of police have been searcing scrubland and an abandoned building near Praia da Luz with JCBs, radar and fingertip searches

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3 w. 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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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 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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3 w. ago Man who knew Madeleine McCann suspect makes dramatic plea to police searching in Portugal

Investigators continue to search abandoned buildings close to the area of Praia da Luz, where Madeleine McCann was last seen

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3 w. ago All we know about Madeleine McCann search from 'mystery' tent to high

German authorities are working with their Portuguese counterparts to reopen the search for Madeleine McCann who went missing in 2007, looking into the area near where prime suspect stayed

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