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| Search continues for missing girl | |
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| Portuguese police are continuing their search for a three-year-old British girl believed to have been abducted from a holiday apartment. | |
| Madeleine McCann, from Leicestershire, went missing on Thursday night from the Mark Warner resort in Praia da Luz. | Madeleine McCann, from Leicestershire, went missing on Thursday night from the Mark Warner resort in Praia da Luz. |
| Police have widened their search to an area of seven miles around the complex. | |
| They have received thousands of calls and have a sketch of a suspect but say they will not elaborate on the evidence "to safeguard the child's life". | |
| The toddler is believed to have been taken from her bed while her parents were eating at a nearby restaurant and regularly checking on her and their two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie. | |
| 'Hope' | |
| Police have not reported any progress in their investigation since they said on Saturday they thought Madeleine had been abducted but was alive. | |
| They were coming under increasing pressure to give more information, said BBC correspondent Jane Hill. | |
| Local mayor Julio Barroso told BBC News 24 work was going on behind the scenes to try to find Madeleine. | |
| In Portugal we say 'hope is the last thing to lose' Mayor Julio Barroso | |
| "Our judicial police are following all the signs, and they are working very hard for all these days and they have many many people involved," he said. | |
| He said about 80 detectives were involved - some having come from the capital Lisbon - as well as local and maritime police, firefighters, volunteers and members of the Red Cross. | |
| When asked how he felt about what had happened he said: "In Portugal we say 'hope is the last thing to lose'." | |
| On Saturday officers were stopping cars on roads and searching abandoned homes and scrubland in the surrounding Algarve countryside. | |
| Kate McCann prayed for her daughter's return Parents' appeal | Kate McCann prayed for her daughter's return Parents' appeal |
| Airports across the country are on alert and police believe the toddler is still in Portugal. | Airports across the country are on alert and police believe the toddler is still in Portugal. |
| They have been showing locals what one called "a vague sketch" of a suspect. | They have been showing locals what one called "a vague sketch" of a suspect. |
| On Sunday Mr and Mrs McCann attended a Catholic church service to pray for their daughter's safe return. Later a group of 21 villagers met the McCanns in their apartment to say the Rosary together. | |
| Tourists and expatriates also attended an Anglican service at Praia da Luz, and prayers were said at the church in the family's home village of Rothley. | Tourists and expatriates also attended an Anglican service at Praia da Luz, and prayers were said at the church in the family's home village of Rothley. |
| Speaking after the Mass, Mr McCann told reporters: "We continue to hope for the best possible outcome from this for us and for Madeleine." | Speaking after the Mass, Mr McCann told reporters: "We continue to hope for the best possible outcome from this for us and for Madeleine." |
| A tearful Kate McCann said: "Gerry and I would just like to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to everybody, but particularly the local community here, who have offered so much support. | A tearful Kate McCann said: "Gerry and I would just like to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to everybody, but particularly the local community here, who have offered so much support. |
| "We couldn't have asked for more. I just wanted to say thank you. Please continue to pray for Madeleine." | "We couldn't have asked for more. I just wanted to say thank you. Please continue to pray for Madeleine." |
| In pictures: Madeleine search | |
| Mrs McCann found the outside shutter and window to Madeleine's room had been opened and her daughter missing shortly before 2200 local time on Thursday. | Mrs McCann found the outside shutter and window to Madeleine's room had been opened and her daughter missing shortly before 2200 local time on Thursday. |
| Mark Warner managing director David Hopkins said the McCanns had "done nothing that I'm sure many parents wouldn't have done". | Mark Warner managing director David Hopkins said the McCanns had "done nothing that I'm sure many parents wouldn't have done". |
| He told the BBC: "Whilst keeping a very close eye on their children who are not far away, [they] go out and enjoy a meal on a holiday in a very, very safe environment." | He told the BBC: "Whilst keeping a very close eye on their children who are not far away, [they] go out and enjoy a meal on a holiday in a very, very safe environment." |
| A spokesman for the company said two holiday bookings at the resort had been cancelled and six had asked to go to another site. | A spokesman for the company said two holiday bookings at the resort had been cancelled and six had asked to go to another site. |
| In the first official briefing on the case on Saturday, Guilhermino Encarnacao, director of the judicial police in the Faro region, said officers were working on the assumption Madeleine was being held between 3km and 5km (about two to three miles) from the resort. | In the first official briefing on the case on Saturday, Guilhermino Encarnacao, director of the judicial police in the Faro region, said officers were working on the assumption Madeleine was being held between 3km and 5km (about two to three miles) from the resort. |