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Police hunting for three-year-old Madeleine McCann are examining CCTV footage from several locations.Police hunting for three-year-old Madeleine McCann are examining CCTV footage from several locations.
Chief inspector Olegario de Sousa said police were doing all they could to find her, but had made no arrests. Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa said police had made no arrests and that the search was being scaled back.
He said items of clothing handed in by members of the public, but did not belong to Madeleine. Items of clothing found locally did not belong to Madeleine, he said, but a picture of the pyjamas she was wearing when she vanished was released.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, a week ago.Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, a week ago.
Mr Sousa said her parents and several other people had been interviewed again on Thursday, but there were "no suspicions on them". Mr Sousa said her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, and several of their British friends had been interviewed again on Thursday, but there were "no suspicions on them".
He said police and volunteers had searched 200-sq-km (77 square miles) - and some locations more than once - but now searches were coming to an end. He said police and volunteers had searched 200 sq km (77 sq miles) - and some locations more than once.
An official photograph of the pyjamas Madeleine was wearing when she disappeared was also released. Mr Sousa insisted he was doing everything he could to find the little girl, but so far "the results are zero".
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Local media had been reporting that they were looking for two men and a woman photographed at a petrol station driving a car with a British number plate on the night of the Madeleine's disappearance. Local media have been reporting that police had examined footage taken at a petrol station thought to be of two men and a woman driving a car with a British number plate on the night of the Madeleine's disappearance.
And in the UK, Crimestoppers said it had passed on some 35 "useful pieces of information" gleaned from calls to its hotline to Leicester police, who lead the UK side of the inquiry. And in the UK, Crimestoppers said it had passed on 35 "useful pieces of information" to Leicester police, who lead the UK side of the inquiry.
Police refused to confirm or deny reports about any possible leads, citing Portuguese judicial secrecy laws which prohibit them from releasing any information about an ongoing investigation. Police refused to confirm or deny reports about any possible leads, citing Portuguese law which prohibits them from releasing any information about an ongoing investigation.
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Investigators had asked locals if they recognise an image of a possible suspect, described by one shopkeeper as looking like "an egg with hair".Investigators had asked locals if they recognise an image of a possible suspect, described by one shopkeeper as looking like "an egg with hair".
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On Thursday morning, a church service was held for Madeleine in Praia da Luz where prayers were led by her mother. On Thursday morning, Madeleine's mother attended a church service for her in Praia da Luz.
Another service will he held later on Merseyside, organised by friends of the family and led by Father Paul Seddon, who married the McCanns and baptised Madeleine. Another service was held later on Merseyside, organised by friends of the family and led by Father Paul Seddon, who married the McCanns and baptised Madeleine.
On Friday, a vigil is planned in Glasgow, where Madeleine's father is from. On Friday, a vigil is planned in Glasgow, where Madeleine's father comes from.
And a club spokesman has said that Celtic and Aberdeen footballers will show their support for the McCann family by wearing yellow armbands during their match on Saturday.And a club spokesman has said that Celtic and Aberdeen footballers will show their support for the McCann family by wearing yellow armbands during their match on Saturday.
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Earlier, photographs of Madeleine wearing an Everton FC shirt were released by the club.Earlier, photographs of Madeleine wearing an Everton FC shirt were released by the club.
Team captain Phil Neville said: "Everton has fans all over the world and I know that they, along with everyone connected with the football club, are hoping and praying for Madeleine's safe return."Team captain Phil Neville said: "Everton has fans all over the world and I know that they, along with everyone connected with the football club, are hoping and praying for Madeleine's safe return."
'Moved on' 'Entirely safe'
Madeleine's grandmother had said Portuguese police made mistakes at the start of the hunt for her, possibly because they were "inexperienced". Madeleine's grandmother, Susan Healy, from Liverpool, said Portuguese police made mistakes at the start of their investigation, possibly because they were "inexperienced".
Susan Healy, from Liverpool, said the three-year-old's parents had found it hard to communicate to police early on. However, the British ambassador to Portugal, John Buck, said he had been assured by Portuguese authorities that "everything possible" was being done.
MADELEINE APPEAL Madeleine's family have created a poster appealing for people with information to call Crimestoppers class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/09_05_07_madeleine.pdf">Download the poster [400 KB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Download the reader here Meanwhile, Madeleine's uncle, John McCann, from Glasgow, countered criticism from those who say the couple were wrong to leave their children alone in their apartment while they ate dinner at a nearby restaurant.
However, the British ambassador to Portugal, John Buck, said earlier this week he had been assured by Portuguese authorities that "everything possible" was being done to ensure the little girl's safe return.
And the Portuguese ambassador in London Antonio Santana Carlos asked people to trust the police who, under Portuguese law, can disclose very little information.
Meanwhile, Madeleine's uncle, John McCann, from Glasgow, countered criticism from those who say the couple were wrong to leave their children alone in the holiday apartment while they ate dinner at a nearby restaurant.
"If you look at the layout of that place, it was entirely safe. The issue at stake here was, that the flat was broken into, and wee Madeleine was abducted," he told BBC Radio Five Live."If you look at the layout of that place, it was entirely safe. The issue at stake here was, that the flat was broken into, and wee Madeleine was abducted," he told BBC Radio Five Live.
On Wednesday, Kate and Gerry issued a statement thanking those involved in the search for their daughter.
"At present we are channelling all of our emotions and all of our efforts into the steps that are being taken to secure Madeleine's safe return."
Police have taken CCTV footage from this petrol station close to Praia da LuzPolice have taken CCTV footage from this petrol station close to Praia da Luz
British child abduction experts have been in Portugal to assist the investigation. British child abduction experts have flown to Portugal to assist the investigation.
Superintendent Graham Hill of Surrey police, who investigated the disappearance and murder of Surrey schoolgirl, Milly Dowler, is among them.Superintendent Graham Hill of Surrey police, who investigated the disappearance and murder of Surrey schoolgirl, Milly Dowler, is among them.
Madeleine is believed to have been taken from her bed last Thursday evening while her parents were eating at a nearby restaurant. An online appeal to help find Madeleine has also been set up by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and the Virtual Global Taskforce.
They had been regularly checking on her and their two-year-old twins, Sean and Amelie. It is available in English, Portuguese and Spanish on www.ceop.gov.uk.
An online appeal to help find Madeleine has also been set up.
The appeal by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and the Virtual Global Taskforce is available in English, Portuguese and Spanish on www.ceop.gov.uk.
The international number for Crimestoppers is +44 1883 731 336. People with information about Madeleine can call anonymously.The international number for Crimestoppers is +44 1883 731 336. People with information about Madeleine can call anonymously.
The complex where Madeleine disappeared The complex where Madeleine disappeared
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