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| Searches in and around the Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann disappeared eight days ago are coming to a close, say police. | Searches in and around the Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann disappeared eight days ago are coming to a close, say police. |
| Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa said ground searches, which have covered nearly 80 square miles, were being scaled back as the results were "zero". | Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa said ground searches, which have covered nearly 80 square miles, were being scaled back as the results were "zero". |
| However, he insisted police were doing everything they could to find the girl. | |
| Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, on 3 May. | Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, on 3 May. |
| Reward offer | Reward offer |
| There are reports that a businessman from Scotland has offered a reward of £1million for information leading to the return of Madeleine. | There are reports that a businessman from Scotland has offered a reward of £1million for information leading to the return of Madeleine. |
| The Times newspaper said the proposal from Stephen Winyard, owner of Stobo Castle in Peeblesshire, was being considered by the McCann family after being passed on by the Foreign Office. | The Times newspaper said the proposal from Stephen Winyard, owner of Stobo Castle in Peeblesshire, was being considered by the McCann family after being passed on by the Foreign Office. |
| Map of resort | Map of resort |
| Police with dogs searched the McCann's apartment again on Thursday evening. | Police with dogs searched the McCann's apartment again on Thursday evening. |
| Officers said it was the last time they would search the block to look for clues. The wider search in the area is expected to end in the next few days. | |
| Mr Sousa said Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, and several of their British friends, had been interviewed again on Thursday, but there were "no suspicions on them". | Mr Sousa said Madeleine's 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 insisted that police were doing everything they could to find the little girl, adding that so far ground search results "are zero". | He insisted that police were doing everything they could to find the little girl, adding that so far ground search results "are zero". |
| Police and volunteers had searched a 200sq-km (77sq-mile) area - and some locations more than once, he said. | Police and volunteers had searched a 200sq-km (77sq-mile) area - and some locations more than once, he said. |
| On Thursday, teams, including many British volunteers, again scoured the area for anything that might lead them to the child. | On Thursday, teams, including many British volunteers, again scoured the area for anything that might lead them to the child. |
| Madeleine hunt in pictures Show reconsiders kidnap plot City vigil for Madeleine | Madeleine hunt in pictures Show reconsiders kidnap plot City vigil for Madeleine |
| The BBC's Alison Roberts said media reports about leads had focused on CCTV footage from a petrol station on the night of Madeleine's disappearance. | The BBC's Alison Roberts said media reports about leads had focused on CCTV footage from a petrol station on the night of Madeleine's disappearance. |
| It was thought to feature two men and a woman driving a car with a British number plate. | It was thought to feature two men and a woman driving a car with a British number plate. |
| Police declined to confirm or deny reports about any possible leads, citing Portuguese law. | Police declined to confirm or deny reports about any possible leads, citing Portuguese law. |
| They have checked various CCTV images but no arrests have been made. | |
| But Mr Sousa did say "images of video surveillance" had been collected from several locations. | But Mr Sousa did say "images of video surveillance" had been collected from several locations. |
| A vigil is planned on Friday in Glasgow, where Madeleine's father comes from. | A vigil is planned on Friday in Glasgow, where Madeleine's father comes from. |
| Celtic and Aberdeen footballers will show solidarity by wearing yellow armbands during their match on Saturday. | Celtic and Aberdeen footballers will show solidarity by wearing yellow armbands during their match on Saturday. |
| British child abduction experts have flown to Portugal to assist the investigation. | British child abduction experts have flown to Portugal to assist the investigation. |
| The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), which works to tackle child sex abuse, has launched a poster campaign appealing for information on Madeleine's disappearance. | The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), which works to tackle child sex abuse, has launched a poster campaign appealing for information on Madeleine's disappearance. |
| 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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