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| Giant Madeleine poster unveiled | Giant Madeleine poster unveiled |
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| The parents of four-year-old Madeleine McCann have been to see a giant poster designed to publicise the appeal for their missing daughter. | The parents of four-year-old Madeleine McCann have been to see a giant poster designed to publicise the appeal for their missing daughter. |
| The inflatable billboard, made in Glasgow, was unveiled on a beach at Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal, near to where she was taken on 3 May. | The inflatable billboard, made in Glasgow, was unveiled on a beach at Praia da Luz, Algarve, Portugal, near to where she was taken on 3 May. |
| Gerry and Kate McCann thanked people who have been going to "absolutely extraordinary lengths" to help them. | |
| The couple have been invited to the Vatican to meet the Pope on Wednesday. | The couple have been invited to the Vatican to meet the Pope on Wednesday. |
| A family spokesman said they were "delighted" by the invitation. | A family spokesman said they were "delighted" by the invitation. |
| The fund set up by the McCann family to help find their daughter, and highlight the issue of missing children, has now raised more than £320,000. | The fund set up by the McCann family to help find their daughter, and highlight the issue of missing children, has now raised more than £320,000. |
| Mr McCann said: "We have thanked everyone on several occasions but, you know, some people are just going to absolutely extraordinary lengths to help us. | Mr McCann said: "We have thanked everyone on several occasions but, you know, some people are just going to absolutely extraordinary lengths to help us. |
| My heartstrings have been pulled on this and I want to help Chris Lennox | My heartstrings have been pulled on this and I want to help Chris Lennox |
| "We'd like to again thank the thousands, if not millions, of people who are doing little things in their own way - either making donations to the fund, distributing posters, taking posters on holiday - anything that people are doing to raise the awareness of Madeleine's disappearance. | "We'd like to again thank the thousands, if not millions, of people who are doing little things in their own way - either making donations to the fund, distributing posters, taking posters on holiday - anything that people are doing to raise the awareness of Madeleine's disappearance. |
| "You know, we thank them from the bottoms of our heart and we believe this will make a difference in the search for her." | "You know, we thank them from the bottoms of our heart and we believe this will make a difference in the search for her." |
| Later, the two-minute Find Madeleine appeal DVD was shown at Wembley Stadium at the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion. | Later, the two-minute Find Madeleine appeal DVD was shown at Wembley Stadium at the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion. |
| Description released | Description released |
| Advertising business workers Chris Lennox and Les Harle drove the billboard, which is 800 sq ft (75 sq m) when inflated, from Scotland to Portugal over three days. | Advertising business workers Chris Lennox and Les Harle drove the billboard, which is 800 sq ft (75 sq m) when inflated, from Scotland to Portugal over three days. |
| The pair, who both have children, said the McCann's plight inspired them to act. | The pair, who both have children, said the McCann's plight inspired them to act. |
| The McCanns thanked the public after viewing the poster | The McCanns thanked the public after viewing the poster |
| They intend to set the poster up around the Algarve, Spain and other places in Europe. | They intend to set the poster up around the Algarve, Spain and other places in Europe. |
| The poster highlights information about a £1.5m reward being offered through the News of the World newspaper, telephone numbers for people to contact and two pictures of Madeleine. | The poster highlights information about a £1.5m reward being offered through the News of the World newspaper, telephone numbers for people to contact and two pictures of Madeleine. |
| Mr Lennox, 35, said: "My heartstrings have been pulled on this and I want to help. I have a family with small kids and my wife has been following this from day one. | Mr Lennox, 35, said: "My heartstrings have been pulled on this and I want to help. I have a family with small kids and my wife has been following this from day one. |
| "She told me to come out here and do what I could. I am clearly here to help raise awareness." | "She told me to come out here and do what I could. I am clearly here to help raise awareness." |
| Meanwhile, Portuguese police say they have received hundreds of calls after they released a description of a man seen near the McCanns' holiday flat on the night she was taken. | Meanwhile, Portuguese police say they have received hundreds of calls after they released a description of a man seen near the McCanns' holiday flat on the night she was taken. |
| He is described as white, 5ft 10in, medium build with short hair. | He is described as white, 5ft 10in, medium build with short hair. |
| It is understood the description came from a friend of the McCanns who saw a man who may have been carrying a child on the night Madeleine disappeared. | It is understood the description came from a friend of the McCanns who saw a man who may have been carrying a child on the night Madeleine disappeared. |