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Portuguese police searching for Madeleine McCann have been handed the first results of forensic tests. | Portuguese police searching for Madeleine McCann have been handed the first results of forensic tests. |
DNA and other samples were taken at sites in and around Praia de Luz in the Algarve from where the four-year-old went missing on 3 May. | DNA and other samples were taken at sites in and around Praia de Luz in the Algarve from where the four-year-old went missing on 3 May. |
UK police say they have received 1,000 images and 15,000 calls after an appeal to people who had been at the resort. | UK police say they have received 1,000 images and 15,000 calls after an appeal to people who had been at the resort. |
The information is being assessed and will be passed on to Portuguese investigators if thought relevant. | |
Portuguese police did not give specific details of the tests conducted at the Lisbon branch of the national forensic institute. | Portuguese police did not give specific details of the tests conducted at the Lisbon branch of the national forensic institute. |
Spanish case | Spanish case |
Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate, spent Friday in Madrid, Spain, as part of a tour of several European countries to publicise the case. | Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate, spent Friday in Madrid, Spain, as part of a tour of several European countries to publicise the case. |
The couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, who met Pope Benedict in the Vatican City earlier this week, are due to visit the Netherlands, Morocco and Germany. | The couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, who met Pope Benedict in the Vatican City earlier this week, are due to visit the Netherlands, Morocco and Germany. |
They held meetings with the UK ambassador to Spain, Denise Holt, and Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba. | They held meetings with the UK ambassador to Spain, Denise Holt, and Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba. |
There is speculation Madeleine could have been brought to Spain or passed through the country. | There is speculation Madeleine could have been brought to Spain or passed through the country. |
The couple also appeared on a Spanish television programme called Los Mas Buscados - or Most Wanted - which appeals for help to find missing people. | The couple also appeared on a Spanish television programme called Los Mas Buscados - or Most Wanted - which appeals for help to find missing people. |
Spain has been preoccupied by its own case of child abduction: that of seven-year-old Yeremi Vargas, who disappeared in the Canary Islands two months ago. | Spain has been preoccupied by its own case of child abduction: that of seven-year-old Yeremi Vargas, who disappeared in the Canary Islands two months ago. |
As well as making their own plea, they were given a letter from the family of Yeremi Vargas. | As well as making their own plea, they were given a letter from the family of Yeremi Vargas. |
They reiterated their appeal for information on Madeleine and urged people to visit their website, www.findmadeleine.com. | They reiterated their appeal for information on Madeleine and urged people to visit their website, www.findmadeleine.com. |