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| Crimewatch appeal for Madeleine | Crimewatch appeal for Madeleine |
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| An appeal for help in the search for Madeleine McCann is to feature on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. | An appeal for help in the search for Madeleine McCann is to feature on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. |
| A McCann family spokesman said Gerry and Kate were redoubling efforts to find their four-year-old daughter, abducted in Portugal a month ago. | A McCann family spokesman said Gerry and Kate were redoubling efforts to find their four-year-old daughter, abducted in Portugal a month ago. |
| He said it was important the message was heard across Britain. | He said it was important the message was heard across Britain. |
| Last week, the couple appealed for help on Spanish television and are preparing to travel to Germany and the Netherlands to continue the search. | Last week, the couple appealed for help on Spanish television and are preparing to travel to Germany and the Netherlands to continue the search. |
| On Sunday, the couple released a statement saying it could take "just one phone call" for Madeleine to be found and returned to them. | On Sunday, the couple released a statement saying it could take "just one phone call" for Madeleine to be found and returned to them. |
| Co-operation | Co-operation |
| The family spokesman said: "Crimewatch is very important and it has a large audience. | The family spokesman said: "Crimewatch is very important and it has a large audience. |
| "At one stage we felt the message was out there so utterly in Britain but we now feel it is more relevant." | "At one stage we felt the message was out there so utterly in Britain but we now feel it is more relevant." |
| In the meantime, the McCanns, both 38, from Rothley, Leicestershire, are hoping to meet Portuguese police for an update on the investigation. | |
| The last meeting, described as "constructive and amicable", was 11 days ago and another due to be held last week fell through. | The last meeting, described as "constructive and amicable", was 11 days ago and another due to be held last week fell through. |
| The spokesman said: "They are very happy with the level of co-operation they are receiving from the Portuguese authorities via the British police but they are always keen to have further meetings - to be updated as often as possible." | The spokesman said: "They are very happy with the level of co-operation they are receiving from the Portuguese authorities via the British police but they are always keen to have further meetings - to be updated as often as possible." |
| Morocco trip | |
| On Tuesday, Gerry, originally from Glasgow, and Kate will fly to Berlin in the private jet of an anonymous donor. | |
| Their twins, Sean and Amelie, are expected to stay in Portugal with an aunt and uncle, the spokesman said. | |
| The next day the couple are hoping to meet political figures and hold a press conference before travelling on to the Netherlands, where the family had earlier lived for a year. | |
| There is also expected to be a trip to Morocco, a country which has been linked to the case. | |
| A Norwegian woman said she thought she saw Madeleine with a couple at a petrol station in Marrakech on 9 May, but Interpol and British police are thought to have ruled it out. | |
| Madeleine disappeared on 3 May from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort town in the Algarve, while her parents were at a nearby restaurant. | Madeleine disappeared on 3 May from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort town in the Algarve, while her parents were at a nearby restaurant. |
| Crimewatch is on BBC1 on Tuesday, 5 June, at 2100 BST |