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| Madeleine McCann search to enter 'substantial phase' of activity | Madeleine McCann search to enter 'substantial phase' of activity |
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| Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance say "a substantial phase of operational activity" will begin within weeks. | Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance say "a substantial phase of operational activity" will begin within weeks. |
| Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the activity would be led by Portuguese police with the involvement of British officers. | Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the activity would be led by Portuguese police with the involvement of British officers. |
| Madeleine was three years old when she went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007. | Madeleine was three years old when she went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007. |
| Scotland Yard launched a fresh investigation last July. | Scotland Yard launched a fresh investigation last July. |
| Credible possibilities | Credible possibilities |
| Mr Rowley did not give details about what the next phase would involve, but said officers were working through every credible line of inquiry as part of the "slog of a major investigation". | Mr Rowley did not give details about what the next phase would involve, but said officers were working through every credible line of inquiry as part of the "slog of a major investigation". |
| He said: "It's something that you would expect in any major inquiry. | He said: "It's something that you would expect in any major inquiry. |
| "A thorough serious crime investigation works systematically through all the credible possibilities, and often in an investigation you will have more than one credible possibility. | "A thorough serious crime investigation works systematically through all the credible possibilities, and often in an investigation you will have more than one credible possibility. |
| "Therefore just because we're doing a substantial phase of work in the forthcoming weeks doesn't mean that it's going to immediately lead to answers that will explain everything." | |
| Intruder | Intruder |
| The Metropolitan Police's relationship with officers in Portugal was working well, he added. | The Metropolitan Police's relationship with officers in Portugal was working well, he added. |
| Scotland Yard's investigation - codenamed Operation Grange - came two years into a review of the case. | Scotland Yard's investigation - codenamed Operation Grange - came two years into a review of the case. |
| In March, British police said they were seeking an intruder who sexually abused five girls in Portugal between 2004 and 2006. | In March, British police said they were seeking an intruder who sexually abused five girls in Portugal between 2004 and 2006. |
| Detectives say the attacks happened in holiday villas occupied by UK families in the Algarve. | Detectives say the attacks happened in holiday villas occupied by UK families in the Algarve. |
| Thursday 3 May 2007: Timeline | |
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