Searches are expected to begin on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, police in Portugal have confirmed. A Policia Judiciaria statement said it is co-ordinating searches in the Algarve at the request of German police and in the presence of British officers.
A police spokesman said: "The Judiciary Police can confirms that, as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an English child, which occurred in the Algarve in 2007, steps are being taken to fully clarify the situation.
"Within the scope of international cooperation, in the next few days in the Algarve region, new searches will be carried out, coordinated by the Judiciary Police, at the request of the German Authorities (BKA) and with the presence of the British authorities. Information will be provided in due course on the outcome of the proceedings."
