OPERATION GRANGE GIVEN £85,000 FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS
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Madeleine McCann’s parents plough £500,000 into desperate search for their missing daughter
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Madeleine McCann’s parents have put nearly £500,000 into a string of investments in a desperate bid to keep their [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]for her going.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]and Gerry hope returns from the schemes will boost the dwindling Find Madeleine Fund as the 10th anniversary of her disappearance approaches. They have declined to reveal what they have invested in.
A source said: “They are making best use of the fund’s remaining cash. It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.”
Companies House accounts show the Find [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Fund – controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors had total assets at £714,000, taking into account the invested £490,839.
That’s down from the £763,722 held in cash in 2015.
Madeleine has been missing for almost 10 years (Photo: PA)
It is understood the McCanns have raised a total of £3.7million in the past 10 years in the hunt for Madeleine, who would now be aged 13.
Most of the money has gone on private [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]and campaigns.
But the fund could now be wiped out as the couple, both doctors, face a reported £400,000 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]bill.
It comes after they lost a libel battle with ex-Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral over claims they faked their daughter’s abduction.
There are also fears he could counter-sue them. The McCanns’ lawyers have confirmed they will use money from the fund as they appeal the case.
Goncalo Amaral, former Policia Judiciaria inspecto (Photo: Getty)
Our source added: “Kate and Gerry’s lawyers in Portugal have lodged papers with the appeal court, so the prospect of paying anything out to Amaral is a long way off.
“But the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance is now just weeks away and things are already hard enough for them, without the extra hardship of having to worry about how they are going to carry on funding the search. It’s a really emotional time for them.”
The McCanns could also be forced to use money from the fund to pay private detectives if a Home Office grant for the Met Police investigation, is not renewed in August.
Operation Grange, which has cost more than £12million over six years, has already been massively scaled back.
Madeleine vanished from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 as her parents dined at a tapas restaurant nearby.
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Kate McCann speaks during charity fundraiser in midst of court battle
It is believed she was abducted. Thousands of people donated money as a worldwide search got under way.
The source said: “Most of the public donations that came in came in the first year and Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful for every penny.
“But that was all spent on private investigators and campaigning in the first couple of years.
“All extraneous costs have been cut back to make sure they keep money available in the bank ready for the day should the police investigation stop completely.”
The McCanns, who live with their two other children Sean and Amelie in Rothley, Leicestershire, are convinced Maddie is still alive.
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Madeleine McCann’s parents have put nearly £500,000 into a string of investments in a desperate bid to keep their [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]for her going.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]and Gerry hope returns from the schemes will boost the dwindling Find Madeleine Fund as the 10th anniversary of her disappearance approaches. They have declined to reveal what they have invested in.
A source said: “They are making best use of the fund’s remaining cash. It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.”
Companies House accounts show the Find [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Fund – controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors had total assets at £714,000, taking into account the invested £490,839.
That’s down from the £763,722 held in cash in 2015.
Madeleine has been missing for almost 10 years (Photo: PA)
It is understood the McCanns have raised a total of £3.7million in the past 10 years in the hunt for Madeleine, who would now be aged 13.
Most of the money has gone on private [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]and campaigns.
But the fund could now be wiped out as the couple, both doctors, face a reported £400,000 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]bill.
It comes after they lost a libel battle with ex-Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral over claims they faked their daughter’s abduction.
There are also fears he could counter-sue them. The McCanns’ lawyers have confirmed they will use money from the fund as they appeal the case.
Goncalo Amaral, former Policia Judiciaria inspecto (Photo: Getty)
Our source added: “Kate and Gerry’s lawyers in Portugal have lodged papers with the appeal court, so the prospect of paying anything out to Amaral is a long way off.
“But the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance is now just weeks away and things are already hard enough for them, without the extra hardship of having to worry about how they are going to carry on funding the search. It’s a really emotional time for them.”
The McCanns could also be forced to use money from the fund to pay private detectives if a Home Office grant for the Met Police investigation, is not renewed in August.
Operation Grange, which has cost more than £12million over six years, has already been massively scaled back.
Madeleine vanished from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 as her parents dined at a tapas restaurant nearby.
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Kate McCann speaks during charity fundraiser in midst of court battle
It is believed she was abducted. Thousands of people donated money as a worldwide search got under way.
The source said: “Most of the public donations that came in came in the first year and Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful for every penny.
“But that was all spent on private investigators and campaigning in the first couple of years.
“All extraneous costs have been cut back to make sure they keep money available in the bank ready for the day should the police investigation stop completely.”
The McCanns, who live with their two other children Sean and Amelie in Rothley, Leicestershire, are convinced Maddie is still alive.
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'MADELEINE BOMBSHELL' - Dramatic headline in Sunday Express, 12 Mar 2017 > Police have identified just one man who is key to the mystery
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The detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have identified a person they want to question, says the Sunday Express
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in huge letters, screams the entire front page.
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Edited to add: The last man to claim that the 'net is closing in' was Francisco Marco, boss of the disgraced detective agency, Metodo 3, in December 2007. That turned out to be a barefaced lie. The McCanns continued to employ this wretched man's services for a further 15 months. We wonder if this just could be yet one more barefaced lie in this tale - Mod
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MADELEINE BOMBSHELL
in huge letters, screams the entire front page.
Underneath, it says:
Police net closes in on just one man who is key to the mystery
Edited to add: The last man to claim that the 'net is closing in' was Francisco Marco, boss of the disgraced detective agency, Metodo 3, in December 2007. That turned out to be a barefaced lie. The McCanns continued to employ this wretched man's services for a further 15 months. We wonder if this just could be yet one more barefaced lie in this tale - Mod
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Strange the story is next to a picture of Prince Charles....A hug for families of the missing
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McCanns are given £85,000 boost to fund Madeleine search for another six months as police reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper
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The parents of Madeleine McCann have been given a lifeline in the search for their daughter with a new £85,000 cash boost to police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper.
Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard amid fears the controversial £13million investigation into Maddie's disappearance, codenamed Operation Grange, was being shelved.
The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks.
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Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard
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The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding to continue inquiries for another six months.
But he refused to say if they were now trying to quiz one final Portuguese suspect, simply saying: 'We are cracking on. The Operation Grange team are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing.'
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said tonight: 'Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office and the Met Police for the continued work into the search for their daughter.'
He added: 'But, like the police, they will not be commenting on any operational details.'
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The inquiry was launched nearly six years ago in May 2011 on orders of then Prime Minister David Cameron but has so far failed to unearth any new clues.
A close pal of former GP Kate, 49, and heart doctor Gerry said: 'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to Madeleine, and still believe she could be alive.
'They appreciate the Met Police's help and know they are doing everyone possible for a resolution after all this time.'
Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz nearly a decade ago in May 2007 while her parents were dining nearby with friends. She would now be aged 13, nearly 14.
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Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007
As time was believed to be running out on the slow-going investigation a fresh injection of cash, approved last week by the Home Office of request of the desperate police, is ' very welcoming', the McCann source said.
The extra SY money has rubber stamped by PM Teresa May, who has met Maddie's parents several times in the past in her former role as Home Secretary.
Britain's top cop, newly retired Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told last summer how his officers were chasing up one 'last throw of the dice' lead in their painstaking inquiries.
Mrs May had come to their rescue in April 2016 granting police an extra £95,000 to help keep the search going.
And now, a financial year on, her predecessor Home Secretary Amber Rudd has approved an extra £85,000 till early October – a noticeable £10,000 less after this week's Budget woes.
Ex police chiefs and some members of public have slammed the Maddie inquiry as a waste of taxpayers' money and officers' time despite it being drastically scaled down last year.
Four officers continue to work on the team, headed by Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall. A force spokesperson said: 'The inquiry has not reached a conclusion. There are still focused lines of investigation to be pursued. There are no immediate plans to reduce office numbers further at this time.'
The McCanns have ploughed nearly £500,000 into the Find Madeleine Fund.
Companies House records show the fund, which is controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors, had total assets at £714,000.
The couple have raised £3.7million since Maddie's disappearance 10 years ago.
A source told the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: 'They are making best use of the fund's remaining cash.
'It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.'
Most of the money has been used to pay for private investigators and campaigns.
Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
Kate and Gerry, 48, from Rothley, Leics, said in a previous posting on the official Find Maddie website: 'Until we have answers, until there is news there will always be hope. Whist the investigation is never as much or as speedy as we, or the police would like, we are moving in the right direction.'
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Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard amid fears the controversial £13million investigation into Maddie's disappearance, codenamed Operation Grange, was being shelved.
The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks.
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Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard
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The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding to continue inquiries for another six months.
But he refused to say if they were now trying to quiz one final Portuguese suspect, simply saying: 'We are cracking on. The Operation Grange team are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing.'
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said tonight: 'Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office and the Met Police for the continued work into the search for their daughter.'
He added: 'But, like the police, they will not be commenting on any operational details.'
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The inquiry was launched nearly six years ago in May 2011 on orders of then Prime Minister David Cameron but has so far failed to unearth any new clues.
A close pal of former GP Kate, 49, and heart doctor Gerry said: 'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to Madeleine, and still believe she could be alive.
'They appreciate the Met Police's help and know they are doing everyone possible for a resolution after all this time.'
Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz nearly a decade ago in May 2007 while her parents were dining nearby with friends. She would now be aged 13, nearly 14.
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Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007
As time was believed to be running out on the slow-going investigation a fresh injection of cash, approved last week by the Home Office of request of the desperate police, is ' very welcoming', the McCann source said.
The extra SY money has rubber stamped by PM Teresa May, who has met Maddie's parents several times in the past in her former role as Home Secretary.
Britain's top cop, newly retired Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told last summer how his officers were chasing up one 'last throw of the dice' lead in their painstaking inquiries.
Mrs May had come to their rescue in April 2016 granting police an extra £95,000 to help keep the search going.
And now, a financial year on, her predecessor Home Secretary Amber Rudd has approved an extra £85,000 till early October – a noticeable £10,000 less after this week's Budget woes.
Ex police chiefs and some members of public have slammed the Maddie inquiry as a waste of taxpayers' money and officers' time despite it being drastically scaled down last year.
Four officers continue to work on the team, headed by Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall. A force spokesperson said: 'The inquiry has not reached a conclusion. There are still focused lines of investigation to be pursued. There are no immediate plans to reduce office numbers further at this time.'
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The McCanns have ploughed nearly £500,000 into the Find Madeleine Fund.
Companies House records show the fund, which is controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors, had total assets at £714,000.
The couple have raised £3.7million since Maddie's disappearance 10 years ago.
A source told the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: 'They are making best use of the fund's remaining cash.
'It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.'
Most of the money has been used to pay for private investigators and campaigns.
Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
Kate and Gerry, 48, from Rothley, Leics, said in a previous posting on the official Find Maddie website: 'Until we have answers, until there is news there will always be hope. Whist the investigation is never as much or as speedy as we, or the police would like, we are moving in the right direction.'
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McCanns are given £85,000 boost to fund Madeleine search for another six months as police reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper
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Published: 22:54, 11 March 2017 | Updated: 22:54, 11 March 2017
The parents of Madeleine McCann have been given a lifeline in the search for their daughter with a new £85,000 cash boost to police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper.
Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard amid fears the controversial £13million investigation into Maddie's disappearance, codenamed Operation Grange, was being shelved.
The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks.
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Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard
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The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding to continue inquiries for another six months.
But he refused to say if they were now trying to quiz one final Portuguese suspect, simply saying: 'We are cracking on. The Operation Grange team are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing.'
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said tonight: 'Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office and the Met failed to unearth any new clues.
A close pal of former GP Kate, 49, and heart doctor Gerry said: 'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to Madeleine, and still believe she could be alive.
'They appreciate the Met Police's help and know they are doing everyone possible for a resolution after all this time.'
Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz nearly a decade ago in May 2007 while her parents were dining nearby with friends. She would now be aged 13, nearly 14.
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Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007
As time was believed to be running out on the slow-going investigation a fresh injection of cash, approved last week by the Home Office of request of the desperate police, is ' very welcoming', the McCann source said.
The extra SY money has rubber stamped by PM Teresa May, who has met Maddie's parents several times in the past in her former role as Home Secretary.
Britain's top cop, newly retired Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told last summer how his officers were chasing up one 'last throw of the dice' lead in their painstaking inquiries.
Mrs May had come to their rescue in April 2016 granting police an extra £95,000 to help keep the search going.
And now, a financial year on, her predecessor Home Secretary Amber Rudd has approved an extra £85,000 till early October – a noticeable £10,000 less after this week's Budget woes.
Ex police chiefs and some members of public have slammed the Maddie inquiry as a waste of taxpayers' money and officers' time despite it being drastically scaled down last year.
Four officers continue to work on the team, headed by Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall. A force spokesperson said: 'The inquiry has not reached a conclusion. There are still focused lines of investigation to be pursued. There are no immediate plans to reduce office numbers further at this time.'
Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
Kate and Gerry, 48, from Rothley, Leics, said in a previous posting on the official Find Maddie website: 'Until we have answers, until there is news there will always be hope. Whist the investigation is never as much or as speedy as we, or the police would like, we are moving in the right direction.'
- Kate and Gerry McCann are 'very grateful' for the support by Scotland Yard
- The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction
- Metropolitan Police confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding
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Published: 22:54, 11 March 2017 | Updated: 22:54, 11 March 2017
The parents of Madeleine McCann have been given a lifeline in the search for their daughter with a new £85,000 cash boost to police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper.
Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard amid fears the controversial £13million investigation into Maddie's disappearance, codenamed Operation Grange, was being shelved.
The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks.
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Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard
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The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding to continue inquiries for another six months.
But he refused to say if they were now trying to quiz one final Portuguese suspect, simply saying: 'We are cracking on. The Operation Grange team are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing.'
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said tonight: 'Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office and the Met failed to unearth any new clues.
A close pal of former GP Kate, 49, and heart doctor Gerry said: 'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to Madeleine, and still believe she could be alive.
'They appreciate the Met Police's help and know they are doing everyone possible for a resolution after all this time.'
Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz nearly a decade ago in May 2007 while her parents were dining nearby with friends. She would now be aged 13, nearly 14.
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Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007
As time was believed to be running out on the slow-going investigation a fresh injection of cash, approved last week by the Home Office of request of the desperate police, is ' very welcoming', the McCann source said.
The extra SY money has rubber stamped by PM Teresa May, who has met Maddie's parents several times in the past in her former role as Home Secretary.
Britain's top cop, newly retired Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told last summer how his officers were chasing up one 'last throw of the dice' lead in their painstaking inquiries.
Mrs May had come to their rescue in April 2016 granting police an extra £95,000 to help keep the search going.
And now, a financial year on, her predecessor Home Secretary Amber Rudd has approved an extra £85,000 till early October – a noticeable £10,000 less after this week's Budget woes.
Ex police chiefs and some members of public have slammed the Maddie inquiry as a waste of taxpayers' money and officers' time despite it being drastically scaled down last year.
Four officers continue to work on the team, headed by Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall. A force spokesperson said: 'The inquiry has not reached a conclusion. There are still focused lines of investigation to be pursued. There are no immediate plans to reduce office numbers further at this time.'
Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
Kate and Gerry, 48, from Rothley, Leics, said in a previous posting on the official Find Maddie website: 'Until we have answers, until there is news there will always be hope. Whist the investigation is never as much or as speedy as we, or the police would like, we are moving in the right direction.'
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Re: OPERATION GRANGE GIVEN £85,000 FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS
Cressida Dick's been in post as Met Commissioner for just two weeks...and now this:
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"...police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper".
Wow! 10 years and nothing. Dick gets the top job and a fortnight later, here we are with the kidnapper about to be arrested and charged!
CONGRATULATIONS MET POLICE!!
CONGRATULATIONS OPERATION GRANGE!! and
CONGRATULATIONS CRESSIDA!!
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"...police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper".
Wow! 10 years and nothing. Dick gets the top job and a fortnight later, here we are with the kidnapper about to be arrested and charged!
CONGRATULATIONS MET POLICE!!
CONGRATULATIONS OPERATION GRANGE!! and
CONGRATULATIONS CRESSIDA!!
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Dr Martin Roberts: "The evidence is that these are the pjyamas Madeleine wore on holiday in Praia da Luz. They were photographed and the photo handed to a press agency, who released it on 8 May, as the search for Madeleine continued. The McCanns held up these same pyjamas at two press conferences on 5 & 7June 2007. How could Madeleine have been abducted?"
Amelie McCann (aged 2): "Maddie's jammies!".
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Charged ???
Wow, thats a big step up from just being arrested
Wow, thats a big step up from just being arrested
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Et Voila..
Madeleine Bombshell: Police net closes in on just one man who is key to the mystery
PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Mar 12, 2017
The hunt was due to end within weeks as funding ran out. But in a fresh development detectives said there is a specific person of interest they need to question.
The lead is seen as solid enough to persuade the Home Office to grant the extra money which will extend the search until September.
It means the investigation will continue past the 10th anniversary of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] disappearance in May.
She vanished from her bed in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz while her parents ate a meal nearby with friends just days before her fourth birthday in 2007.
Police said there is one individual they want to speak to who was in the same area of Portugal when she went missing.
International intelligence agencies have been working together to find the “person of interest” who detectives believe may hold the key to solving the case.
Had the information not been deemed a “solid live lead” then the £13million police investigation would have been wound up
The Home Office last night confirmed that the Metropolitan Police had been awarded an extra £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange to continue.
A Home Office spokesman said: “Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for special grant funding the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period April 1 until September 2017.
“As with all applications the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated.”
Senior officers admit the investigation of the new lead is the “last throw of the dice” in their hunt.
But the Met is taking the development so seriously that leading Whitehall officials are being briefed on its progress.
An insider said: “There is just one person who detectives want to speak to who was near to the area where Madeleine disappeared almost 10 years ago.
“An international search has been underway to find them.”
Last night Policing Minister Brandon Lewis, who signed off the latest payment, said: “I am pleased to be able to support the British police who are trying to get to the bottom of what happened to Madeleine McCann and give some kind of closure and justice to her family.”
At the height of Scotland Yard’s inquiries more than 30 detectives and support staff were working on Operation Grange based at Belgravia police station in central London.
When the inquiry was in full swing a team of trained specialists carried out detailed searches of carefully chosen scrubland near where Madeleine was taken from the coastal holiday spot on May 3, 2007.
Now Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall, who leads the small team, has the unenviable task of trying to make a breakthrough with limited resources and a ticking clock before the September cut-off date.
Detectives are now confident the net is closing in on the key lead which is why an application was made to the Home Office for extra funding and a stay of execution for the investigation.
Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry remain convinced their daughter could still be alive.
They had invested huge hopes in Operation Grange to end their nightmare and were relieved that the once well-financed formal police probe allowed them to halt their own private investigations.
After Grange was launched in May 2011 the 48-year-old doctors from Rothley, Leicestershire, resumed relatively normal lives with heart expert Gerry working full time at Glenfield Hospital near their home and Kate concentrating on bringing up their twins, Sean and Amelie, now aged 11.
Kate said last year: “The urge to look for Madeleine absolutely hasn’t changed at all.
"We will never give up.
"I want an end, an answer. Whatever that it is.”
Operation Grange was launched after a personal plea from Kate to then prime minister David Cameron after the Portuguese closed down their own inquiry.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: “The investigation is ongoing.”
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Madeleine Bombshell: Police net closes in on just one man who is key to the mystery
DETECTIVES investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have identified a person they want to question and have been given an extra £85,000 to follow up the crucial lead.
By [url=http://www.express.co.uk/search/?s= Caroline Wheeler -]Caroline Wheeler - Exclusive[/url]PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Mar 12, 2017
The hunt was due to end within weeks as funding ran out. But in a fresh development detectives said there is a specific person of interest they need to question.
The lead is seen as solid enough to persuade the Home Office to grant the extra money which will extend the search until September.
It means the investigation will continue past the 10th anniversary of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] disappearance in May.
She vanished from her bed in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz while her parents ate a meal nearby with friends just days before her fourth birthday in 2007.
There is just one person who detectives want to speak to who was near to the area where Madeleine disappeared almost 10 years ago
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Police said there is one individual they want to speak to who was in the same area of Portugal when she went missing.
International intelligence agencies have been working together to find the “person of interest” who detectives believe may hold the key to solving the case.
Had the information not been deemed a “solid live lead” then the £13million police investigation would have been wound up
The Home Office last night confirmed that the Metropolitan Police had been awarded an extra £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange to continue.
A Home Office spokesman said: “Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for special grant funding the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period April 1 until September 2017.
“As with all applications the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated.”
Senior officers admit the investigation of the new lead is the “last throw of the dice” in their hunt.
But the Met is taking the development so seriously that leading Whitehall officials are being briefed on its progress.
An insider said: “There is just one person who detectives want to speak to who was near to the area where Madeleine disappeared almost 10 years ago.
“An international search has been underway to find them.”
Last night Policing Minister Brandon Lewis, who signed off the latest payment, said: “I am pleased to be able to support the British police who are trying to get to the bottom of what happened to Madeleine McCann and give some kind of closure and justice to her family.”
At the height of Scotland Yard’s inquiries more than 30 detectives and support staff were working on Operation Grange based at Belgravia police station in central London.
When the inquiry was in full swing a team of trained specialists carried out detailed searches of carefully chosen scrubland near where Madeleine was taken from the coastal holiday spot on May 3, 2007.
Now Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall, who leads the small team, has the unenviable task of trying to make a breakthrough with limited resources and a ticking clock before the September cut-off date.
Detectives are now confident the net is closing in on the key lead which is why an application was made to the Home Office for extra funding and a stay of execution for the investigation.
Madeleine’s parents Kate and Gerry remain convinced their daughter could still be alive.
They had invested huge hopes in Operation Grange to end their nightmare and were relieved that the once well-financed formal police probe allowed them to halt their own private investigations.
After Grange was launched in May 2011 the 48-year-old doctors from Rothley, Leicestershire, resumed relatively normal lives with heart expert Gerry working full time at Glenfield Hospital near their home and Kate concentrating on bringing up their twins, Sean and Amelie, now aged 11.
Kate said last year: “The urge to look for Madeleine absolutely hasn’t changed at all.
"We will never give up.
"I want an end, an answer. Whatever that it is.”
Operation Grange was launched after a personal plea from Kate to then prime minister David Cameron after the Portuguese closed down their own inquiry.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: “The investigation is ongoing.”
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I feel a lot of buoyancy coming on. I bet old Tracey's frantically bashing away at the keyboard
They've done it again!
They've done it again!
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Even the BBC is carrying the story:
Madeleine McCann police funds extended for six months
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been granted £85,000 to extend the search for a further six months.
The Home Office funding is to extend the probe, known as Operation Grange, between April and September this year.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007 aged three.
The extra funding has been earmarked for operational costs.
Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have vowed to "never give up" hope of finding their daughter.
Since 2011, the Metropolitan Police has been assisting with the search for clues about what happened to the toddler, with officers visiting the holiday resort in 2014.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for Special Grant funding, the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period 1 April until September 2017.
"As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated."
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To date a total of £11.1m has been spent on Operation Grange.
Met Police said: "The investigation is ongoing. We are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing."
There is one person who was near the area where Madeleine went missing who police want to speak to, the Sunday Express reported.
The paper said there has been an international search to find the person
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Madeleine McCann police funds extended for six months
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been granted £85,000 to extend the search for a further six months.
The Home Office funding is to extend the probe, known as Operation Grange, between April and September this year.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007 aged three.
The extra funding has been earmarked for operational costs.
Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have vowed to "never give up" hope of finding their daughter.
Since 2011, the Metropolitan Police has been assisting with the search for clues about what happened to the toddler, with officers visiting the holiday resort in 2014.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for Special Grant funding, the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period 1 April until September 2017.
"As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated."
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To date a total of £11.1m has been spent on Operation Grange.
Met Police said: "The investigation is ongoing. We are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing."
There is one person who was near the area where Madeleine went missing who police want to speak to, the Sunday Express reported.
The paper said there has been an international search to find the person
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Possibly a key witness, instead of an abductor?
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More likely the pre-planned scapegoat.
Will be reported as 'this suspect is almost certainly responsible but we can't prove it'.
He will then die in a mysterious accident - I predict his car will inexplicably drive into a tree or his Samsung TV will explode in his face.
Will be reported as 'this suspect is almost certainly responsible but we can't prove it'.
He will then die in a mysterious accident - I predict his car will inexplicably drive into a tree or his Samsung TV will explode in his face.
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McCanns are given £85,000 of taxpayers' cash to fund Madeleine search for another six months as police reveal they are closing in on her possible kidnapper
By Tracey Kandohla For Mailonline
Published: 22:54, 11 March 2017 | Updated: 23:57, 11 March 2017
The parents of Madeleine McCann have been given a lifeline in the search for their daughter with a new £85,000 cash boost to police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper.
Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard amid fears the controversial £13million investigation into Maddie's disappearance, codenamed Operation Grange, was being shelved.
The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks.
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding to continue inquiries for another six months.
But he refused to say if they were now trying to quiz one final Portuguese suspect, simply saying: 'We are cracking on. The Operation Grange team are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing.'
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said tonight: 'Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office and the Met Police for the continued work into the search for their daughter.'
He added: 'But, like the police, they will not be commenting on any operational details.'
The inquiry was launched nearly six years ago in May 2011 on orders of then Prime Minister David Cameron but has so far failed to unearth any new clues.
A close pal of former GP Kate, 49, and heart doctor Gerry said: 'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to Madeleine, and still believe she could be alive.
'They appreciate the Met Police's help and know they are doing everyone possible for a resolution after all this time.'
Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz nearly a decade ago in May 2007 while her parents were dining nearby with friends. She would now be aged 13, nearly 14.
As time was believed to be running out on the slow-going investigation a fresh injection of cash, approved last week by the Home Office of request of the desperate police, is ' very welcoming', the McCann source said.
The extra SY money has rubber stamped by PM Teresa May, who has met Maddie's parents several times in the past in her former role as Home Secretary.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: 'Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for Special Grant funding, the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period 1 April until September 2017.
'As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated.'
To date a total of £11.1 million has been spent on Operation Grange.
Britain's top cop, newly retired Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told last summer how his officers were chasing up one 'last throw of the dice' lead in their painstaking inquiries.
Mrs May had come to their rescue in April 2016 granting police an extra £95,000 to help keep the search going.
And now, a financial year on, her predecessor Home Secretary Amber Rudd has approved an extra £85,000 till early October – a noticeable £10,000 less after this week's Budget woes.
Ex police chiefs and some members of public have slammed the Maddie inquiry as a waste of taxpayers' money and officers' time despite it being drastically scaled down last year.
MCCANNS PUT £500K INTO FUND
The McCanns have ploughed nearly £500,000 into the Find Madeleine Fund.
Companies House records show the fund, which is controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors, had total assets at £714,000.
The couple have raised £3.7million since Maddie's disappearance 10 years ago.
A source told the Daily Mirror: 'They are making best use of the fund's remaining cash.
'It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.'
Most of the money has been used to pay for private investigators and campaigns.
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Four officers continue to work on the team, headed by Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall. A force spokesperson said: 'The inquiry has not reached a conclusion. There are still focused lines of investigation to be pursued. There are no immediate plans to reduce office numbers further at this time.'
Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
Kate and Gerry, 48, from Rothley, Leics, said in a previous posting on the official Find Maddie website: 'Until we have answers, until there is news there will always be hope. Whist the investigation is never as much or as speedy as we, or the police would like, we are moving in the right direction.'
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As I 'predicted' when A Rudd was made Home secretary by T 'up to her neck in it' May
Home secretary A Rudd-------->'four weddings'----------> Huge Grant----------->'Missing People Charity'----------> McCan'ts.
'unlimited' taxpayers money will NEVER 'end' for this 'case'!
McCanns are given £85,000 of taxpayers' cash to fund Madeleine search for another six months as police reveal they are closing in on her possible kidnapper
By Tracey Kandohla For Mailonline
Published: 22:54, 11 March 2017 | Updated: 23:57, 11 March 2017
The parents of Madeleine McCann have been given a lifeline in the search for their daughter with a new £85,000 cash boost to police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper.
Kate and Gerry McCann tonight said they are 'very grateful' for the continued support by Scotland Yard amid fears the controversial £13million investigation into Maddie's disappearance, codenamed Operation Grange, was being shelved.
The couple face the agonising milestone 10th anniversary of her abduction in just eight weeks.
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed the Home Office had approved the extra funding to continue inquiries for another six months.
But he refused to say if they were now trying to quiz one final Portuguese suspect, simply saying: 'We are cracking on. The Operation Grange team are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing.'
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said tonight: 'Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful to the Home Office and the Met Police for the continued work into the search for their daughter.'
He added: 'But, like the police, they will not be commenting on any operational details.'
The inquiry was launched nearly six years ago in May 2011 on orders of then Prime Minister David Cameron but has so far failed to unearth any new clues.
A close pal of former GP Kate, 49, and heart doctor Gerry said: 'They have never given up hope of finding out what happened to Madeleine, and still believe she could be alive.
'They appreciate the Met Police's help and know they are doing everyone possible for a resolution after all this time.'
Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal's Praia da Luz nearly a decade ago in May 2007 while her parents were dining nearby with friends. She would now be aged 13, nearly 14.
As time was believed to be running out on the slow-going investigation a fresh injection of cash, approved last week by the Home Office of request of the desperate police, is ' very welcoming', the McCann source said.
The extra SY money has rubber stamped by PM Teresa May, who has met Maddie's parents several times in the past in her former role as Home Secretary.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: 'Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for Special Grant funding, the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period 1 April until September 2017.
'As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated.'
To date a total of £11.1 million has been spent on Operation Grange.
Britain's top cop, newly retired Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told last summer how his officers were chasing up one 'last throw of the dice' lead in their painstaking inquiries.
Mrs May had come to their rescue in April 2016 granting police an extra £95,000 to help keep the search going.
And now, a financial year on, her predecessor Home Secretary Amber Rudd has approved an extra £85,000 till early October – a noticeable £10,000 less after this week's Budget woes.
Ex police chiefs and some members of public have slammed the Maddie inquiry as a waste of taxpayers' money and officers' time despite it being drastically scaled down last year.
MCCANNS PUT £500K INTO FUND
The McCanns have ploughed nearly £500,000 into the Find Madeleine Fund.
Companies House records show the fund, which is controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors, had total assets at £714,000.
The couple have raised £3.7million since Maddie's disappearance 10 years ago.
A source told the Daily Mirror: 'They are making best use of the fund's remaining cash.
'It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.'
Most of the money has been used to pay for private investigators and campaigns.
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Four officers continue to work on the team, headed by Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall. A force spokesperson said: 'The inquiry has not reached a conclusion. There are still focused lines of investigation to be pursued. There are no immediate plans to reduce office numbers further at this time.'
Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
Kate and Gerry, 48, from Rothley, Leics, said in a previous posting on the official Find Maddie website: 'Until we have answers, until there is news there will always be hope. Whist the investigation is never as much or as speedy as we, or the police would like, we are moving in the right direction.'
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Madeleine McCann’s parents plough £500,000 into desperate search for their missing daughter
Kate and Gerry hope returns from the schemes will boost the dwindling Find Madeleine Fund as the 10th anniversary of her disappearance approaches
BYPATRICK HILL
21:29, 11 MAR 2017
Madeleine McCann’s parents have put nearly £500,000 into a string of investments in a desperate bid to keep their search for her going.
Kate and Gerry hope returns from the schemes will boost the dwindling Find Madeleine Fund as the 10th anniversary of her disappearance approaches. They have declined to reveal what they have invested in.
A source said: “They are making best use of the fund’s remaining cash. It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.”
Companies House accounts show the Find Madeleine Fund – controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors had total assets at £714,000, taking into account the invested £490,839.
That’s down from the £763,722 held in cash in 2015.
It is understood the McCanns have raised a total of £3.7million in the past 10 years in the hunt for Madeleine, who would now be aged 13.
Most of the money has gone on private investigators and campaigns.
But the fund could now be wiped out as the couple, both doctors, face a reported £400,000 legal bill.
It comes after they lost a libel battle with ex-Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral over claims they faked their daughter’s abduction.
There are also fears he could counter-sue them. The McCanns’ lawyers have confirmed they will use money from the fund as they appeal the case.
Our source added: “Kate and Gerry’s lawyers in Portugal have lodged papers with the appeal court, so the prospect of paying anything out to Amaral is a long way off.
“But the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance is now just weeks away and things are already hard enough for them, without the extra hardship of having to worry about how they are going to carry on funding the search. It’s a really emotional time for them.”
The McCanns could also be forced to use money from the fund to pay private detectives if a Home Office grant for the Met Police investigation, is not renewed in August.
Operation Grange, which has cost more than £12million over six years, has already been massively scaled back.
Madeleine vanished from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 as her parents dined at a tapas restaurant nearby.
It is believed she was abducted. Thousands of people donated money as a worldwide search got under way.
The source said: “Most of the public donations that came in came in the first year and Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful for every penny.
“But that was all spent on private investigators and campaigning in the first couple of years.
“All extraneous costs have been cut back to make sure they keep money available in the bank ready for the day should the police investigation stop completely.”
The McCanns, who live with their two other children Sean and Amelie in Rothley, Leicestershire, are convinced Maddie is still alive.
Kate and Gerry hope returns from the schemes will boost the dwindling Find Madeleine Fund as the 10th anniversary of her disappearance approaches
BYPATRICK HILL
21:29, 11 MAR 2017
Madeleine McCann’s parents have put nearly £500,000 into a string of investments in a desperate bid to keep their search for her going.
Kate and Gerry hope returns from the schemes will boost the dwindling Find Madeleine Fund as the 10th anniversary of her disappearance approaches. They have declined to reveal what they have invested in.
A source said: “They are making best use of the fund’s remaining cash. It makes sense to make sure the money earns as much as possible.”
Companies House accounts show the Find Madeleine Fund – controlled by Kate, Gerry and four other directors had total assets at £714,000, taking into account the invested £490,839.
That’s down from the £763,722 held in cash in 2015.
It is understood the McCanns have raised a total of £3.7million in the past 10 years in the hunt for Madeleine, who would now be aged 13.
Most of the money has gone on private investigators and campaigns.
But the fund could now be wiped out as the couple, both doctors, face a reported £400,000 legal bill.
It comes after they lost a libel battle with ex-Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral over claims they faked their daughter’s abduction.
There are also fears he could counter-sue them. The McCanns’ lawyers have confirmed they will use money from the fund as they appeal the case.
Our source added: “Kate and Gerry’s lawyers in Portugal have lodged papers with the appeal court, so the prospect of paying anything out to Amaral is a long way off.
“But the 10th anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance is now just weeks away and things are already hard enough for them, without the extra hardship of having to worry about how they are going to carry on funding the search. It’s a really emotional time for them.”
The McCanns could also be forced to use money from the fund to pay private detectives if a Home Office grant for the Met Police investigation, is not renewed in August.
Operation Grange, which has cost more than £12million over six years, has already been massively scaled back.
Madeleine vanished from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 as her parents dined at a tapas restaurant nearby.
It is believed she was abducted. Thousands of people donated money as a worldwide search got under way.
The source said: “Most of the public donations that came in came in the first year and Kate and Gerry remain incredibly grateful for every penny.
“But that was all spent on private investigators and campaigning in the first couple of years.
“All extraneous costs have been cut back to make sure they keep money available in the bank ready for the day should the police investigation stop completely.”
The McCanns, who live with their two other children Sean and Amelie in Rothley, Leicestershire, are convinced Maddie is still alive.
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Madeleine McCann police funds extended for six months
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Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been granted £85,000 to extend the search for a further six months.
The Home Office funding is to extend the probe, known as Operation Grange, between April and September this year.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007 aged three.
The extra funding has been earmarked for operational costs.
Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have vowed to "never give up" hope of finding their daughter.
Since 2011, the Metropolitan Police has been assisting with the search for clues about what happened to the toddler, with officers visiting the holiday resort in 2014.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for Special Grant funding, the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period 1 April until September 2017.
"As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated."
Thursday 3 May 2007: Timeline
Map showing the scene of Madeleine's disappearance
20:30 Kate and Gerry McCann leave their apartment to have dinner at a Tapas bar
21:05 Gerry McCann checks on Madeleine and her siblings
22:00 A man is seen carrying a child wearing pyjamas heading towards the ocean
22:00 Kate McCann raises the alarm that Madeleine has gone missing
To date a total of £11.1m has been spent on Operation Grange.
Met Police said: "The investigation is ongoing. We are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing."
There is one person who was near the area where Madeleine went missing who police want to speak to, the Sunday Express reported.
The paper said there has been an international search to find the person.
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22:00 A man is seen carrying a child wearing pyjamas heading towards the ocean
So, it would seem OG are 'looking for'...........Smithman!
Madeleine McCann police funds extended for six months
2 hours ago
From the section Leicester
Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been granted £85,000 to extend the search for a further six months.
The Home Office funding is to extend the probe, known as Operation Grange, between April and September this year.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007 aged three.
The extra funding has been earmarked for operational costs.
Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have vowed to "never give up" hope of finding their daughter.
Since 2011, the Metropolitan Police has been assisting with the search for clues about what happened to the toddler, with officers visiting the holiday resort in 2014.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "Following an application from the Metropolitan Police for Special Grant funding, the Home Office has confirmed £85,000 in operational costs for Operation Grange for the period 1 April until September 2017.
"As with all applications, the resources required are reviewed regularly and careful consideration is given before any new funding is allocated."
Thursday 3 May 2007: Timeline
Map showing the scene of Madeleine's disappearance
20:30 Kate and Gerry McCann leave their apartment to have dinner at a Tapas bar
21:05 Gerry McCann checks on Madeleine and her siblings
22:00 A man is seen carrying a child wearing pyjamas heading towards the ocean
22:00 Kate McCann raises the alarm that Madeleine has gone missing
To date a total of £11.1m has been spent on Operation Grange.
Met Police said: "The investigation is ongoing. We are not prepared to discuss any lines of inquiry while the investigation is ongoing."
There is one person who was near the area where Madeleine went missing who police want to speak to, the Sunday Express reported.
The paper said there has been an international search to find the person.
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22:00 A man is seen carrying a child wearing pyjamas heading towards the ocean
So, it would seem OG are 'looking for'...........Smithman!
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"There is one person who was near the area where Madeleine went missing who police want to speak to"
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There were NINE people who were 'much nearer' the area where Madeleine went 'missing' who UK police DON'T, it seems, want to 'speak to'!
jta: The Portuguese 'investigation' is still 'operational' ergo, imo, OG 'has to' keep 'going' because they don't KNOW what the PJ 'have'!
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There were NINE people who were 'much nearer' the area where Madeleine went 'missing' who UK police DON'T, it seems, want to 'speak to'!
jta: The Portuguese 'investigation' is still 'operational' ergo, imo, OG 'has to' keep 'going' because they don't KNOW what the PJ 'have'!
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Former police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe recently said: 'Either way we want to try and end the torture that Madeleine's parents are going through.'
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
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This IS the same 'bloke' who didn't even know what OG* was!
*Operation Grange. Possibly the single, biggest, single 'missing' child 'case' in MET Police 'history'
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Howe-Hogan speaking on Radio 5
First broadcast: Thursday 20 February 2014
Transcript
Nicky Campbell: Errm... Adeal in London... no, I tell you what, we'll go to Christine in Cardiff. Brief points please because there's only eight minutes left, so make your questions as... as, errr... well edited as you can. Hi, Christine.
Christine: (phone in) Good morning. Good morning, Sir Bernard.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Good morning, Christine.
Christine: I'd like to ask you, errr... on the progress of Operation Grange.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Right, we have a lots of Op... Operations, so you're going to have...
Nicky Campbell: Operation Grange, just...?
Christine: Operation Grange.
Nicky Campbell: Which is?
Christine: It's the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Ahh, right, thank you for helping...
Christine: That's okay.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: ...but we do have a lot of Operations in London, so I'm sorry if I didn't recognise it immediately.
While still boss, before bowing out last month, he said: 'I can't be absolutely confident we will resolve it, 100 per cent. But we've made some really good progress on the lines of inquiry and I think we have a really good chance.'
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This IS the same 'bloke' who didn't even know what OG* was!
*Operation Grange. Possibly the single, biggest, single 'missing' child 'case' in MET Police 'history'
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Howe-Hogan speaking on Radio 5
First broadcast: Thursday 20 February 2014
Transcript
Nicky Campbell: Errm... Adeal in London... no, I tell you what, we'll go to Christine in Cardiff. Brief points please because there's only eight minutes left, so make your questions as... as, errr... well edited as you can. Hi, Christine.
Christine: (phone in) Good morning. Good morning, Sir Bernard.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Good morning, Christine.
Christine: I'd like to ask you, errr... on the progress of Operation Grange.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Right, we have a lots of Op... Operations, so you're going to have...
Nicky Campbell: Operation Grange, just...?
Christine: Operation Grange.
Nicky Campbell: Which is?
Christine: It's the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: Ahh, right, thank you for helping...
Christine: That's okay.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe: ...but we do have a lot of Operations in London, so I'm sorry if I didn't recognise it immediately.
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Just a ploy to get the gullible to put more money into the McCann fund since the 10th year of her disappearance is just round the corner.
Get the cobwebs of the polygraph.
Get the cobwebs of the polygraph.
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Any old tosh to get the headlines coming for 2017.
Meanwhile I'd like to know what OG makes of the dog evidence and if they have done any route 1 Policing.
Meanwhile I'd like to know what OG makes of the dog evidence and if they have done any route 1 Policing.
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If OG has been given an exta £85,000 why would that be a bombshell?
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Has anyone seen the BBC timeline for the abduction in today's story?
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That's a little economical with the "truth".
The BBC make me sick.
They are nothing but a propaganda mouthpiece these days.
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That's a little economical with the "truth".
The BBC make me sick.
They are nothing but a propaganda mouthpiece these days.
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Huzzah for the new Common Purpose educated, much decorated, beacon of feminist achievement, Cressida! I hope the 'kidnapper' ( yeah, right) upon whom the Met is 'closing in',isn't looking nervous, using his mobile phone, or getting on and off buses, otherwise we all know what could happen to him with this lady in charge. The family of Jean Charles de Menezes must be disgusted by her promotion. If she had any integrity she would have resigned, not push herself forward for the glitteringly prizes.Tony Bennett wrote:Cressida Dick's been in post as Met Commissioner for just two weeks...and now this:
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"...police who now reveal they are closing in on her kidnapper".
Wow! 10 years and nothing. Dick gets the top job and a fortnight later, here we are with the kidnapper about to be arrested and charged!
CONGRATULATIONS MET POLICE!!
CONGRATULATIONS OPERATION GRANGE!! and
CONGRATULATIONS CRESSIDA!!
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This is just a farce now.
What the hell is this really all about?
What the hell is this really all about?
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The Daily Mirror article 11th March 2017 posted by jeanmonroe strikes me as a bit odd. Accidentally on purpose ?
" the fund could now be wiped out as the couple, both doctors, face a reported £400,000 legal bill."
followed by
"The McCanns could also be forced to use money from the fund to pay private detectives if a Home Office grant for the Met Police investigation, is not renewed in August."
The impression it gives me is that the McCanns just give a shrug of the shoulders before handing the Fund money over to lawyers, but have to be pressured / forced to dip into the Fund when a search for Madeleine is on the cards.
" the fund could now be wiped out as the couple, both doctors, face a reported £400,000 legal bill."
followed by
"The McCanns could also be forced to use money from the fund to pay private detectives if a Home Office grant for the Met Police investigation, is not renewed in August."
The impression it gives me is that the McCanns just give a shrug of the shoulders before handing the Fund money over to lawyers, but have to be pressured / forced to dip into the Fund when a search for Madeleine is on the cards.
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C'mon, look on the bright side. At least this kidnapper can't be dead if the police are closing in on him/her. There are so many suspects they can use to interview then discard in order to keep the farce going, but I just hope they choose the Australian millionairess with the private yacht. Someone who can sue the pants off them
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Not sure how to grab all the comments but this one has 1987 likes (also 1265 dislikes)! Amazed it hasn't been 'whooshed'.
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Yes no need for the money I can tell you for free it was them That paid to get rid of her
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Yes no need for the money I can tell you for free it was them That paid to get rid of her
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