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A delegation of senior Portuguese police officers reportedly travelled from Lisbon to London earlier this year.

A delegation of senior Portuguese police officers reportedly travelled from Lisbon to London earlier this year

Detectives from the Federal Criminal Police (BKA) spent several days searching for any sign of Madeleine McCann at the Arade Dam last month. In a new update it seems they are set to disappoint the missing girl's family.

Detectives from the Federal Criminal Police, Germany’s equivalent of the FBI, spent several days searching land next to the Arade Dam last month.

The German national says before Madeleine's disappearance, he stole videotapes and a firearm from Brueckner's Portugal home which revealed his "true nature".

German man says he first contacted Scotland Yard about suspect Christian Brückner in 2008

Christian Brueckner allegedly alluded to his involvement at a music festival in 2008

For the last two weeks, German prosecutors have been carefully examining items recovered during a search of the Barragem do Arade reservoir in Portugal.

German prosecutors have spent the past two weeks carefully going over items found during their search of the Barragem do Arade reservoir in Portugal