Post by Cornwallgirl on May 21, 2007 17:30:10 GMT 1
Madeleine police plea for photos
Tourists who visited the Algarve resort where Madeleine McCann was abducted are being asked to send their holiday photographs to British police.
Detectives want anyone in the Praia da Luz area in the two weeks prior to the four-year-old's disappearance on 3 May to send their photos to a new website.
Officers will use computer technology to search for clues in the photos, such as people who might seem out of place.
The photos can be uploaded at www.madeleine.ceopupload.com.
One minute
Earlier a one minute silence was held in Portugal in solidarity with the family of four-year-old girl Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire.
The silence was initiated by an anonymous chain email circulated around the country at the weekend, and was observed at midday.
Madeleine's father, Gerry, has flown back to the UK to meet organisers of the campaign to find his daughter.
Kate McCann observed the silence privately at the family's holiday apartment.
Senior detectives in Portimao, who are investigating Madeleine's disappearance, also stopped for one minute.
Mr McCann is expected to spend just over 24 hours away from his wife and two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie.
He will also deal with personal matters during the family's first time apart since Madeleine's abduction on 3 May.
Mr McCann is a consultant cardiologist at Leicester's Glenfield Hospital and his friend and colleague Dr Doug Skehan said he would be involved in meetings for most of Monday.
Mr McCann arrived at East Midlands Airport in the early hours of Monday morning and will return to Portugal on Tuesday.
In addition to meeting campaign organisers, it is thought his visit will also help arrange for the family to stay in Portugal for the foreseeable future.
International campaign
The McCann family are spearheading a campaign to imprint Madeleine's image on the minds of people across Europe and North Africa in the hope she will be found.
They remain convinced she is alive and well.
The latest public display of support has come from the Liverpool football team, who were photographed on Monday with a banner asking for information of Madeleine's whereabouts, prior to their departure to Athens for their Champions League final match on Wednesday.
Madeleine's great-uncle, Brian Kennedy, said "astonishing" public support had kept the family going through "bleak" times.
Mr Kennedy said Madeleine's relatives were aware of Mr McCann's "brief, private visit home" which "was mainly regarding legal matters".
He said it was the great public support that was helping the family through the "bleak moments".
Meanwhile, money has been pouring in to the Find Madeleine fighting fund.
The latest total is £73,505, which includes £50,000 from Portsmouth Football Club but not money collected by banks and building societies and cheques yet to clear.
A website set up to find the missing child has received around 100 million hits and 50,000 messages of support since its launch on Wednesday.
Details of how to donate to Madeleine's Fund - at banks, by post or via the internet - can be found at www.findmadeleine.com.
Source: BBC News
