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Police searching for missing toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos have asked for permission to demolish part of a farmhouse. | Police searching for missing toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos have asked for permission to demolish part of a farmhouse. |
The extension to the property was constructed after the 21-month-old from Sheffield went missing in 1991. | The extension to the property was constructed after the 21-month-old from Sheffield went missing in 1991. |
The toddler's family believe he was abducted, but police are investigating whether he was accidentally killed. | The toddler's family believe he was abducted, but police are investigating whether he was accidentally killed. |
South Yorkshire Police said it was confident permission for the demolition would be given. | South Yorkshire Police said it was confident permission for the demolition would be given. |
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Det Insp Jon Cousins, said he was negotiating with the family who own the farmhouse. | Det Insp Jon Cousins, said he was negotiating with the family who own the farmhouse. |
"There is reason for me to consider removing a small part of this farmhouse in order that I can be sure that I have not missed any opportunity to find the answers that I need to," he said. | "There is reason for me to consider removing a small part of this farmhouse in order that I can be sure that I have not missed any opportunity to find the answers that I need to," he said. |
A photograph from 1991 showed part of the building did not exist when Ben went missing, he added. | A photograph from 1991 showed part of the building did not exist when Ben went missing, he added. |
A team of 19 South Yorkshire Police officers, forensic specialists and an archaeologist are excavating the farmland where Ben was last seen playing 25 years ago. | A team of 19 South Yorkshire Police officers, forensic specialists and an archaeologist are excavating the farmland where Ben was last seen playing 25 years ago. |
They are being assisted by members of the Hellenic Rescue Team and Red Cross. | They are being assisted by members of the Hellenic Rescue Team and Red Cross. |
The search, in its eighth day, was prompted by information given to police following a television appeal in May. | The search, in its eighth day, was prompted by information given to police following a television appeal in May. |
A friend of a digger driver, who had been clearing land with an excavator on the day the toddler went missing, told police the man may have been responsible for Ben's death. | A friend of a digger driver, who had been clearing land with an excavator on the day the toddler went missing, told police the man may have been responsible for Ben's death. |
The driver died of cancer in 2015. | The driver died of cancer in 2015. |
On Sunday, the Needham family thanked the volunteers who were working with the police search team. | On Sunday, the Needham family thanked the volunteers who were working with the police search team. |