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McCann parents revisit Portugal | McCann parents revisit Portugal |
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The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann have returned to Portugal together for the first time in more than two years. | The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann have returned to Portugal together for the first time in more than two years. |
Kate and Gerry McCann met lawyers in Lisbon but did not visit Praia da Luz, where Madeleine disappeared in 2007. | Kate and Gerry McCann met lawyers in Lisbon but did not visit Praia da Luz, where Madeleine disappeared in 2007. |
It is understood they held discussions with their legal team and a PR agency on ways to advance the search. | It is understood they held discussions with their legal team and a PR agency on ways to advance the search. |
Mr McCann said private investigators were still looking at "hundreds of thousands" of pieces of information. | Mr McCann said private investigators were still looking at "hundreds of thousands" of pieces of information. |
The one-day trip was the first time the McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, had returned to Portugal as a couple since September 2007. | The one-day trip was the first time the McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, had returned to Portugal as a couple since September 2007. |
Mr McCann has visited Portugal on two other occasions in the past two years, most recently in April to advise private detectives filming a reconstruction. | Mr McCann has visited Portugal on two other occasions in the past two years, most recently in April to advise private detectives filming a reconstruction. |
Gerry McCann: "There is no evidence that Madelaine is dead" | Gerry McCann: "There is no evidence that Madelaine is dead" |
The couple are taking legal action against one-time investigating officer Goncalo Amaral, after winning a gagging order against the publication of his book, which claimed Madeleine was dead. | The couple are taking legal action against one-time investigating officer Goncalo Amaral, after winning a gagging order against the publication of his book, which claimed Madeleine was dead. |
The Truth Of The Lie had hampered the search and added to Kate and Gerry McCann's distress, a judge said earlier this month. | The Truth Of The Lie had hampered the search and added to Kate and Gerry McCann's distress, a judge said earlier this month. |
Any potential compensation - which advisers have said could be more than £1m - would be ploughed back into the search for Madeleine. | Any potential compensation - which advisers have said could be more than £1m - would be ploughed back into the search for Madeleine. |
At a news conference, Mr McCann said there was no evidence his daughter, who was four when she went missing, was dead. | At a news conference, Mr McCann said there was no evidence his daughter, who was four when she went missing, was dead. |
Mrs McCann said: "Our main worry, obviously, was people believing that Madeleine was dead. | Mrs McCann said: "Our main worry, obviously, was people believing that Madeleine was dead. |
"If people believe that she is not alive, then people will stop looking for her." | "If people believe that she is not alive, then people will stop looking for her." |
She added she had gained a new hope for her daughter following the discovery of Jaycee Dugard, who was found in California last month, 18 years after being kidnapped. | She added she had gained a new hope for her daughter following the discovery of Jaycee Dugard, who was found in California last month, 18 years after being kidnapped. |