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| Millions visit Madeleine website | Millions visit Madeleine website |
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| A website set up to find missing Madeleine McCann has received more than 50 million hits, its organisers say. | A website set up to find missing Madeleine McCann has received more than 50 million hits, its organisers say. |
| Multinationals including BP, McDonald's and supermarket chain Carrefour are also supporting efforts to spread the image of the four-year-old in Europe. | Multinationals including BP, McDonald's and supermarket chain Carrefour are also supporting efforts to spread the image of the four-year-old in Europe. |
| Figures for donations to a cash fund to pay for the campaign to find her are expected to be revealed later. | Figures for donations to a cash fund to pay for the campaign to find her are expected to be revealed later. |
| Madeleine, from Leicestershire, was taken from the family's holiday flat in Praia da Luz, Algarve on 3 May. | Madeleine, from Leicestershire, was taken from the family's holiday flat in Praia da Luz, Algarve on 3 May. |
| BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco and Total/Els have all agreed to distribute appeal posters at their petrol stations. | BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco and Total/Els have all agreed to distribute appeal posters at their petrol stations. |
| Other backers of the Find Madeleine campaign include Carphone Warehouse, Budget car rental, British Airways and BAA, which is displaying posters at all of its UK airports. | Other backers of the Find Madeleine campaign include Carphone Warehouse, Budget car rental, British Airways and BAA, which is displaying posters at all of its UK airports. |
| There is also a mobile phone text campaign run by Vodafone, O2 and Telefonica. | There is also a mobile phone text campaign run by Vodafone, O2 and Telefonica. |
| Both of them [Madeleine's parents] are firmly fixed on the campaign which is designed to raise Madeleine's profile right across Europe and ensure we bring her home Michael Wright,Family member | Both of them [Madeleine's parents] are firmly fixed on the campaign which is designed to raise Madeleine's profile right across Europe and ensure we bring her home Michael Wright,Family member |
| Royal Bank of Scotland is overseeing cash collections and Spain's Banco Santander and France's Credit Agricole and La Poste are distributing posters. | Royal Bank of Scotland is overseeing cash collections and Spain's Banco Santander and France's Credit Agricole and La Poste are distributing posters. |
| The website also features more than 7,000 messages of support. | The website also features more than 7,000 messages of support. |
| Mrs McCann's brother-in-law Michael Wright said Madeleine's parents had been "totally overwhelmed by offers from individuals, small companies, and large multi-national corporations". | Mrs McCann's brother-in-law Michael Wright said Madeleine's parents had been "totally overwhelmed by offers from individuals, small companies, and large multi-national corporations". |
| He said: "Both of them are firmly fixed on the campaign which is designed to raise Madeleine's profile right across Europe and ensure we bring her home." | He said: "Both of them are firmly fixed on the campaign which is designed to raise Madeleine's profile right across Europe and ensure we bring her home." |
| Photos analysed | Photos analysed |
| Meanwhile, Portuguese police have insisted their inquiry is not struggling. | Meanwhile, Portuguese police have insisted their inquiry is not struggling. |
| Ch Insp Olegario de Sousa said police had received information about a number of possible sightings of Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, but that nothing had come of them. | Ch Insp Olegario de Sousa said police had received information about a number of possible sightings of Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, but that nothing had come of them. |
| Any information given to the police was studied and various departments were analysing photos, he told a news conference on Thursday. | Any information given to the police was studied and various departments were analysing photos, he told a news conference on Thursday. |
| He said police did not have the evidence to arrest the only formal suspect, Briton Robert Murat, 33, who denies any involvement. | He said police did not have the evidence to arrest the only formal suspect, Briton Robert Murat, 33, who denies any involvement. |
| A Leicestershire police spokeswoman also confirmed that a Portuguese detective inspector had visited the English force's incident room to speak to officers. | |
| Details of how to donate to the Madeleine fighting fund - at banks, by post or via the internet - can be found at www.findmadeleine.com. | Details of how to donate to the Madeleine fighting fund - at banks, by post or via the internet - can be found at www.findmadeleine.com. |