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| Madeleine McCann: Met police to take on investigation | Madeleine McCann: Met police to take on investigation |
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| The investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is to be taken on by the Metropolitan Police. | The investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is to be taken on by the Metropolitan Police. |
| Home Secretary Theresa May has agreed to fund the operation after Portuguese police failed to make any progress. | Home Secretary Theresa May has agreed to fund the operation after Portuguese police failed to make any progress. |
| Madeleine, from Leicestershire, was almost four when she went missing on holiday from her family's apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz in 2007. | |
| Scotland Yard said her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, were being kept fully updated on the progress of its work. | |
| In a statement the Home Office said it "remains committed to supporting the search" and has agreed "to provide the Metropolitan Police with the resources they need to investigate her disappearance". | |
| Documents reviewed | Documents reviewed |
| A review into the case by police in the UK discovered new potential leads but the police in Portugal have not reopened the case. | A review into the case by police in the UK discovered new potential leads but the police in Portugal have not reopened the case. |
| The BBC understands that any investigation by Scotland Yard would need the co-operation of the Portuguese authorities. | The BBC understands that any investigation by Scotland Yard would need the co-operation of the Portuguese authorities. |
| Scotland Yard would not comment on the latest development but released a statement saying they are encouraged by the progress they are making. | Scotland Yard would not comment on the latest development but released a statement saying they are encouraged by the progress they are making. |
| It said: "We are reviewing a significant number of documents and continue to identify potential lines of inquiry. | It said: "We are reviewing a significant number of documents and continue to identify potential lines of inquiry. |
| "We are in regular contact with Kate and Gerry McCann and they are kept fully updated on the progress of our work. | "We are in regular contact with Kate and Gerry McCann and they are kept fully updated on the progress of our work. |
| "We also continue to work closely with the Portuguese police and are actively considering our next steps." | "We also continue to work closely with the Portuguese police and are actively considering our next steps." |
| The UK review into Madeleine's case began in May 2012, after Prime Minister David Cameron responded to a plea from her parents. | |
| Its objective was for a team of officers to work with the Portuguese authorities with a view to reopening the case, which has been closed since 2008. | |
| As part of the review, a computer-generated image of how Madeleine might look at the age of nine was created with the help of her family. They marked her 10th birthday on May 12th. | |
| The team has been compiling and reviewing material from three separate strands - the Portuguese investigation, inquiries by the UK law enforcement agencies and the work of private investigators or agencies. | |
| There are believed to be around 40,000 pieces of information equating to about 100,000 pages. | |
| In May, detectives from Scotland Yard said they had identified "a number of persons of interest" but they denied asking Portuguese police to make any arrests in connection with the inquiry. |