Police investigating the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have searched near an abandoned building in southern Portugal. Portuguese police have said detectives were acting on a request from a German public prosecutor as they launch fresh probes.

New searches are underway in Portugal near where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007

Police investigating the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have searched near an abandoned building in southern Portugal. Portuguese police have said detectives were acting on a request from a German public prosecutor as they launch fresh probes.