Scotland Yard about to commence digs in and around Praia da Luz.

[Cornelius]

I would suggest that if the UK media start 'messing' with this story, any residual cooperation the Portuguese are offering will disappear into the ether.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27300312
It looks like the Portuguese are already giving the MPS the hard line on that score. They seem to be saying keep your mouths shut keep your press on a tight leash or go home.

[stephen25000]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27300312
It looks like the Portuguese are already giving the MPS the hard line on that score. They seem to be saying keep your mouths shut keep your press on a tight leash or go home.

Thanks for that Cornelius.

[stephen25000]

Just on Sky News.

SY have been briefing the press and Portuguese not happy, which will delay proceedings.

Likewise 3 'suspects' SY wanted to interview and have their accommodation searched has been refused by Portugal.
Hardly surprising as the 3 people were suspected of burglaries there and which had no direct connection to this case.

[VIXTE]

British police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance have reportedly been refused permission to search the homes of three burglary suspects.

According to local media in Praia da Luz, where the three-year-old went missing in 2007, Portuguese authorities declined requests from Metropolitan Police.

It comes after it was reported that Portugese authorities had approved plans for officers from Scotland Yard to dig for evidence in the resort.

More follows...
http://news.sky.com/story/1256800/madeleine-mccann-uk-police-searches-refused

[Cariad]

I would tend to agree, except that IF fraud is involved, then it will have been a deliberate act, perpetrated over many years, not a spur of the moment thing.

Which one of our esteemed posters referred to it as riding a tiger?

How do you get off? After all the claims of no stone unturned and searching, how do you say, nah, we've done enough now?

[Cornelius]

Which one of our esteemed posters referred to it as riding a tiger?

How do you get off? After all the claims of no stone unturned and searching, how do you say, nah, we've done enough now?

Is that a rhetorical question Cariad? or are you expecting someone to say "Redblossom".

[Cariad]

Is that a rhetorical question Cariad? or are you expecting someone to say "Redblossom".

I honestly couldn't remember, but my best guess would've been Redblossem. I miss her 

[Cariad]

I honestly couldn't remember, but my best guess would've been Redblossem. I miss her 

Or it might've been CPN...? I miss her too...

[stephen25000]

Or it might've been CPN...? I miss her too...

Indeed.

Both of them.

[Cariad]

Indeed.

Both of them.

We've lost too many good posters recently...

[Mr Gray]

We've lost too many good posters recently...

Hasn't most of the information re the dig come from the portuguese papers via portuguese leaks

[Cariad]

Hasn't most of the information re the dig come from the portuguese papers via portuguese leaks

I don't know. Has it?

[jassi]

Hasn't most of the information re the dig come from the portuguese papers via portuguese leaks

And where do you get that little gem from?

[pathfinder73]

From the church to Kate's rock is where I would check as shown here - search area 3: Search area 2 is where the building site I talked about was at the time. They are investigating the right places IMO.
 

[lizzibif]

im yet to see or hear that they are digging for a body ?.... the 10.oclock news last night say they not looking for a body ?