On a muddy peninsula on the Arade reservoir we watch police busily clearing a wooded space.

Every every now and then they seem from beneath the timber with handfuls of branches. Later, a police canine is led into the world that had been cleared.

It's believed the prime suspect within the disappearance of Madeleine McCann steadily visited this spot.

As the day goes on, different officers dig into the dry earth. They are all hoping to uncover vital new evidence.

Christian B, a convicted intercourse offender, lived within the space when Madeleine went lacking.

He has denied any involvement, however the police are revisiting his outdated haunts after a brand new tip off.

It's reported this new data got here from an informant and is seen as very "credible".

The tip was clearly detailed sufficient to launch the primary search in Portugal for nearly a decade.

Madeleine was three years outdated when she went lacking from her resort in Praia da Luz on the Algarve coast.

Sixteen years on and the city's title has change into synonymous with the case.

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British vacationers Pat and Sheila have been visiting the world for many years and keep in mind the day Madeleine was reported lacking.

"We were here when it actually happened. It's very sad, the whole thing. For the McCanns, if they found something, it would be closure. I think that's the best thing and that the way I would look at it," says Pat.

Sheila tells us the native church nonetheless prays for Madeleine each week. They wish to transfer on however the thriller of what occurred to her nonetheless hangs over the world.

Many within the city are hoping this new search may lastly convey the solutions they crave.