British experts cast fresh doubt today over claims relating to the forensic evidence at the heart of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

FORENSIC evidence taken by Portuguese police from scientists in Britain appears to be behind the recent dramatic twists in the Madeleine McCann investigation.

Israeli troops riding on jeeps and a tank raided the biblical town of Jericho today for the first time in months, killing a Palestinian militant, the army and Palestinian sources said.