Callers give same name in fresh Maddie appeal

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have received nearly 1,000 calls and emails in response to a fresh appeal for information.

There have been over 730 calls and 212 emails as a result of “specific lines of inquiry” about the events leading up to and surrounding Madeleine’s abduction, Scotland Yard said, while some callers had given the same name for a man spotted carrying a child towards the beach in Praia da Luz.

Senior investigating officer Det Chief Insp Andy Redwood said detectives are working through the calls and material generated by Monday night’s BBC Crimewatch programme.