Madeleine quiz man 'would rather help than hinder'

The man questioned by Portuguese police about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann would rather “help than hinder”, one of his friends said today.

The villa of Briton Robert Murat, formerly of Hockering, near Norwich, Norfolk, has been examined by forensic experts and sniffer dogs. His home is 150 yards from where the four-year-old was abducted.