bbc: Madeleine McCann disappearance: A timeline

Three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from a Portuguese holiday apartment 13 years ago.
In the intervening years, a huge, costly police operation has taken place across much of Europe.

The latest development is focused upon a German sex offender who is currently in jail. German prosecutors say they are assuming Madeleine is dead and are treating it as a murder inquiry.

Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry, say all they have ever wanted is to find their daughter.

Here is the story so far. more...