British Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been allocated more money to extend the search for a further six months.

The British Home Office has given officers £85,000 to cover "operational costs" to continue until at least September.

The then 3-year-old disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007.

Her parents Kate and Gerry McCann have campaigned tirelessly since then to try and find out what happened, and have vowed never to give up hope that she may still be alive.