Portuguese authorities searching for missing girl Madeleine McCann have placed a British man under formal investigation in the case, Lusa news agency said on Tuesday. It quoted police as saying the suspect was Robert Murat (32), who was questioned late on Monday along with an unidentified German woman and a Portuguese man.

Veteran politician Mario Soares, who steered Portugal from dictatorship to democracy, is set to bow out of the political arena he has dominated for decades following a crushing defeat in a weekend presidential election. The 81-year-old former Socialist prime minister finished third behind the winner and sole centre-right candidate, Anibal Cavaco Silva.