Can You Help to Find Madeleine?

I'm going off-topic today, but I hope you will understand my reasons. As you may have heard, four-year-old Madeleine McCann was abducted from the holiday resort of Praia Da Luz in Portugal on 3 May 2007. Since then, despite a massive police hunt and Europe-wide publicity, there has been no sign of her.

As this blog is read by people from all over the world, I thought it might just help to mention Madeleine here and reproduce her picture. If you have any idea of Madeleine's whereabouts, or even the slightest suspicion, please contact the local police as soon as possible. Though I'm sure it will make no difference to most people, there are also rewards totalling several million pounds for information leading to her safe return.

One distinctive feature of Madeleine's appearance is the 'black flash' in her eye, where the pupil runs into the iris. You can see this quite clearly in the photo above. Even if her abductors have changed Madeleine's appearance in other ways, this very unusual mark should help to identify her.

The following websites have more information about Madeleine, a downloadable poster, and details of other ways you can help in the search for this little girl: http://www.solosite.net/madeleine.html and http://www.findmadeleine.com.

I'm sure you will join with me in expressing the hope that Madeleine is safely reunited with her parents soon.