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PORTUGUESE police reportedly want to question a British man on holiday in Praia da Luz at the same time as the McCanns.

The man is also said to have helped in the search for missing Madeleine.

The man arrived in Portugal on April 28, the same day as the McCanns, and left on May 6, the day they should have flown home, according to the Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Noticias.

Police have recovered an Opal Corsa he rented from a car hire company in Faro, about 60 miles from Praia da Luz, the paper said.

Detectives are now reportedly trying to establish whether this man had any connection with the McCanns.

Portuguese police could not be reached for comment, but in the past they have consistently refused to confirm or deny reports about the investigation.