Searches for Madeleine McCann resumed on Thursday near to where the three-year-old disappeared from Praia da Luz, Portugal 18 years ago.

German and Portuguese investigators have until Friday to look for evidence relating to her disappearance but there has been no obvious sign of any major discovery so far.

Officers are scouring a 21 sq km (8.1 sq miles) site near where she went missing and where the German investigators' prime suspect, Christian Brückner, had been staying at the time.

The 48-year-old is serving a prison sentence in Germany for an unrelated rape case, however could be released as early as September.

The chief constable of Lincolnshire Police has warned 400 staff and officer jobs could be cut if the force cannot secure extra funding by October.

It comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government's Spending Review, which includes a 2.3% real terms yearly funding increase for policing in England and Wales.

Chief Constable Paul Gibson said this was not enough for Lincolnshire and would leave the force facing a deficit of almost £70m. He said he had begun negotiations with the Home Office.

But Reeves told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme she did not "accept" the need for cuts to police jobs.

Speaking during a hotseat with BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Frances Finn, Mr Gibson said the Home Office had recognised Lincolnshire as a "significant outlier" in terms of funding.

"If we don't get more money by October, then, unfortunately, I have to start consultation to reduce our organisation significantly," he said.

Mr Gibson said cuts to officer numbers could result in reductions to services that were "hugely important" to communities, including neighbourhood, roads and rural policing and crime prevention work.

He said: "I have to make sure that I balance the budget, and if I can't do that then I have to reduce resources, which obviously will be felt within the communities across our great county."

The chief constable said he had a meeting planned with Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson for early July, and he would be "pitching for more money".

"I'm as optimistic as I can be, but I can't guarantee money will come along," he said.

In April, Lincolnshire Police announced previous planned cuts to 400 jobs had been delayed due to a new £5.7m government funding package.

But speaking on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Mr Gibson said this was "one-off money" to provide "stability" for six months.

'Working hard'

A report by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue, released in May, rated Lincolnshire Police inadequate at investigating crime, responding to the public and managing offenders and suspects.

Mr Gibson said he appreciated the findings of the report would be "concerning" for residents, but he said funding had a "massive impact" on the level of service the force could give.

He said: "It's [the report] not as good as I wanted it to be, that's absolutely clear, and there's no doubt that there are things we need to do better. I completely accept that.

"We're working incredibly hard in the background to make sure we are investigating crimes better, supervising criminal investigations better, meeting the requirements of victims better."

Caller Chris Fairweather, from Old Leake, near Boston, told the chief constable she had not been visited by officers after reporting a garage break in at her home.

She said tools and equipment had been stolen, but she had received a letter from police a week later to say the case had been closed.

Mr Gibson said it was "just not possible" to visit the scene of every crime, and officers had to work out the likelihood of solving a crime.

He said: "Finance, whether we like it or not, has a major impact upon what you're able to do, in terms of the quality of service you can deliver."

Later in the discussion, Mr Gibson said: "I know that people are concerned about policing – they always want more, quite understandably.

"But I also need to make sure that I balance that with my staff, who are operating in difficult circumstances.

"They get assaulted quite frequently. I write to them, I speak to them, almost daily, in terms of someone who's been punched, kicked, spat at."

The Home Office has been approached for comment.

Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds latest episode of Look North here.

Kent tradespeople say feelings of loneliness at work are impacting their mental health.

Two construction workers on average take their own lives each working day and mental health issues are around four times as prevalent in the industry than the general population, according to mental health charity Mates in Mind.

Matt, a carpenter from Medway, said tradespeople face multiple pressures including poor weather, tool theft and isolation.

He told BBC Radio Kent that construction was "unforgiving" and "brutal", and there were "clearly issues" within the industry.

Tony Steel, operations director at construction charity Band of Builders, said people in the industry "put our own stigma in place".

"People think that if you talk about mental health you are showing a weakness and it isn't a weakness at all," he added.

Mr Steel told BBC Radio Kent that mental ill-health is "no different to having a sprained ankle" and people can get help to recover.

The charity boss said construction was "an amazing, fantastic industry" that he encourages people to join, and his organisation was offering a "support network for people, should they need it".

Banter 'very important'

Isle of Sheppey bricklayer Tom Hutchinson, who typically works with his brother, said work was "definitely more boring" on jobs where he works alone.

He and his brother talk about mental health "more than most" but when working alone on smaller jobs or due to holidays "that's obviously not there".

"Banter and things like that are very important, and it is quite social," Mr Hutchinson added.

According to Mr Steel, solo tradespeople might have "no interaction" if working alone.

He said: "If they're starting to experience depression there's just no-one that can spot the signs."

Matt from Medway said feelings of isolation could extend to busy construction sites too due to financial pressures, tight schedules and a lack of the "camaraderie that there used to be".

The carpenter added: "If you work in an office or if there's time where things are a little bit more quiet, people have a cup of tea, have a conversation.

"On the site it's noisy. You're here, there and everywhere. There's not that period where people can actually sit and talk."