Jaycee Lee Dugard was held captive in a backyard compound for 18 years.

Three years after her escape, the Austrian woman kidnapped as a child and held for eight years is too scared to leave her flat.

Police are open to helping authorities investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann but have received no requests for assistance.

Police have named the Auckland man who was arrested after he had tried to pose as a truancy officer.