A seriously ill one-day-old baby has been flown from Cork to England for life-saving treatment.

Spanish private detectives hired by Gerry and Kate McCann have investigated a sighting in Morocco of a blonde girl with the same distinctive mark in one eye as missing daughter Madeleine, a family spokesman said.

Gerry McCann returned to work today saying he had done everything he could to ensure the search for his daughter Madeleine goes on.

A German satirical magazine’s take on the publicity surrounding Madeleine McCann’s disappearance was described by her parents’ spokesman today as “extremely hurtful”.

Kate McCann fears she will be charged today over the death of her daughter Madeleine, a family friend said.