Speculation is mounting today that prosecutors in the Madeleine McCann case want to secure more items from the family as they continue to hunt for evidence against them.

Prosecutors in the Madeleine McCann case want to examine her mother’s private diary for clues, sources close to the investigation said today.

Portuguese police have suddenly adopted a harder attitude towards the parents of missing Madeleine McCann in recent days, a source said tonight.

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann reaffirmed today they believe their daughter is still alive despite reports of blood specks being found in the apartment where she vanished.

Belgian police are carrying out DNA tests today on a drinks bottle used by a girl resembling missing Madeleine McCann, as the 100-day marker of the youngster’s disappearance approaches.

Portuguese police were forced to make an embarrassing U-turn after the parents of missing Madeleine McCann held discussions with Brtain's prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown, it has emerged.

A circus tiger tore off a woman’s arm when she reached into its cage to stroke it, according to a newspaper report.