A waiter from the restaurant where the McCanns ate on the evening their daughter Madeleine disappeared has described how a normal night “became madness”, according to reports today.

KATE McCANN has taken no decision over a return to work, or a possible new career, a spokesman for the family said yesterday.

One of Portugal’s most senior detectives is taking charge of the Madeleine McCann case, officials said today.

Portuguese police expect to hand-deliver the results of their investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance to prosecutors today.

A senior Portuguese police officer said detectives investigating Madeleine McCann’s disappearance had a “positive feeling” about the inquiry as they await key DNA test results.

ONE of the most senior police officers in Portugal said last night there was a “strong theory” that Madeleine McCann is dead.