Detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann last night appealed to Irish people to help identify a man they say is of “vital importance” to their investigation.

Relatives of missing Madeleine McCann will not be celebrating Christmas this year, her grandmother said today, but there is still a present waiting for the four-year-old for when she does come home.

THE father of missing Madeleine McCann said yesterday he was “100% confident” his wife had nothing to do with her disappearance.