Private detectives hired by Kate and Gerry McCann are investigating the attempted abduction of a girl less than 30 miles from where Madeleine went missing, it emerged today.

The family of missing Madeleine McCann issued an appeal for information today after an image of the face of a man they believe could be involved in her disappearance was released to the public.

The family of missing toddler Madeleine McCann today called for an international search to trace a man they believe may have been involved in their daughter's disappearance.