Kate and Gerry McCann have criticised the former police officer in charge of the hunt for their missing daughter after he delayed their libel action against him again.

Kate and Gerry McCann will appear in a Portuguese court today to deliver personal statements on how accusations in a former police chief’s book have affected them.

Kate McCann has asked to give evidence at the Portuguese libel trial over a book by a former local police chief.

It is too early to speculate on where the latest 'Crimewatch' appeal into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will lead, Scotland Yard said today, saying there is “much ground to cover”.

Madeleine McCann’s parents are “greatly encouraged” by new information about the disappearance of their daughter, they said in a statement.

The McCanns’ pain over the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine was “multiplied 100 times” by a book by a former Portuguese police chief, a court has heard.

The McCanns’ pain over the disappearance of their daughter was “multiplied 100 times” by a book by a former Portuguese police chief, a court has heard.

Libel proceedings brought by the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann against a former Portuguese detective who wrote a book about the case have been abruptly suspended.

The mother of missing Madeleine McCann has said she is in Portugal to “stop the damage” she believes is being caused to the search for her daughter by a former local police chief.

Kate and Gerry McCann today said they have had enough of “fluffy worthless words”, calling again for a full case review over their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance.

Kate and Gerry McCann today criticised the “heartbreaking” failure by police to investigate new leads in their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance as they called for a full case review.

Kate and Gerry McCann will speak publicly for the first time today about a Portuguese court’s decision to uphold a ban on a book claiming their daughter Madeleine is dead.

FORMER Portuguese detective Goncalo Amaral yesterday lost an attempt to overturn a ban on his book claiming that Madeleine McCann is dead.

Former Portuguese detective Goncalo Amaral today lost an attempt to overturn a ban on his book claiming that Madeleine McCann is dead, a spokeswoman for the child’s parents said.

Gerry and Kate McCann will have to wait until next week to find out if a former senior detective has succeeded in overturning the couple's ban on his book after a court hearing in Portugal ended without a decision today.

It is the final day of Kate and Gerry McCann's libel trial against a former police chief in Portugal.

MADELEINE McCann’s parents will lodge a complaint with Portuguese police alleging that former detective Goncalo Amaral broke his country’s strict judicial secrecy laws, the couple’s lawyer said.

Madeleine McCann’s parents will lodge a complaint with Portuguese police alleging that former detective Goncalo Amaral broke his country’s strict judicial secrecy laws, the couple’s lawyer has said.

KATE McCann admitted yesterday that listening to claims that she faked her daughter Madeleine’s abduction was difficult – but said nothing could be as bad as losing her child.

Goncalo Amaral vowed today to appeal to Europe if he loses a legal battle over his book which claims that Madeleine McCann is dead.

Kate McCann admitted today that listening to claims that she faked her daughter Madeleine's abduction was difficult - but said nothing could be as bad as losing her child.

GERRY McCANN yesterday defended his legal action against a Portuguese detective who led the investigation into his daughter’s disappearance, saying his book had damaged the search for Madeleine.

Gerry McCann angrily dismissed Portuguese detectives' claims that his daughter Madeleine is dead as he arrived at court today.

PORTUGUESE police believed Madeleine McCann died in her family’s holiday flat and that her parents faked her abduction, a court heard yesterday.

Portuguese police believed Madeleine McCann died in her family’s holiday flat and that her parents faked her abduction, a court heard today.

A libel trial will start today of a former senior Portuguese detective who published a book alleging that Madeleine McCann died inside her parents’ apartment.

KATE and Gerry McCann returned to Portugal yesterday for the libel trial of the former Portuguese detective who headed the investigation into their daughter, Madeleine’s, disappearance.

KATE McCANN felt closer to her missing daughter Madeleine after returning to Praia da Luz for the first time since she was named a prime suspect by police investigating the little girl’s disappearance, she has said.

A LIBEL trial against a policeman in Portugal who claimed missing British girl Madeleine McCann was dead and that her parents could have hidden the corpse opened yesterday but was immediately postponed.

A Lisbon court has postponed the start of a libel action brought by the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann against a former Portuguese detective.

THE decision of a Portuguese policeman to launch his second book on the day a libel trial is to start concerning his first book on Madeleine McCann was described as “regrettable” by her parents’ spokesman yesterday.

Madeleine McCann’s parents will fly to Portugal tomorrow for the start of a libel trial against former Portuguese policeman Goncalo Amaral.

A PORTUGUESE judge has banned further sales or publications of a former policeman’s book which claimed Madeleine McCann is dead, a spokesman for the missing girl’s parents said.

A Portuguese judge today banned further sales or publications of a former policeman’s book which claimed Madeleine McCann is dead, a spokesman for the missing girl’s parents said.

THE parents of Madeleine McCann are preparing to sue the disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral.

The parents of Madeleine McCann are to sue the disgraced former Portuguese police chief Goncalo Amaral.

More than £1m (€1.23m) has been spent hunting for missing Madeleine McCann, her parents revealed today.

Kate and Gerry McCann refused to rule out taking legal action against the Portuguese authorities for wrongly making them suspects in their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance.

KATE and Gerry McCann vowed to continue the search for their daughter, Madeleine, last night after the Portuguese authorities shelved their investigation into the child’s disappearance.

Gerry and Kate McCann were given fresh heartbreak today as they waited to learn whether they will be cleared of involvement in their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance.

The Madeleine McCann Portuguese detective team is now down to six officers from the 100 inspectors put on the case when she first went missing.

Tourists who stayed at the resort where Madeleine McCann went missing have been asked to provide DNA samples and fingerprints, it was reported last night.

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

Gerry and Kate McCann’s public composure in the immediate aftermath of their daughter’s disappearance masked their private turmoil, a witness said today.