Kate and Gerry McCann will not “commit themselves emotionally” about any sightings of their daughter Madeleine until they have been confirmed officially, their spokesman said today.

Police are examining CCTV footage of a girl seen in a Belgian bank which could be Madeleine McCann, it was reported today.

PORTUGUESE police wanted to bug the parents of Madeleine McCann but a judge refused to give permission, police case files have revealed.

Portuguese police wanted to bug the parents of missing Madeleine McCann but a judge refused to give permission, their case files have revealed.

A Belgian woman told today how she spotted a child resembling Madeleine McCann in Brussels just days after she went missing.