Portuguese detectives made Madeleine McCann’s parents suspects on the “slightest chance” they could have been involved in her disappearance, a leaked report 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.

British police have travelled to Portugal to meet the public prosecutor in the Madeleine McCann case as the inquiry apparently draws to a close.

Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat today accepted £600,000 (€757,000) in libel damages over claims that he was involved in her abduction.

Robert Murat, a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, is due to formally settle his libel claims against several British news outlets for a reported £500,000 (€631,000) at the High Court in London today.

ROBERT MURAT, the first named suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has settled libel claims against several British news outlets for £500,000 (€630,000), it emerged yesterday.

Robert Murat, the first named suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has settled libel claims against several British news outlets for £500,000 (€628,000), it was reported today.

A SUSPECT in the case of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann is to sue 12 top British media outlets, his lawyers said on Sunday, in what could be the country’s biggest-ever libel claim.

Portugal’s justice minister said today that the police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is nearing its end.

KATE and Gerry McCann expect the Portuguese police files on the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, to remain secret for another three months, the couple’s spokesman said yesterday.

Portuguese detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have asked for the case’s secrecy limit to be extended beyond the usual eight months, officials said today.

The secret file detailing the Portuguese police investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is unlikely to be made public “for some time”, a lawyer for the girl’s parents said today.

The lawyer for Robert Murat, the first suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, expects him to be cleared – but does not know when, he has said.

Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat today denied further claims he was seen near the young girl’s apartment on the night she vanished, a friend said.

Portuguese police allowed Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat to sit in on interviews with members of the so-called Tapas Seven, it was reported today.

The mother of a suspect in the Madeleine McCann inquiry criticised the child’s parents today over the night she went missing.

Portuguese detectives have not contacted the girlfriend of Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat since new allegations emerged that she was seen with the missing child, a friend said today.

PRIVATE detectives working for Madeleine McCann’s parents were yesterday studying a report that she was spotted at the same place and time as the partner of an official suspect in her disappearance.

Private detectives working for Madeleine McCann’s parents were today studying a report that she was spotted at the same place and time as the partner of an official suspect in her disappearance.

A woman who insists she saw Madeleine McCann being carried away has spoken of her guilt at failing to stop the abductor.

Robert Murat, the first person to be declared an official suspect over Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, tonight broke his silence over his experience.

Robert Murat, the first person to be declared an official suspect by police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has been told he is to be cleared, it was reported today.

The parents of Madeleine McCann have been told that police have no immediate plans to summon them for a fresh interview, it was confirmed tonight.

Friends who dined with the McCanns on the night Madeleine vanished said today they were “totally appalled” at any suggestion that Kate McCann was involved in her daughter’s disappearance.

Missing Madeleine McCann’s parents are waiting today to learn whether crucial forensic results will shed new light on what happened to their daughter.

Portuguese police have suddenly adopted a harder attitude towards the parents of missing Madeleine McCann in recent days, a source said tonight.

The lawyer of the only suspect for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann today criticised her parents’ “strange” behaviour in leaving her alone on the night she vanished.

It is thought that a second suspect is under surveillance following the abduction of Madeleine McCann in Portugal.

The only formal suspect in the disappearance of four-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal today returned to a police station where officials said they were holding new interviews with people connected to the case.

The only main suspect in the case of missing Madeleine McCann said tonight he was on “tenterhooks” after police released a description of a man they wanted to question.

The parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann made a personal pilgrimage to the holiest site in Portugal today to pray for a miracle.

Football fans will again be enlisted in the search for Madeleine McCann today, when a film of the missing girl is played at the FA Cup Final.

Millions of people around the world expressed their support for the family of abducted Madeleine McCann today by visiting their official website as serious questions remained about her disappearance.

Portugal’s investigative Policia Judiciaria (PJ) have interviewed about 100 people in their investigation of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.

Police in Portugal are probing computer links to the key suspect in the Madeleine McCann abduction case today.

NEIGHBOURS of a man questioned by Portuguese police looking for Madeleine McCann have described him as “friendly and helpful”.

The estranged wife of the man suspected of being involved in the disappearance of four-year-old Madeleine McCann tonight said she was “assisting police in any way she could”.

The first formal suspect in the investigation into the abduction of Madeleine McCann says he has been made a “scapegoat”.

Missing Madeleine McCann could be the “twin” sister of the daughter of Robert Murat, a friend of the Murat family said today.

The man questioned by Portuguese police about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann would rather “help than hinder”, one of his friends said today.

THE parents of missing Madeleine McCann were praying for their daughter’s safe return last night after a dramatic development in the abduction case.

Portuguese police were questioning several people tonight about missing Madeleine McCann as they searched the home of a British man.

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are interviewing a man as they searched a villa 160 yards from where she was snatched.