Missing Madeleine McCann’s parents will stay in Portugal to help police after being named as suspects in their daughter’s disappearance, a family friend said today.

Missing Madeleine McCann’s parents are awaiting the next twist today in the police investigation into her disappearance after they were both named as suspects.

Relatives of missing Madeleine McCann today said they were “heartened” by all the support they have received from the British government.

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

The family of missing Madeleine McCann will today have a small party for her fourth birthday, more than a week after the little girl disappeared.