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

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.

The Portuguese authorities’ decision to shelve the Madeleine McCann investigation leaves the little girl’s parents back where they began 14 agonising months ago.

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.

The Portuguese authorities’ decision to shelve the Madeleine McCann investigation leaves the little girl’s parents back where they began 14 agonising months ago.

The Madeleine McCann investigation was shelved by the Portuguese authorities today after they found no evidence that the three suspects committed any crimes.

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.

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.

Portugal’s attorney general said today he has asked prosecutors to decide by the end of the month whether to close the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

PORTUGUESE police are set to stage a reconstruction of the events surrounding Madeleine McCann’s disappearance later this month, it emerged yesterday.

People around the world will light candles for missing Madeleine McCann tomorrow as her parents mark an agonising year without her.

Madeleine McCann’s parents believe their daughter is still “probably alive” almost a year after her disappearance.

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.

PORTUGUESE police are set to fly to Britain on April 7 as part of a last-gasp attempt to solve the Madeleine McCann mystery.

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

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.

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.

The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann were tonight said to be “extremely disappointed” that Portuguese police have asked for an extension to the secrecy rules around the case.

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.

Madeleine McCann’s father told an American magazine how the world turned “all black” in the days following his daughter’s disappearance.

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.

Only one British sex offender with links to the Algarve remains a suspect in the hunt for Madeleine McCann, a television documentary claims today.

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.

Portuguese police expect to hand-deliver the results of their investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance to prosecutors today.

BECOMING an arguido or formal suspect provides certain legal rights under Portuguese law.

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.

Kate McCann will be formally declared a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of her daughter Madeleine, a family friend said today.

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

ONE of the most senior police officers in Portugal said last night there was a “strong theory” that Madeleine McCann is dead.