Kate McCann has said she believes her daughter's kidnapper did not take her "a million miles" from the Algarve.

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

Hundreds of people have come forward with new leads in the hunt for Madeleine McCann after a televised appeal by her parents Kate and Gerry, 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.