McCanns drop libel case against Portuguese tabloid

GERRY and Kate McCann have dropped a libel case against the Portuguese newspaper which first linked them to the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.

The couple were suing weekly tabloid Tal & Qual over an August 2007 article headlined “Police believe the parents killed Maddie”.

The front page story caused a sensation around the world, as it was the first suggestion detectives were treating the McCanns as suspects.