In a major update, the Met have been given police files concerning convicted rapist Christian Brueckner ,who is the prime suspect behind the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry have issued a statement saying they were "disappointed" they were not consulted or asked for consent during the production of Channel 5's new true crime drama Under Suspicion: Kate McCann, about their daughter's disappearance

Laura Bayston plays the emotional role of Kate McCann in a new Channel 5 drama looking at how the mum of Madeleine McCann was interrogated by Portuguese police

Madeleine McCann vanished during a family holiday on the Algarve 19 years ago and, this week, her two siblings and parents, Gerry and Kate, attended a prayer vigil

Scotland Yard detectives have been working on the Madeleine McCann investigation for six months and have formally requested evidence from German police after prime suspect Christian Brueckner

Her parents Kate and Gerry have released a grim statement on the 19th anniversary of her disappearance from family holiday in Portugal

Katrice Lee vanished on her second birthday in November 1981 from a supermarket near Paderborn, Germany. Richard Lee, 76, is fighting to add her name to a database alongside Ben Needham and Madeleine McCann

The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has thrown support behind The Mirror's Missed campaign, calling for mindless trolling of the families of missing people to stop - and fast

The Metropolitan Police investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance has been allocated £86,000 for 2026/27, down from £108,000 the previous year

The Metropolitan Police team leading the Madeleine McCann missing persons inquiry has been allocated £86,000 for a further year as the 19th anniversary of her disappearance approaches

Molly Lambert, 22, spent years believing that she was a paedophile after experiencing intense and intrusive thoughts. Then in 2025, she received an official diagnosis

A 22-year-old woman has opened up on her four year silent struggle dealing with intrusive thoughts and told how at one point she even considered suicide

Christian Brueckner, named as prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, has moved into a flat in Braunschweig, Germany, near multiple schools and nurseries, sparking concern among neighbours who say 'we're all afraid'

Christian Brueckner, who has long been prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, has moved back to his home town of Braunschweig, which is in north-central Germany