Madeleine's disappearance

Kate and Gerry McCann said they believe there is "no doubt" that Portuguese authorities will reopen the investigation into their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance.

Police in Portugal said last week that they had found "no new element" to justify re-launching their inquiry into how the three-year-old girl vanished on a family holiday to the Algarve in May 2007.

However, the McCanns, speaking on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Madeleine going missing, said they believe there is a “real possibility” their daughter will be found alive if the case is reopened.

Mr McCann, 43, said: "We strongly believe there is new information. Ultimately, a lot of the investigative opportunities lie in Portugal and inevitably to carry those out properly to fulfilment, the case will have to be re-opened..

"We weren't expecting a knee-jerk reaction by any means. This is an ongoing dialogue, and I am sure the investigation will get opened again in due course. "I have no doubt about that. It will get reopened."

His 44-year-old wife added: "It's certainly the best way that we're going to find Madeleine, and who took her. "If people want to find Madeleine, and want to find the person who took her, then we need the case to be reopened.“We know there’s a real possibility that Madeleine can still be found alive.”