Detectives in the Madeleine McCann case have said they are closer to solving her mystery disappearance as they look into a new suspect.
A joint effort by British and Portuguese police has narrowed in on a 'foreign' man who was in the Algarve when she went missing in 2007.
Police are set to probe a 'new clue and suspect' as they 'admit to being nearer to knowing what happened to Madeleine', according to Correio da Manha newspaper.
Policia Judiciaria were joined by Scotland Yard officers in Porto as they continued to analyse the case.
A joint effort by British and Portuguese police has narrowed in on a 'foreign' man who was in the Algarve when she went missing in 2007. Kate and Gerry McCann posted on their website findmadeleine.com where they said they would like to 'fast forward' the first couple of weeks in May (Madeleine pictured above)
A source told the Mirror: 'The British were here recently, there were talks at the PJ office in the city.
'It's all very secret but then it always is with the Madeleine case. Only the police know who the suspect is.'
It marked the first meet up between the two forces since the British authorities allegedly named the new suspect to the Portuguese.
The location of the suspect has not been disclosed.
The news of a 'tip-off' emerged last month, with police looking into an alleged foreign paedophile who was in Portugal in May 2007.
Detectives have been given extra resources to look at a 'new clue' and a 'new suspect'.
Authorities are said to have 'many doubts' that Madeleine is still alive amid claims police are 'nearer to knowing what happened'.
A report by news website Expresso said the enquiry 'relates to a complaint made about a foreigner who was in Portugal in May 2007.'
'The suspect is no stranger to Portuguese police,' it goes on.
'At the time the PJ investigated him on suspicion of being involved in cases of paedophilia but in light of the information coming from London, the investigators are looking into this case in more detail.'
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the investigation was 'ongoing' but said they would 'not provide a running commentary'.
Lisbon-based newspaper Correio da Manha said prosecutors had turned down a request to see material in the case because of 'active lines of investigation'.
'Police are following new Maddie kidnap clues,' the newspaper claimed.
'More inspectors are advancing with an investigation into a new suspect. A new clue and a new suspect, which the PJ are trying to keep an absolute secret, has led to new resources being put in place to investigate the little girl's whereabouts.'
A spokesman for Portugal's attorney general said: 'Regarding these facts, as is public knowledge, an inquiry in the Faro DIAP Public Prosecutors Office is ongoing. It is under investigation.'
The development came as Madeleine's parents vowed to carry on looking for their daughter 'for as long as it takes'.
Kate and Gerry, who cling onto a glimmer of hope that Maddie could still be alive, told last month of their 'comfort and reassurance' that the police hunt to find
