Kate and Gerry McCann withdrew their High Court bid to force police to hand over the information after detectives agreed to release a limited number of the documents.

Leicestershire police - who have been involved in the search since Madeleine went missing on the 3rd May 2007 - confirmed they would be able to see 81 pieces of information relating to the Madeleine search.

The couple, both 40, are expected to hand them over to their team of private investigators who are still searching for Madeleine, who vanished 14 months ago.

Kate and Gerry, who were not present at today's hearing in London, were said to be content to withdraw the case as they wanted to avoid legal conflict with the police in their bid for new information on their missing daughter.

The news will bringfresh hope to the couple after the Portuguese media reported last week the investigation would be closed due to a lack of evidence.

 Judge Mrs Justice Hogg said: “There is, of course, one person who knows what has happened to Madeleine and where she may be found.

“I ponder about that person - whether that person has a heart and might understand what it must be like for Madeleine to have been taken and secreted from her parents and siblings and those she loved and felt secure with.