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Madeleine’s mother ‘in hysterics every day’

Madeleine’s mother ‘in hysterics every day’

By Gary Cleland Last Updated: 2:19AM BST 20/10/2007 Kate McCann breaks down hysterically every day as she thinks about the disappearance of her daughter Madeleine, her mother has said. Susan Healey also said that her daughter had been kept awake by thoughts of the four-year-old returning home. Mrs Healey said yesterday: “Sometimes during the course [...]

Madeleine: Brown quizzes Portuguese PM about bungled police inquiry

Madeleine: Brown quizzes Portuguese PM about bungled police inquiry

By VANESSA ALLEN and JAMES CHAPMAN – Last updated at 10:44am on 19th October 2007 Gordon Brown has raised concerns about the investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance with his Portuguese counterpart. Mr Brown discussed the police inquiry with the premier Jose Socrates during private talks in Lisbon, where the pair are attending the EU summit. [...]

Gerry’s fears for Kate on the day Madeleine disappeared

Gerry’s fears for Kate on the day Madeleine disappeared

Last updated at 01:24am on 19th October 2007 Crucial new details of the day Madeleine McCann went missing can be revealed today. According to sources, Gerry McCann asked one of their friends to check on Kate and the children while he had a tennis lesson. Mr McCann spoke to David Payne shortly before 6.30pm while [...]

The Maddie Files: Five experts explain how the police missed vital chances to find her – or her body

The Maddie Files: Five experts explain how the police missed vital chances to find her – or her body

By ROGER GRAEF – Last updated at 12:21pm on 18th October 2007 Kate McCann remains the key in the hunt to find her daughter, Portuguese police said as they began work on a minute-by-minute reconstruction of her movements. Detectives want to double-check her every step on the night Madeleine disappeared in Praia da Luz, the [...]

New Booker Prize winner Anne Enright’s amazing attack on Gerry and Kate McCann

New Booker Prize winner Anne Enright’s amazing attack on Gerry and Kate McCann

Last updated at 10:07am on 18th October 2007 Booker Prize winner Anne Enright today ran into controversy after writing an extraordinary article describing how much she disliked Gerry and Kate McCann. The piece, which was published in the London Review of Books before the Irish novelist won the 2007 award for The Gathering, is a [...]

‘I was deceived’ says the Portuguese priest who comforted Gerry and Kate McCann

‘I was deceived’ says the Portuguese priest who comforted Gerry and Kate McCann

Last updated at 10:03am on 18th October 2007 The Portuguese priest who comforted Gerry and Kate McCann in the days after Madeleine vanished last night said he had been deceived, it has emerged. According to reports, Father Jose Manuel Pacheco claimed he had done nothing wrong and was simply “supporting two lost souls.” But, bizarrely, [...]

We DON’T believe Madeleine is dead, Gerry McCann insists

We DON’T believe Madeleine is dead, Gerry McCann insists

Last updated at 00:37am on 18th October 2007 The parents of Madeleine McCann do not believe their daughter is “probably” dead, despite reports saying they do, they have insisted. Yesterday the McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell stated: “Kate and Gerry are realistic enough to know that there is a probability she is dead.” However later yesterday [...]

Kate McCann: ‘I’m being persecuted because of my looks’

Kate McCann: ‘I’m being persecuted because of my looks’

By LIZ HULL – Last updated at 00:37am on 18th October 2007 Kate McCann believes she has been persecuted because she does not look like a typical mother, her family revealed yesterday. The GP told relatives she has been portrayed as a bad parent because she is slim and does not look traditionally maternal. In [...]

Portuguese police ‘call in crack team of investigators to target Kate McCann’

Portuguese police ‘call in crack team of investigators to target Kate McCann’

Last updated at 00:36am on 18th October 2007 Portuguese police are focused on tracing every step that Kate McCann took on the night her daughter Madeleine disappeared, a Portuguese newspaper has reported. A special team of investigators from Lisbon has been formed to reconstruct her movements on the night of May 3, according to 24Horas. [...]

McCanns ‘didn’t say Madeleine probably dead’

McCanns ‘didn’t say Madeleine probably dead’

By Aislinn Simpson in Praia da Luz and Richard Holt Last Updated: 11:46AM BST 17/10/2007 Madeleine McCann’s father has contradicted the family’s official spokesman and said that he does not accept the fact that his daughter is probably dead. Writing in his online blog, Gerry McCann said: “Contrary to some other reports Kate and I [...]

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