Madeleine McCann

                   

Peter Preston: Free rein for m'learned friends

guardian.co.uk     Jul 20, 2008          

My BlackBerry had a buzzy morning on Thursday. Suddenly, it seemed, media lawyers from some of London's most fearsome firms wanted to offer free opinions in the matter of Robert Murat (of Madeleine McCann fame) and the £600,000...                    

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stop and stare . . .

www.blog.de     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

The BBC proms are with us again .Now , after every piece , it's back to the presenters in a seperate studio , so you get less of a feeling of 'being there' .Curiously , female presenters/guests on the televised proms do not...                    

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The newspapers that lie over a missing girl

britishblogs.co.uk     Jul 18, 2008          

So Robert Murat and two others have been awarded £800,000 from the good old British press. And if I might say so, quite rightly too!For no case has shown the moral bankruptcy of the British media more clearly than the...                    

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Maddie 'suspect' gets $1.2 million damages

canada.com     Jul 18, 2008          

A suspect in the disappearance of a British girl in Portugal accepted libel damages from a number of newspapers over allegations that he was involved in her abduction. Robert Murat, 34, a property consultant who lives near the...                    

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Suspect in McCann case wins libel suit

msn.com     Jul 17, 2008   193 related          

British suspect in McCann case wins libel suit 10 newspapers to pay $1.2 million in libel damages, admit false reports Shaun Curry / AFP-Getty Images Journalists surround Robert Murat outside the High Court in London on...                    

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News Minute: Cable series get top Emmy nods...IndyMac woes...Registering guns in D.C.

wafb.com     Jul 17, 2008   347 related          

Associated Press - July 17, 2008 10:53 AM ET Cable TV series continue to chip away at the broadcast networks in the race for Emmy nominations. AMC's "Mad Men," and FX's "Damages" today became the first basic cable programs to...                    

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Maddie case 'solution'

apn.co.nz     Jul 17, 2008   2 related          

Portugal's attorney-general says he will announce next week whether he plans to bring charges in the disappearance of British child Madeleine McCann. Fernando Pinto Monteiro could also order the case closed or request that...                    

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News in brief: Extra £31 million for flood-hit districts

timesonline.co.uk     Jul 17, 2008   13 related          

Extra £31 million for flood-hit districts Local authorities will receive a further £31 million to continue to rebuild communities damaged during last summer’s flooding. John Healey, the Floods Recovery Minister, said during a...                    

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It's no mystery why we love detective stories

timesonline.co.uk     Jul 17, 2008          

The game's afoot, and has been, at increasing speed, since about 1860. Whodunnit? When it comes to the art of detection, we all do it. We have been doing it since Victorian times, and will continue to, because the contest...                    

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Murat Settlement: Papers Pay £600,000 to Murat for Libels in Madeleine Case

buzzle.com     Jul 17, 2008   4 related          

were unreservedly withdrawn. Similar acknowledgments were made about articles libeling Michaela Walczuch, an ex-business partner and friend of Murat, who was also in court, and Sergey Malinka, an IT consultant and friend of the...                    

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