19 h. ago Madeleine McCann New Year update as parents send ‘breakthrough’ message

Madeleine vanished when she was just three years old on a family holiday in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.

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30 h. ago Madeleine McCann's parents hope for 'breakthrough' in New Year message

Kate and Gerry McCann have shared a New Year message saying they hope a breakthrough in the hunt for their missing daughter will come in 2026

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31 h. ago Madeleine McCann’s parents send ‘breakthrough’ message in New Year update

Kate and Gerry McCann say they hope a fresh breakthrough in the hunt for their missing daughter Madeleine McCann - who vanished in Portugal in 2007 - will come in 2026

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36 h. ago Madeleine McCann's parents say the 'search and quest' for 'justice' is 'far from over'

Kate and Gerry McCann say they hope 2026 will 'bring us the breakthrough we long for'

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7 d. ago Inside the Beckham's Christmas without Brooklyn as parents 'send hidden message'

David and Victoria Beckham celebrated Christmas with their loved ones, but eldest son Brooklyn Beckham was noticeably absent from the famous family's festivities

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann's mum opens up about 'immense strain' in rare public update

The mother of the sadly missing Madeleine McCann, Kate, has spoken out in support of the charity, saying vulnerable young people resonate deeply with her due to her experience

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1 week ago Kate McCann reveals 'moment that changed everything' in rare admission

Madeleine McCann vanished from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, in southern Portugal, in 2007 - the case of her disappearance has never been solved

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1 week ago Kate McCann describes how her life changed after Madeleine went missing as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

SafeCall ‘represents hope, compassion and the possibility of a different ending’ for young people in danger, says mother of Madeleine McCann

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1 week ago Voices: Kate McCann: ‘Life is divided into a before and an after when a child goes missing’

The mother of missing Madeleine McCann says SafeCall offers something families of missing children rarely have: reassurance that someone is listening, and a readiness to help before fear escalates into tragedy

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1 week ago Brooklyn Beckham's festive plans after olive branch amid family 'feud'

Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz seem set to spend Christmas without his parents, even after David and Victoria appear to send olive branches out to their eldest

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3 w. ago 'Don't send your child to school if they don't want to go... it's bad for their mental health', claims parenting coach

Forcing children to go to school is leading them to develop 'severe burnout'-and it could have lasting negative effects on their mental health, claims a parenting coach.

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3 w. ago Harry backs Gerry McCann over calls for greater scrutiny of UK media

The father of Madeleine McCann has said he hopes the cancelled second phase of the Leveson Inquiry will resume.

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3 w. ago Gerry McCann calls for stronger press regulation as he recalls ‘monstering’

Parents of Madeleine McCann among dozens to sign letter to PM urging him to revive second part of Leveson inquiryMadeleine McCann’s father has called for greater scrutiny of the UK media as he told how “monstering” by sections of the press had made him feel like he was being “suffocated and buried”.Gerry McCann said his family was tormented by press “abuses” and that the media had “repeatedly interfered” with the investigation into his daughter’s disappearance in 2007. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann’s father says family has been ‘monstered’ by press over her disappearance

Gerry McCann said his family were ‘lucky to survive’ media storm when his daughter went missing in 2007

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann’s father calls for greater scrutiny of UK media

Gerry McCann said his family were subjected to ‘monstering’ by sections of the press and are lucky to have ‘survived’.

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner to appear in court again after release

Christian Brueckner - the main suspect in disappearance of Madeleine McCann - has been summoned to appear in court in Germany again accused of insulting prison staff

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4 w. ago 'I knew the fake Madeleine McCann imposter — and spotted 4 telltale signs of her lies'

Julia Wandelt falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann and was sentenced to to six months in prison last month, after a court heard she sent the family sinister letters and asked for a DNA test

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4 w. ago Royal Mail issues alert to parents over free letters from Santa

Many parents send off their child's Christmas letters to Santa each year, with the Royal Mail providing a service where they send a letter back. However, the deadline is fast approaching

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