Tabloid Rags: Various inane stories

This part of the Appeal Court summing up will have put a dampener on them sitting on anybody's sofa!



And because from the proved matter results that – apart from it being about facts that have been profusely published in the inquiry and even publicised through an initiative of the Republic’s Prosecutor General’s Office – it was the subjects of the appeal themselves [Kate and Gerry McCann] who, benefiting from an easy access, multiplied themselves in interviews and interventions in national and international media, one must conclude that it was them who, voluntarily, limited their rights to reservation and to the intimacy of private life.

By proceeding in this manner, they opened the way for anyone to equally express an opinion about the case, contradicting their thesis – without losing their right to exercise a legitimate, and constitutionally consecrated, right to an opinion and a freedom of expression of thought.

dogs don't lie wrote:Totally, and they can investigate the world wasting millions, but let's face it, maybe those millions was needed to get to where we are now, down to the last line and therefore what can only be the truth IMO

I can see the strategy, if in fact, this is what will happen. If they were to take the McCanns to court on the evidence they'd collected alone, then a good defense lawyer would try to demolish the case based on the argument that there could have been so many other factors at play, including all the potential leads that were never followed up, all of the possibilities of what could have happened to Madeleine...

That argument is considerably weakened by all of the time and effort spent by OG, who can truthfully testify that they have followed up every lead possible and conducted every search possible, and the only logical conclusion they could draw is that something happened to Madeleine to cause her death and the parents simulated an abduction to cover it up.

Of course you can't define an infinite number, which is what the defense would naturally argue - they haven't considered every single possibility - but the defense's argument would be weakened to the point of being nonsensical and ridiculous in the face of the evidence - both circumstantial and real - against the McCanns.

canada12 wrote:Perhaps they're very very very worried that the last line of inquiry, which everyone at OG thinks is worth pursuing, isn't actually about the three burglars.......

They can't take back what they've said in the past... but if it turns out they're about to be asked to "assist with inquiries"... they're not going to say anything at all now that can be used against them.. especially if they go on tv with their "abducted Madeleine" story and OG and the PJ have enough evidence to prove that they made the whole thing up.

You can bet whatever old Portuguese escudos you have hiding at the back of a drawer that that's the nub of the matter. Least said soonest mended. Since when did the Macs ever allow awkward or probing questions from anyone never mind their pet apologist, Ms Kelly?

Interesting comments.....


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7117995/Kate-and-Gerry-McCann-pull-out-of-Lorraine-Kelly-TV-interview-after-devastating-libel-case-defeat.html

true ‏@true_bird1  · 46m46 minutes ago  

@ITVLorraine why not see if Gonçalo Amaral is available to fill the slot the #mccann don't want. Might boost your ratings




Cristobell Author ‏@RosalindaHu · 45m45 minutes ago

Brilliant idea! #mccann

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/kate-gerry-mccann-not-pull-7866528#ICID=sharebar_twitter

   12:22, 30 Apr 2016
   Updated 12:22, 30 Apr 2016
   By Claire Rutter

The parents of Madeleine McCann were accused of cancelling an appearance on the ITV morning show

Kate and Gerry McCann have not pulled out of Lorraine as they were never booked

The parents of Madeleine McCann have been accused of cancelling an appearance on the Lorraine show, where they were allegedly set to launch a fresh appeal on the ninth anniversary of their daughter’s disappearance.

However, Kate and Gerry McCann were never due to appear on the ITV morning show, it has been confirmed.

A spokesperson for ITV told Mirror Celebs: "The McCanns have never been booked or confirmed to come and appear on Lorraine next Tuesday."

It was reported that Kate and Gerry were going to talk on the Lorraine show, nine years after their daughter disappeared from their holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007, according to the Daily Star.

Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
Kate and Gerry McCann were not due to appear on Lorraine

PA Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann disappeared in Praia da Luz in 2007

It comes after the couple lost a £360,000 libel battle with ex-Portuguese detective Goncalo Amaral.

Read more: Madeleine McCann investigation to end 'within months' as cops pursue ONE final line of inquiry

Maddie was three-years-old when she went missing, and a friend close to the McCanns claim that the family do not want Amaral’s court victory to overshadow the hunt for their daughter.

PA Madeleine McCann
Maddie was three when she went missing

“They would love to make a new appeal, but are away that any journalist would want to inquire about Mr Amaral’s victory,” they told the newspaper.

“They’re seething over the ruling. That’s the last thing they want to discuss.”

Kate and Gerry McCann already face fresh heartache after the cop who led the bungled hunt for their missing daughter said he plans to sue them.

Amaral is set to demand compensation from Gerry and Kate McCann after he won a libel court case appeal.

The 56-year-old claims the couple cost him money and harmed his reputation during the long-running legal battle .

Portuguese legal sources say the compensation bill could run into the “hundreds of thousands of Euros”.

Julian Hamilton/Daily Mirror Goncalo Amaral

Amaral was told pay the McCanns £360,000 after penning a book claiming they were responsible for Madeleine’s death.

The couple, from Rothley, Leics, vowed to spend “every penny” of the cash on the hunt for their missing daughter.

But those plans were put on hold last May when Amaral, the officer tasked with finding Madeleine, lodged an appeal.

They are taking the case to Portugal’s Supreme Court - which will have the final say on whether Amaral should pay damages.


____________________________________________________________________


LOL!  I think SY should move to end this nonsense. There again, perhaps it's good news that the papers can't decide where the truth lies

This is so strange. CM must have been on overtime

JillyCL ‏@JillyCL · 10m10 minutes ago

Not being invited for THE 'Anniversary' interview with Lorraine Kelly is actually more damaging PR than being asked & pulling out! #McCann

from twitter.....


Teddy ‏@TeddyShepherd · 23m23 minutes ago

@fiorifan If there is one thing you can rely on, it's the @DailyMirror #McCann

candyfloss wrote:


JillyCL ‏@JillyCL  · 10m10 minutes ago  

Not being invited for THE 'Anniversary' interview with Lorraine Kelly is actually more damaging PR than being asked & pulling out!  #McCann

Games.....games and more games....anyone else chilled by its calculated manipulation the arrogance of the pink one coupled with a Gamble of evil corrupt secret service mind games could be the order of the day!?

People talking about them pulling out, realised how bad that looks, then get the word out there were no plans made in the first place.... yea right! Had Gonçalo lost, they'd be there alright IMO

Now the Sun has the denial.

The Sun ‏@TheSun · 17m17 minutes ago

ITV deny Kate and Gerry McCann Lorraine Kelly booking despite rumours of talkshow pull out http://thesun.uk/6016Bmxxg

It's all getting very childish, isn't it?

"We didn't cancel because we weren't going anyway"

"Well, you weren't invited"

Next we'll have, "Well, we wouldn't have gone even if you had invited us"

So we are mere hours away from a friend of the McCanns saying that they wouldn't be appearing because Lorraine smells and an ITV spokesman retaliating that it's really Gerry that smells.

The backlash has started since Gerry got interviewed on the BBC about Hacked Off. He looked far from comfortable and they've realised public opinion is not going their way, especially after the court verdict. Just my opnion.

Poe wrote:It's all getting very childish, isn't it?

"We didn't cancel because we weren't going anyway"

"Well, you weren't invited"

Next we'll have, "Well, we wouldn't have gone even if you had invited us"

So we are mere hours away from a friend of the McCanns saying that they wouldn't be appearing because Lorraine smells and an ITV spokesman retaliating that it's really Gerry that smells.

candyfloss wrote:Princess Princess ‏@Princessmc2014  · 9h9 hours ago  

Pulled out
Seething
Turning down big interviews from across the globe
Says it all now
https://reportuk.org/2016/04/29/mccanns-pull-out-of-lorraine-tv-show-appearance-after-devastating-libel-case-defeat/ …
#mccann #wheresmaddie

I would have loved to have seen them with Lorraine, though. Given how reviled they are now, and how few people believe them, it would have been hilarious seeing them squirming on the sofa. Surely even Lorraine knows that the story is a pile of manure. She must do. Perhaps even Lorraine just couldn't go through the charade.

And the idea of yet another age-progressed photo being produced when the gruesome twosome could barely suppress their smirks at the launch of the last one is just too hideous to contemplate, imo. Also a great insult to their daughter.

Bampots wrote:C12,I believe that there are major ructions going on behind the scenes. The events of the last few weeks have been seismic in so many ways. From Katie Hopkins onwards each week seems to devalue the stock of TeaMcCan,it's only in the last few days that they have fought back with anything one could call success. The speed with which they have managed to turn Goncalos success in court from one of elation with much backslapping to confusion and pesimisim has truly been a marvel to watch. Scotland Yard have said very little but they have still managed to instill the possible result in people's minds a tale of three desperate burgalrs who accidentally disturbed Maddie,caused her demise/abduction,cleaned up a blood spill with a forensic attention to detail (while one of them tried to focus their attention through a haze of drugs whilst dreaming of fast cars!)then hide as Gerry had a pee, escape en mass with child/dead body and finally split up while one wandered through town with a child looking ,like Gerry. Oh and for all of the effort forgot to take any money or anything of value!! Phew wtf......we really get ourselves in a tizzy sometimes over these things,if that is what they decide to archive this with they really will be ridiculed. The cream of Britains police really have no notion of the damage they inflict on themselves and their profession but I suppose Hillsborough shines like a beacon the world over they have no shame!

As for Kate and Gerry......they have opened the box....there is no shutting the lid for them!

Bravo!

Bampots wrote:Games.....games and more games....anyone else chilled by its calculated manipulation the arrogance of the pink one coupled with a Gamble of evil corrupt secret service mind games could be the order of the day!?

It's a disgrace...

Both of them are a total disgrace. Imagine how much more dirt must lie behind this dung-pile? The pink one is often first on the scene when there's a dodgy death (think Dando,) Did he cover the Soham murders I wonder?

Interesting that the detective  who lead the Soham enquiry gave a damning verdict on the Portuguese investigation into Madeleine's disappearance. Wonder how he is feeling now with the latest news that Detective Amaral has won his appeal and anyone with half a brain cell doesn't believe the McCanns? Seething, perhaps?

It is my considered opinion and indeed the opinion of others who have looked into the Soham case that the conviction of Ian Huntley is unsound and represents a miscarriage of justice. Look at the dog evidence for a start.

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Snipped from the link below:

THE detective who led the Soham murder inquiry has given a damning verdict on the Portuguese investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance.

Retired Det Chief Supt Chris Stevenson, who caught double-murderer Ian Huntley after school pals Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman vanished in 2002, travelled to Praia da Luz, where Maddie went missing on May 3.

Along with a team of crime experts, Mr Stevenson carried out a three day review of the Portuguese inquiry for a TV documentary in which he claims the force was "too slow" to act after she disappeared.

He said: "I don't think they immediately realised what they were dealing with."

Mr Stevenson, 58, was joined in Praia da Luz by Matt Tapp, a media expert who also worked on the Soham murder inquiry, David Barclay, a forensic analyst, Gary Lig, a search expert, and David Canter, a criminal profiler.




Read more: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Soham-detectives-Madeleine-verdict/story-22345849-detail/story.html#ixzz47KvKJGFs
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My dear Mr Stevenson, I think you will find that the Psardine-munching Portuguese police had a pretty good idea about what they were dealing with.....along with the esteemed 'experts' whose names are helpfully included in the article.

What a bunch of idiots.  

This article, which appeared in October 2007 in the Cambridge News is highly instructive, imo. Particularly in the light of the latest news that Detective Amaral has won his appeal.

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.......

IMO

'poster' you have veered way off topic again.  I have deleted the post with the full story as you have given the link in the post above that, which is also off topic re Huntley etc.  

candyfloss wrote:'poster' you have veered way off topic again.  I have deleted the post with the full story as you have given the link in the post above that, which is also off topic re Huntley etc.  

Oops! Back to the bungling burglars.....I can see them in my mind's eye with tights over their heads and swag-bags..

But, hang on, according to the McCanns - or was it their relatives - nothing of value was stolen from the apartment.

Another one!!

Madeleine McCann's mother returns to holiday spot where daughter disappeared 9 years ago to hunt for answers

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccanns-mother-returns-holiday-7871484

22:30, 30 Apr 2016
[*]By Nick Dorman , Tracey Kandohla

Kate made a secret visit to Praia da Luz in Portugal, where she says she feels closest to Madeleine, who went missing in May 2007 aged three

Madeleine McCann’s mother has returned to the holiday spot where her daughter vanished nine years ago.
Kate made a secret visit to Praia da Luz in Portugal, where she says she feels closest to Madeleine, who went missing in May 2007 aged three.

The former GP wandered the streets “looking for answers”. She believes her daughter is still in the country.
She and her family, from Rothley, Leics, face the ninth anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance on Tuesday.
A friend said: “Kate went back to Praia da Luz last month. She didn’t make a big fuss but just went quietly.

She likes to stroll along the beach and relive the happier memories of her and Madeleine together.”
In an interview in February Kate, 48, said: “I’ve always said Praia da Luz is the place where I feel closest to her.

"I go back a couple of times a year. I still walk those streets, I guess to try to look for answers.”
Kate believes she could still be alive, but fears “no one will recognise my Madeleine any more” and is considering having new age-progression images created of her.
It is not known if her husband, heart doctor Gerry, 47, and their 11-year-old twins Sean and Amelie, accompanied Kate on her latest pilgrimage.
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “Kate and Gerry will never give up searching for their daughter.”

So that is why Tracy was in Portugal, did they go together?

This sounds very much like a regurgitated article with just Kate's age and the number of years since 2007 updated.

I doubt very much that Kate was there in the last few weeks.