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Day 122 - 2nd September 2007
The parents of Madeleine McCann have launched a libel action against a Portuguese newspaper that claimed local police believed they killed their daughter... The Independent

The parents of Madeleine McCann are feeling the stress of a vicious hate campaign aimed at the family and have decided to sue a Portuguese newspaper over an article alleging police believe they accidentally killed the toddler... The National Ledger

Day 121 - 1st September 2007
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have said "lurid allegations" made by the Portuguese press forced their hand in taking legal action... Madasafish

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have launched a defamation action against a Portuguese newspaper which accused them of killing their daughter... The Scotsman

Day 120 - 31st August 2007
It was the first day of the autumn term but one seat in the classroom was empty... news.com.au

Kate and Gerry McCann are so angry about claims they drugged and killed their daughter they are prepared to step into the witness box to fight clear their names, it emerged yesterday... Daily Telegraph

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann said on Friday they will sue a Portuguese newspaper that claimed they had killed their daughter... Reuters

The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann have confirmed that that they are to take legal action against a Portuguese newspaper, which has claimed that they killed their daughter... 4RFV

The parents of a British girl who went missing in southern Portugal almost four months ago are planning to sue a Portuguese newspaper for an article alleging the police believed they were to blame for the toddler's death... IOL

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are to launch a libel action against a Portuguese newspaper which said police believe they killed their daughter... Press Gazette

The parents of the missing girl, Madeleine McCann, sued a Portuguese newspaper today for claiming they killed their daughter... Times Online

A British Catholic school has reserved a desk, coat peg, and locker for Madeleine McCann... CathNews

The Madeleine McCann disappearance took another legal turn today with the announcement of a libel action by Madeleine's parents against a Portugese newspaper that claimed they killed the missing four-year-old... LawFuel

A head teacher has spoken of her sadness that Madeleine McCann will not be attending her first day at her school... This Is Leicestershire

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann will today launch a libel action against a Portuguese newspaper which claimed they killed their daughter, the BBC has reported... The Independent

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have confirmed they are suing a Portuguese newspaper that claimed they killed their daughter... Sky News

It was intended to be Madeleine McCann's first day at school... LawFuel

Day 119 - 30th August 2007
Madeleine McCann's would-be classmates said a poignant prayer for the missing girl on what should have been her first day at school... Excite

British forensics scientists have denied they have "given up" searching for the truth behind blood samples found in the apartment where missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished... Daily Mail

Police hunting for missing Madeleine McCann discovered a syringe in her parents’ bedroom, it was dramatically claimed last night... Daily Express

My thoughts are with the anguished family of Madeline McCann, a young child who should have been bouncing off to school today, full of the joys of life... ProActive PR

On what would have been missing Madeleine's first day at primary school smears against her parents in the Portuguese press continue to dog Kate and Gerry McCann... This Is London

Madeleine McCann's father yesterday made a desperate last-ditch appeal to the person who snatched her... Daily Record

The father of the four-year-old British girl who has been missing for more than 100 days has called on her abductor to come forward... Madasafish

A single empty desk will be a poignant reminder that missing Madeleine McCann should be starting school today... Sky News

It should have been the start of an exciting adventure, but today Madeleine McCann is painfully absent from an important moment in her life - her first day at school... Daily Telegraph

Day 118 - 29th August 2007
The school that Madeleine McCann was due to start tomorrow has left a desk empty in the hope that one day the missing child will sit at it... Raising Kids

The parents of Madeleine McCann may be only days from leaving Praia Da Luz... Daily Mail

The father of missing Madeleine McCann has issued an extraordinary plea to her abductor to end the family's 118-day nightmare - if only to assuage "torment" in his or her own soul... Mid Sussex Times

The father of missing British girl Madeleine McCann walked out of a TV interview by a Spanish channel after being asked about blood traces found in the bedroom from where she disappeared nearly four months ago... Monsters & Critics

The father of Madeleine McCann has walked out of a TV interview after being asked about blood traces found in his daughter's bedroom... Guardian Unlimited

The father of Madeleine McCann has made a new appeal to her abductor, saying "it is not too late to do the right thing"... Sky News

Gerry McCann, the father of missing four-year-old Madeleine has asked the media to end the constant speculation about his daughter’s whereabouts... TLT News

Gerry McCann, father of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann, spoke of the vital importance of his Catholic faith, during the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, on Saturday... Independent Catholic News

Madeline McCann's father has stormed out of an interview with a Spanish journalist after he asked about blood found in the couple's holiday apartment... Herald Sun

Day 117 - 28th August 2007
For more than 100 agonising days Madeleine McCann's distraught parents have managed to maintain their composure in public... This Is London

The father of missing Madeleine McCann has said the media campaign to find the four-year-old will be scaled down and take on a "low-key format"... Sky News

Day 116 - 27th August 2007
The father of Madeleine McCann has lost faith in the Portuguese police investigation to find his missing daughter and plans to wind down the media campaign. Gerry McCann also hinted that he and his wife Kate, 39, were preparing to take the decision finally to return to Britain with their twins... Ja Kel Daily

Much has happened in the quest to find missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann since my last post: a papal visit, a Crimewatch appeal, possible sightings, most notably in Morocco — everything except the news we’ve all been hoping for... CrimeBlog.US

The Orange Prize-winning author Lionel Shriver has called on British television to stop patronising its audience with endless coverage of high-profile cases such as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann... The Independent

Gerry McCann, who returned to the Algarve at the weekend after giving a talk at the Edinburgh festival, said there was no sign of a breakthrough... Daily Telegraph

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