Madeleine McCann In A Taxi ‘With Murat’, Denied And Shannon Matthews
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
THE SUN: “Maddie & Murat ‘in a cab’”
Portuguese taxi driver claims Madeleine McCann was in his cab the night she vanished — with Robert Murat. “Antonio Cardoso, 67, insisted he took the little girl and four adults on a short journey to a hotel where they all switched to a Jeep with foreign plates.”
Says he:
“I later recognised him on television. I am sure it was him…She was awake but silent. She was just staring ahead with big owlish eyes. I noticed her eye because my son was born with a defect much the same. I saw her kind of twist her chin a few times in my rear-view mirror. I remember she was in pink pyjamas and wondered why they hadn’t dressed her.”
Says McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “We are dismissing this primarily because the timings are entirely wrong.”
IRISH EXAMINER: “Taxi driver claims he picked up Madeleine”
Antonio Castela, 67, said he dropped off the missing girl and her English-speaking mystery companions at an Algarve hotel and watched them drive off in a blue jeep. He insisted he was “100% sure” his passengers included Madeleine.
The McCanns and Robert Murat — the third official suspect in the Madeleine McCann case — all deny wrongdoing”
Kate Mccann is a “GP” Kate and husband Gerry a “heart specialist”
TIMES: “Forget Happy Meals, let’s focus on happy families”
Sandra Parsons looks at “The greatest gift of all”:
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, and those of us lucky enough to have children can expect to be given cards and flowers. But with Madeleine McCann and the schoolgirl Shannon Matthews still missing, Milly Dowler’s stricken parents making a heartrending appeal for information about their daughter’s murder, and the reminders again of the brutal killing of young women by Steve Wright and Levi Bellfield, I rather think it should be the other way round.
DAILY MIRROR: “Mother vows never to give up in the search for missing Shannon Matthews”
Shannon Matthews’s mum yesterday said she would never stop searching for her daughter. Karen, 32, fighting back tears, said: “We will never give up on her. It is more than a week and we are desperate to have Shannon back. Our message to people is never give up because we won’t”
Adding:
“We’ve shed a lot of tears. “It was really emotional seeing people walking through the streets with us to support our family. I was overwhelmed by the turnout. Now we just want Shannon found. We just pray she will be found safe.
YORKSHIRE POST: “Police quiz 1,500 drivers in hunt for missing Shannon”
A reward. Like Madeleine:
As the investigation enters its second week, Joseph Furniture, based in Bradley, Huddersfield, has put up a £5,000 reward for any information that leads to Shannon’s safe return.
In a statement the firm said: “As a company that was founded in Dewsbury and a former employer of Shannon’s uncle, Neil Hyett, we feel a social and moral responsibility to aid with reuniting Shannon Matthews with her beloved family.”
DAILY STAR: “SHANNON HUNT AT MUM’S ‘DIGS’ - HOME OF FAMILY FRIEND SCOURED”
The house where missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews’ mum is staying was searched by police yesterday. Officers with sniffer dogs trained to find human remains were sent in to track down clues to the nine-year-old’s disappearance.
The house in Dewsbury, West Yorks, belongs to family friend Peter “Scouser” Brown, 34, who lives just a few doors from Shannon’s mum Karen and her boyfriend Craig Meehan, 22.
Shannons’ parents are not doctors. There is no media feeeding frenzy.
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February 28th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
696 Bâtman Says:
As far as I am concerned almost nothing else is safe. Except, of course, that dear Eddie (woof woof) seemed to get the ’smell of death’ where you would not expect him to - unless someone had died. And that Clan McCann felt trademarking their marketing campaign less than 2 weeks after their daughter’s reported disappearance was a priority.
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I am entering discussion after madly skimming to this point, so forgive if this has already been discussed. But could the smell have been from clothes not a little human being?
February 28th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
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Garth Says:
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i’ll see you later garfy….im not gonna hang around to argue with you, im in far too good a mood for you to ruin it
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Who’s arguing…………..were just having fun!
Shirley you can see that? 
February 28th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
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RedRooster
Evening RR.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
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Gandolf Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
24 Horas was the rag that called GM, a Jaffa, christ almighty they couldn’t even get that right.
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you sure about that Gandy??
February 28th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
907 Totje
The newspapers have a lot to answer for in this case.
Whilst they rub their hands together with glee with each new ’sighting’ (because it guarantees an increase in sales), they are denegrading all other missing children cases.
M is long gone - sad to say. But, imho, by her family, ‘team’, etc. continuing with this pantomine, other kids are suffering. Nothing Clan McCann do now will bring M back. But they are seriously screwing up the chances of other kids being found by their insistence in remaining in the news.
Time for the likes of pinkie to get a real job that he could be proud of. Time for those who know to confess.
Poor little girl.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
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Garth Says:
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i’ll see you later garfy….im not gonna hang around to argue with you, im in far too good a mood for you to ruin it
February 28th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Jo
What happened to you? You had to go to the emergencies? Are you OK?
February 28th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
24 Horas was the rag that called GM, a Jaffa, christ almighty they couldn’t even get that right.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Apparently yorkshire comes on top for the drug extasy, most people are now injecting it into there mouths by needle, they call it E BY GUM……eh!
February 28th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
val Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
896 Garth
We can but try, don”t you think? better that than click on one of his youtube offerings…………a b…dy chicken wouldn”t you know!!!!!!!!
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Well Im not falling for any of Woosters tricks. Im not daftas he thinks i am. He certainly cant pull the wool over my ears! 8-D
February 28th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
910
see you later guys gotta go
delboy Says:
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no just garfy getting a bit excitable….
February 28th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
How do…everyone…..
any news yet, maddie,shannon,anyone been arrested yet for the jersey jobby, av a missed owt?
February 28th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
906
was i supposed to rise to the bait.. 
Garth Says:
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what the problem matey…..didnt it work
February 28th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
But sometimes it makes you laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-t6_n6BR2U
February 28th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
883 Garth, quite right. Sad part is that the papers by turning Madeleine’s disappearance into a sort of ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ story sold more papers, but the real victim [Madeleine] got lost for a second time…..
February 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
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2/10
February 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
896 Garth
We can but try, don”t you think? better that than click on one of his youtube offerings…………a b…dy chicken wouldn”t you know!!!!!!!!
February 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Oh no…………
My
didn’t work…….
February 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
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Garth Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
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what about val…..? garfy….?
February 28th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
892
val Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
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well personally i would trust 24 Horas more than any of the pro mccann tabloids.. They are after all a bit nearer and a bit less biased than the uk press
February 28th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
900 Garth
I have Catwoman’s mobile, though…….:mrgreen: !!
February 28th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Batman
Just wish it was Batwomen……..
Woosey……….what about Val?
February 28th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Thank you Gandy, that’s one of my fav’s … hadn’t heard it for ages
February 28th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
894 Garth
I know you hang on my every word really - and just want to disguise it!
Big kiss!
February 28th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
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Garth Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
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RedRooster Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
883
Garth Says:
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well im shocked garf……..shame we cant agree on what happened to her though hey… ???
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How can we agree when im right and you’re wrong!
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you see garf this is part of the problem mate………you keep getting all confused
February 28th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
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val Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
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Dont confuse woosey. He wont have a clue what you’re talking about!
February 28th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Sorry Jo I didnt really answer you….no I dont think theres any news as such..not even any spin really. Mind you we know things are definately starting to move in the right direction at last
pj should be here in the next 10 days so they say 
think they ought to put out the bloody red carpet for them 
and maybe there should be a welcome party. What do you think…?
February 28th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
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Bâtman Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Wonder when window-boy will decide to stop paying for pinkie.
All getting very stale now.
The ‘McWe-are-100%-innocent-but-too-posh-to-look-for-M-or-speak-for-ourselves’ could be arguidos for years.
Its all falling apart.
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Blimey
Thats a new Mcword from The Bat-i-havent-got-a-clue-what-im-talking-about-man.
February 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Life’s a bitch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8XLglx8HQ
February 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
879 Red Rooster
Your”e Mental !!!!!!!!!!!! Bored are we? Well you can give a reasoned opinion
on Post 857 from Xklamation. I understood 24 Horas were a sensationalist
Newspaper, rather like most of ours. There is a major anomaly re 5 months
since first rogoratory letter, so if this our major source on the imminent interviews, I have my doubts. What do you think?