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McCanns: 10 days on the front pages

By Lewis Hannam

Updated on 14 September 2007

From red tops to broadsheets, the McCann case dominates front pages with headlines such as these.

The story of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has dominated news pages unlike any other in 2007. Even the BBC was forced to defend its coverage this week; defending itself by saying there was "unprecedented interest" in the story. Here is how the story has played out in the front pages during the past ten days:

Daily Express: 4 September
Madeleine - New Attack on Parents
The anguished parents of missing Madeleine McCann faced a fresh onslaught of slurs yesterday.

Daily Mirror: 6 September
Madeleine: DNA Is Found
The DNA of a potential suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been found by British scientists.


Madeleine McCann (credit: Reuters)

The Times: 7 September
McCann Interviews
Portuguese police re-interviewed the mother of the missing girl Madeleine McCann and will question her husband, Gerry, today.



Daily Telegraph: 8 September
Madeleine's Mother 'To Be Charged With Her Killing'
Kate McCann has been warned that she could be charged today with the "accidental" killing of her daughter Madeleine after Portuguese police directly asked her whether she was behind the toddler's disappearance.

The Sun: 10 September
'We're Being Set Up. I've Had Enough. Let's Go Home'
Gerry and Kate McCann arrive home yesterday without missing four-year-old Madeleine - after furiously insisting Portuguese police were trying to set them up.

Daily Mail: 11 September
Maddie: 'DNA In Hire Car Is Hers'
Kate and Gerry McCann faced sensational new claims last night linking them to the alleged killing of their daughter Madeleine

The Guardian: 12 September
McCann Papers Go To Judge Amid Claims And Confusion Over DNA The dossier of evidence against the parents of Madeleine McCann will be passed to a judge to decide whether charges should be brought against the couple, Portuguese prosecutors said yesterday.

The Mirror: 13 September
Give Us Diary & Laptop
Prosecutors have applied to seize Kate McCann's diary and husband Gerry's laptop.

Daily Star: 14 September
Maddie: 'Killed By Drugs Overdose'
Madeleine McCann died of an overdose of sedatives given to her by her GP mum Kate, police in Portugal claim.

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