and madeline mccann is a tragic case, but is the bbc obsessed with it?xit was always going to loom large over this election campaign and this week, it took centre stage. the war of words started on monday. theresa may describes the reports of a fractious dinner with her and urban the european union as brussels gossip. she was reporting to use the kinds of sharp disagreements withjuncker over how quickly a deal could be done. maxine edmonds was one of the number of viewers are surprised at the prominence being given to a second—hand anonymous briefing in german. writing: rob cattle agreed: but was this just gossip? on tuesday, the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg try to nail that down with the prime minister on a campaign trip to cornwall. did juncker say brexit cannot be the success? i don't recall the account that is being given of the meeting that took place. i think a lot of this is brussels gossip. he said it to you or he did not. the account that i have seen, a lot of that is brussels gossip. later in the week, that line changed, the prime mi

madeline then almost 4, vanished without a trace. the case has spawned multiple theories. kidnapped by gypsies, a pedophile ring, or a robbery gone wrong. even jerry and kate mccannsuspects. the mystery captivated the world. this tips the last composite photo madeline as a 9-year-old. she will be 14 in may >> no parent is going to give up on their child unless they know for certain the child is dead. and we just don't have any evidence. >> reporter: for now the police investigation continues, but what happened on that night, ten years ago, when madeline mccann disappeared, still remains a mystery. jennifer eckleston, abc news, london. >> well, when we come back, kelly ripa making a big announcement today. >> is d.j.khalid forming a super group? out with a surprise new video. we'll show it to you. "the skinny" is next. >> not another one. video. we'll show it to you. "the skinny" is next. >> not another one. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide. ♪i believe, i believe ♪believe we're still worth the fight♪ ♪you'll see there's hope for this world tonight♪ ♪i believe, i believe

wednesday marked ten years since madeline mccann disappeared from a holiday apartment in portugal.ked the anniversary with a panorama special and another of news reports withjohn k reporting live from portugal on wednesday night. since that night we don't know much more, we don't know despite, despite everything written and said, all the money spent on investigations, and that's the most extraordinary part of this story. we don't know how madeline left and who she was and was with, the only thing we know for certain is that she is still missing. given the sad fact of any major developments in the search for madeline, some viewers were wondered whether the anniversary and the case itself over the past decade had received too much attention. after all, 100,000 children go missing in the uk each year. and around a0 have been missing now for more than ten years. here is derek peters. we've had not only constant repetition on the news, but reporters sent to portugal, interviews with celebrity presenters, and to cap it all off, the whole panorama episode dedicated to the story. all for s

a decades after 3-year-old madeline mccann vanished on a family vacation in portugal, her parents are speaking out right now about their difficulties over the years and the pavin marking this anniversary. >> our nbc's bill neely reports from london. >> reporter: kate and jerry mccann lost their daughter and a decade. ten years of pain since madeline disappeared. they call it stolen time. >> i mean, it's time we should have had with her. should have been a family of five for all that time. >> reporter: madeline vanished on a family vacation in portugal and left in an apartment discovered missing by her mother who went to check on her while eating with friends. she found the window open and her daughter gone. for ten years madeline has been the focus of a global search and every birthday, every christmas, her parents search for a present for their missing daughter. >> how could you not. she will always be our daughter. >> reporter: for all the searching, what tortures them, the total lack of evidence. it's also what comforts them. >> there's no evidence that madeline is dead. >> reporte

decade since a little girl vanish the in portugal making international headlines. 3-year-old madeline mccann disappeared from her bedroom in 2007 while her parents were eating with friends at a nearby restaurant. a search followed and media reported sightings from all over the world. parents were named suspects but have been cleared and ten years later they are not giving up hope. >> it is a huge amount of time and in some ways it feels like it was a few weeks ago and other times it fell really long. and it is a hard for -- for a time. >> and you've said stolen time. >> it is time that we should have had with madeline. >> portuguese authorities closed the case back in 2008 and police in london are still investigating. >> you feel for that family. >> yes. >> you really do. >>> still ahead here on stanbc area news, young minds working hard to solve a problem. >> the eent in -- event in the south bay that took plans that put a lot of smiles on young people's faces. hundreds of kids put engineering projects into action in san >>> well this is really cool, hundreds of kids putting engineering eck

the disappearance of madeline mccann sparked worldwide headlines.on, one of the men questioned by scotland yard has been speaking for the first time. paulo ribeiro is no longer a suspect, but was questioned in connection with a theory that she was taken during a burglary that went wrong. the three year—old had been left by her parents in their holiday apartment while they dined at a restaurant nearby. portuguese police have also given their first tv interview about the case, as richard bilton, from the bbc‘s panorama, reports. for ten years, the holiday village of praia da luz has given up no answers. on the third of may 2007, madeleine mccann went to bed in apartment 5a and was never seen again. it is the policia judiciaria's job to find her, i asked for an interview ten years ago, now they've finally said yes. why did you think it was important to talk now? madeleine mccann is a very unique case, unfortunately. we've never had a case like madeleine mccann before and since then, never one. it was portuguese detectives who prompted one of the most s

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. >>> ten years ago this week madeline mccann vanished while on family vacation in portugal days beforeand one decade later millions of dollars have been spent on search-and-rescue efforts and still no sign of this little girl. cnn's randi kaye covered this story when it first broke sand now back and more on the parents sadly waiting for answers. >> there are two witnesses who say independent of one another that they saw what they described as a very ugly pock-mocked or spotty-skinned man watching apartment 5a. >> another witness reported having seen suspicious man on a balcony near the mccann's apartment just hours before madeleine disappeared. >> meanwhile an upstairs neighbor saw another man acting very suspiciously in the little pathway between the pool garden and apartment 5a. >>. >> reporter: and there was more. british police released a sketch of one of the men they say had approached nearby apartments asking residents for donations to a local orphanage. there was no such orphanage so clearly these men were involved in some kind of a crime, possibly just burglary. but possibly so

did you have anything to do with madeline mccann's disappearance? was never a suspect, but was questioned by british police two years ago. what did you tell them about that night? 0nly questions about the timetable and things like that. vitor dos santos denies any involvement in what happened to madeleine. ten years and many here are fed up with all the attention. ten years and many others can't let go. john kay, bbc news, praia da luz. the bbc panorama programme about madeleine mccann is on bbc one at 9pm. creating a bionic hand that is as sensitive and versatile as the human version has long been the ambition for scientists. now they are a step closer. researchers have developed a bionic hand that has a camera embedded in it. within milliseconds the hand sees an object and decides which type of grip it needs to pick it up. here's our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox. a prosthetic with potential. a bionic hand that for the first time can pick up objects almost instantaneously. in fact it is ten times quicker than what is currently availab

the disappearance of 3-year-old madeline mccann. randi kaye has the latest on the case.breakthrough withyou back. non-drowsy allegra® for fast 5-in-1 multi-symptom relief. breakthrough allergies with allegra®. >>> this week marks ten years since little madeleine mccann vanished while on a family vacation in portugal. despite the decade long search and millions of dollars spent looking for her, madeleine's parents are still waiting for answers. cnn's randi kaye covered the story when it first broke and is now back on the case with a new special report, missing madeleine mccann. it airs tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. here's a preview. >> back home in england, a decade after their nightmare began, the mccanns faced another somber milestone. ten years come and gone without any sign of their daughter. >> inevitably on anniversaries and on her birthday, they are by far the hardest days, by far. >> i think it's important, though, because despite how difficult these days are, just keeping in mind how much progress we have made, and while there is no evidence to give us any neg

wednesday marked ten years since madeline mccann disappeared from a holiday apartment in portugal.l missing. given the sad lack of any major developments in the search for madeline, some viewers wondered whether the anniversary and the case itself over the past decade had received too much attention. after all, 100,000 children go missing in the uk each year and around 40 have been missing now for more than ten years. here is derek peters. we‘ve had not only constant repetition on the news, but reporters sent to portugal, interviews with celebrity presenters and, to cap it all, a whole panorama episode dedicated to this story. and all for something that is really no more newsworthy than 100 other stories of a similar nature that we‘ve never heard of that has never had a mention. we put that point to bbc news, and they told us: on wednesday, bbc news reported on a man who‘d been found guilty that day of planting a bomb on a london underground train. damon smith was caught on cctv leaving a bag with explosives on one of the carriages. the train was evacuated minutes before it was due

. >>> it has been ten years since 3-year-old madeline mccann disappeared from an apartment complex iner parents dining not far away. >> now there are lead as police hunt for a woman in "hugely significant line of inquiry." abc's correspondent reports. >> we will leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: madeleine mccann's parents ten years after that unexplained disappearance are still convinced she is alive. >> while there is no evidence to give us any negative news. that hope is still there. >> reporter: the police chief leading the hunt for madeleine, determined to crack the case. >> there are some significant investigative avenues we are pursuing that we see as very worthwhile. >> reporter: left alone with her younger twin siblings in a portuguese hotel room, madeline then almost 4, vanished without a trace. the case has spawned multiple theories. kidnapped by gypsies, a pedophile ring, or a robbery gone wrong. even jerry and kate mccann were once suspects. the mystery captivated the world. this is the last composite photo, madeleine as a 9-year-old. she will be 14 in may. >> no paren

madeline mccann‘s disappearance? tonight, panorama tracks down a former reception manager from the mccanns' hotel.ut was questioned by british police two years ago. what did you tell them about that night? 0nly questions about the timetable and things like that. vitor dos santos denies any involvement in what happened to madeleine. ten years, and many here are fed up with all the attention. ten years, and many others can't let go. jon kay, bbc news, praia da luz. the bbc panorama programme madeleine mccann: ten years on is on bbc one at 9pm tonight. the time is 6.16. our top story this evening. theresa may has launched a blistering attack on brussels on the day parliament is officially dissolved. and still to come. there's no age barrier to creating good art, we have a look at this year's turner prize shortlist. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news. calling time on her career, goldie sayers hits out at the doping cheats who denied her a place on the olympic podium. creating a bionic hand that is as sensitive and versatile as the human version has long been the ambition for sci

madeline was there or not. i'm sure it is something he regrets. massively. >> less than 30 minutes later, it was kate mccann'sk to do a check at 10:00. i went through the bass-through doors at the back. just noticed the door to the children's bedroom was quite far open. and just as i was about to close it, it slammed. like a gust of wind had shut it. >> her heart sank then at that point because that was all wrong. everything was wrong. >> then i went back to open the door again a little bit. just as i did that, i in theed the shutter was open and window was open. >> and then she saw that madeline's bed was empty. >> what did you think in that moment? >> someone had taken her. >> it is worth pointing out the mccann's themselves have been criticized over the years, right? >> they certainly can. mainly because of how they handled things that week. they were there, at this complex in portugal. there was child care available. and they were with their friends on vacation, several other couples. but every night instead of putting their kids in child care that was available, they would leave them alone in the apartme

madeline is the right thing to do. it is a huge amount of money and a little girl is missing and we do not know why. the panorama programme — madeleine mccannng. the eu's chief negotiator says that there will be no punishment brexit bill for britain but the uk must settle its account. no figure has been put on it. the shadow chancellor chooses the —— accuses the conservatives of telling lies after seeing that labour's plans would be a bombshell forfamilies. three people have been arrested in connection with the death of the businessman shot dead during a burglary in dorset. at midnight last night parliament was officially dissolved. later today theresa may will travel to buckingham palace to see the queen. then on thursday voters across the country are heading to the polls for the local and mayoral elections. two and half weeks after that is the voter registration deadline for the general election. and then onjune the 8th that all important polling day. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is campaigning in bedfordshire this there is mistrust and confusion around accident and emergency services. let us head to better china. —— bedford shire. iam