June (395-424)

Date	Day	Event
Sunday 01 June 2008	395	Maddie cop rap The News of the World (No online link, appears in paper version only) 01/06/2008 BRITISH cops were blasted last night for refusing to interview a witness who saw a man matching a key suspect in the Madeleine McCann kidnap riddle. Grandmum Wendy North was holidaying at a Portuguese Villa when she spotted the "furtive" man at a petrol station near Praia da Luz, where Maddie vanished over a year ago. Back home Mrs North phoned Leicestershire police and was told they couldn't visit her but to FAX them details. Two weeks later Mrs North has heard nothing. She said "I might be wrong but it deserves to be checked thoroughly." The cops declined to comment.
Monday 02 June 2008	396	Gerry McCann candidate for election to board of BSCMR BSCMR BSCMR Board Election 2008 There has been a BSCMR Board election taking place during the spring of 2008. The new Board will be in place from 1 June 2008-31 May 2010. The announcement of the new Board will take place at the BSCMR AGM on 3 June in Manchester. The aims of the BSCMR are to: promote clinical practice and research into cardiovascular magnetic resonance and to disseminate the useful results of such research further the advancement of education in cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the public benefit. The BSCMR is a Charity and is affiliated to the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS). * Dr Gerald McCann was amongst 9 candidates nominated for a position on the board and this was put to the membership of the BSCMR (The British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance). Positions up for Nomination were: Chairman Elect. Treasurer. Deputy Treasurer Other members (3 Positions) The full list of candidates: Henry Dargle John Greenwood Grant Heatlie Francisco Leyva Gerry McCann James Moon Reza Razavi Penny Sensky Mark Westwood. Three recommendations have been put forward: Chairman Elect - Henry Dargie Treasurer - Francisco Leyva Dept. Treasurer - Reza Razavi The voting paper made the following statement: Gerry McCann. Gerry graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1992. His interest in non-invasive cardiology began during an intercalated BSC in physiology and sports science, followed by lecturing in cardiovascular and exercise medicine. Gerry completed an MD on cardiopulmonary exercise testing in aortic stenosis. After moving to Leicester in 2000, Gerry developed an interest in cardiac imaging and was awarded a European Society of Cardiology clinical training fellowship in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) undertaken in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As well as receiving comprehensive clinical training, Gerry was involved in several research projects resulting in publication. Gerry was appointed as a consultant cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, in 2005 and works closely with four radiologists on a dedicated CMR scanner offering a comprehensive clinical service. Our cardiac imaging fellow has recently secured a teriary consultant post in CMR. Gerry has been awarded a British Heart Foundation grant to assess the effects on left ventricular hypertophy in aortic stenosis on symptom development and funcional capacity, and other projects are under consideration. Gerry is a member of the British Cardiovascular Society, the British Society of Echocardiography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the European Society of Cardiology working group on CMR. Last year he was the Royal College of Physicians' representative on the Health Protection Agency committee that produced a report on computed tomography scanning in asymptomatic individuals. He sees the BSCMR as the body to promote CMR training and research in the UK. We must work closely with the other imaging specialists, however, the BSCMR is an ideal organisation to promote multicentre trials in the CMR, to demonstrate the efficacy and cost effectiveness of CMR compared with other imaging modalties. As well as the accuracy of the test, cost-effectiveness and long term effects of radiation exposure must be considered as cardiac imaging continues to develop as an integral component in the patient management algorithm.
Tuesday 03 June 2008	397	Friends are the PJ trumps 24horas Witnesses came to the Algarve to reinforce testimony that contradicts the McCanns 03 June 2008 Thanks to Joana Morais for translation In a secret visit to Portugal, three people who had dinner at the Tapas Bar shattered the McCanns and Jane Tanner versions Fiona Payne, her mother Dianne Webster, and the husband David Payne are the main trumps of the Public Ministry that will lead the parents of Madeleine McCann, the missing girl, on the 3rd of May 2007, from an apartment in Praia da Luz, Algarve, to be accused of the crimes of exposition and abandonment since they left the girl alone that critical night. It is a crime that is punishable up to ten years of prison and allows the respective preventive arrests, like 24horas announced last week. These three witnesses returned to Portugal, on the 11th of July 2007, with travel paid by the Portuguese State, and were accommodated in a hotel unity of Portimão. They were questioned by Gonçalo Amaral’s team, the superior coordinator who was removed from the case, and they contradicted the McCann’s version regarding what went on in the night of the disappearance. Remember that Kate, Gerry and the other two couples with whom they had dinner, assured that they were taking turns in the vigilance to the children. A fact that was contradicted to the authorities in the above-mentioned secret travel by Fiona Payne and that had already been put in question in two previous statements, given on the days that followed to Maddie's disappearance, by her mother and her husband. Jane Tanner Contradicted "Fiona Payne gave three statements to the authorities, as well as Matthew Oldfield and his companion, Rachel. Dianne Webster's statement [Fiona's mother] was very solid and there was no need to question her again”, revealed to 24horas a judicial person in charge connected with the process. In accordance to the same source, "other persons who had dinner with the McCanns - Jane Tanner, her companion, Russell O'Brien, Matthew Oldfield and his wife, Rachel – gave contradictory statements". And the judicial person in charge exemplifies: "Jane Tanner always said that she went out from the restaurant to see her oldest daughter. Fiona, David and Dianne guaranteed to the PJ that she never left the restaurant before the alarm was given by Kate. This information was corroborated by several workers of the Tapas Bar restaurant”. These witnesses also stated that Gerry McCann did not even go to check on the children, when he went away of the restaurant, and that he only stayed at the apartment of Praia da Luz entrance. The only person who stayed in Tapas Bar Dianne Webster, of 63 years old, mother of Fiona Payne (36 years), was one of three people who were available to return to Portugal to help the authorities in the reconstruction of the facts taken place on the 3rd of May 2007. She was the only one that was quiet and calm when Kate McCann entered in the Tapas Bar shouting "they’ve taken her!". The authorities were suspicious of her attitude and she told them that she did not believe in the version of the McCanns. She also pointed out to the PJ that each couple was responsible for their own children and that no one entered in the apartment of the friends [in each other's apartments]. FACTS SECRET. The McCannS organised a "secret" dinner with all the friends with whom they had dinner at the Tapas, in the Praia da Luz, Algarve, before the rogatory letters sent for England were carried out. ACCUSATION. The accusation to the McCanns is almost concluded and it should be known before the 14th of July, the end date for the extended term to incriminate or not the British couple. The judicial authorities are still considering if they will not constitute more arguidos, since the McCanns were not the only ones leaving their children alone.
Wednesday 04 June 2008	398	Madeleine McCann's family to go on holiday a year after disappearance Telegraph By Andy Bloxham Last Updated: 2:15AM BST 04/06/2008 The parents of Madeleine McCann are to go on their first holiday together since she was kidnapped in Portugal just over a year ago. The parents of Madeleine McCann are to go on their first holiday together since she was kidnapped in Portugal just over a year ago, according to reports. Kate and Gerry McCann, who are both 40, decided to take the break for the sake of their other children, twins Sean and Amelie, who are two, according to a family friend. Madeleine was abducted from the family's apartment in the coastal resort of Praia da Luz, on the Algarve in Portugal, last May. The couple's spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "It will be incredibly painful to contemplate going away without Madeleine but this is the reality they are faced with. "Nothing has been booked yet, but one thing's certain – they won't be going to Portugal." The family have spent only an occasional few days away from their home in Rothley, Leics, since returning from the Algarve on September 9, after Portuguese police made them official suspects. A friend of the family told the Daily Mirror: "Everyone needs a holiday – Kate and Gerry included. "It's now 14 months since Madeleine was taken. Behind the scenes, there remains a lot of action to try and find her, but for Kate and Gerry life has returned as close to normality as they're likely to get. "After all they've been through, they want to give the twins a decent break to try and enjoy time as a family." Kate and Gerry McCann to go on first holiday since kidnap Daily Mirror Exclusive By Stewart Maclean 4/06/2008 Kate and Gerry McCann have made the difficult decision to go on holiday again - just over a year since their daughter Madeleine was snatched. It will be the first break for the family since her disappearance in Praia da Luz, Portugal, and even arranging it will stir up painful memories. But friends say the McCanns feel they should do it for the sake of their two-year-old twins, Sean and Amelie. Madeleine was abducted last May from the family's apartment on the Algarve coast, just days before her fourth birthday. The couple's spokesman Clarence Mitchell said details of the weeklong holiday would remain secret. He added: "It will be incredibly painful to contemplate going away without Madeleine, but this is the reality they are faced with. Nothing has been booked yet, but one thing's certain - they won't be going to Portugal." The family have rarely spent more than a weekend away from their home in Rothley, Leics, since returning from Portugal on September 9. And a friend of the couple, both 40, said: "Everyone needs a holiday - Kate and Gerry included. It's now 14 months since Madeleine was taken. Behind the scenes, there remains a lot of action to try and find her, but for Kate and Gerry life has returned as close to normality as they're likely to get. "That includes taking a holiday and they're considering their options at the moment. The plan is to get away from it all for a few days this summer. "After all they've been through, they want to give the twins a decent break to try and enjoy time as a family." The couple were dining with seven friends at a poolside tap as bar when Madeleine was snatched from their apartment a short distance away. They stayed in Portugal for several months after her disappearance, but returned here after Portuguese police made them official suspects. McCanns plan to take first holiday since Madeleine vanished Daily Record Jun 4 2008 KATE and Gerry McCann are planning their first family holiday since Madeleine vanished. The couple told friends they are ready for a break with their twins Sean and Amelie, two - 14 months after their sister disappeared during their Algarve holiday last May.