25/04/2012

Other News In Brief

As 5th Anniversary Approaches Detectives Call For Madeleine Case To Be Reopened

Scotland Yard is calling for the investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance to be reopened, as detectives revealed there is evidence to suggest she might be alive.

Senior detectives within the Metropolitan police have been reviewing the Portuguese inquiry into Madeleine’s disappearance, whose ninth birthday is on 12 May.

Samaritans Donations Top £600,000

Donations to Claire Squires JustGiving page, in aid of the Samaritans, have risen to over £600,000.

Claire Squires, from Leicestershire, tragically died after she collapsed near Birdcage Walk on the final stretch of the 26.2-mile course.

Since her death on Sunday more than 55,000 people made donations through her fundraising page.

The website said it will waive its fees after it saw a record number of visits on Miss Squires' page on Monday.

From Hose-pipe Bans To Flood Warnings

Drought-stricken areas in the south of England have now been issued with flood warnings.

Early alerts in Cornwall have spread as far as the Isle of Wight, with eight official warnings and 23 flood alerts put in place by the Environment Agency (EA) within three hours on Wednesday morning.

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