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The case of missing Madeleine McCann still grips the world – but why?

Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished as a three-year-old from her family’s holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007, was back in the news recently as yet another person claimed to be her. It’s a phenomenon fuelled by social media - in 2020 a TikTok trend emerged in which women…

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NSW Police investigation tactics may change after Bill Spedding pay out, criminologist says

A win by former suspect in toddler William Tyrrell 's disappearance, Bill Spedding, against NSW Police for malicious prosecution may force detectives to change the way they pursue suspects when they are not making progress in a case, a leading criminologist says.

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Former suspect in disappearance of William Tyrell awarded $1.5m damages

Washing machine repairman Bill Spedding will receive almost $1.5 million in compensation after being maliciously pursued by NSW Police in their investigation into William Tyrrell's disappearance.

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NSW Police ordered to pay $1.5m damages to former William Tyrrell suspect Bill Spedding

NSW Police are ordered to pay Bill Spedding almost $1.5 million after he successfully sued for malicious prosecution after historic child sex allegations were unproven.

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Ex-Tyrrell suspect awarded $1.5m damages

A former suspect in William Tyrrell's disappearance has been awarded almost $1.5 million in damages after suing over the police investigation against him.

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Morning Mail: Australia down Danes to reach World Cup knockout, school principal faces historical abuse claim

In today’s newsletter: Australia shock Denmark with 1-0 win to reach last 16 of World Cup; NSW teacher under investigation; weather statistics show unusually cold and wet season

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Afternoon Update: PM warns on gas profits; Twitter layoffs begin; and Alan Joyce pockets millions

Albanese government keeps the heat on the gas sector. Plus more seniors get access to healthcare card

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Tyrrell's foster mum acquitted of lying

William Tyrrell's foster mother has been acquitted of lying to the NSW Crime Commission about hitting a different child with a wooden spoon.

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William Tyrrell's foster mother found not guilty of lying to NSW Crime Commission

The foster mother of William Tyrrell is found not guilty of lying to the NSW Crime Commission, and urges police to focus their efforts on looking for the missing boy.

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Afternoon Update: federal government condemns gas ‘greed’; hundreds evacuated in NSW; Twitter exodus

Ed Husic says industry is ‘tone deaf’ to appeals on energy prices. And Hillsong founder Brian Houston breaks silence

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Detective tells court he thinks William Tyrrell's foster mother knows where missing boy is

A detective tells a Sydney court he has formed the belief William Tyrrell's foster mother knows where the missing boy is. The 57-year-old cannot be identified for legal reasons.

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NSW detective’s bombshell revelation in mysterious disappearance of William Tyrrell

NSW police are accused of taking a woman to court to pump her for information of the disappearance of William Tyrell.

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NSW cop says foster mum knows where boy is

The former foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell knows where he is, a detective has told a court examining accusations the woman lied to investigators.

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Cop in William Tyrrell case censured

A NSW tribunal has found a senior detective engaged in misconduct after a prominent colleague unlawfully recorded a then-suspect in the William Tyrrell case.

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Tyrrell's mum admits assaulting partner

The birth mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been placed on a one-year good behaviour bond after admitting an unrelated domestic violence offence.

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Sydney news: Inquest into suspected death of Melissa Caddick set to begin

MORNING BRIEFING: A two-week inquest into the death of missing Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick is expected to hear evidence about her mental health.

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Eight years since William Tyrrell vanished

Eight years after William Tyrrell disappeared on the NSW mid-north coast police say the investigation remains active as a brief is prepared for the coroner.

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Sydney news: Train commuters to face delays on Western, North Shore, Olympic Park, Northern and Cumberland lines

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's train commuters are due to face major disruption today as the main rail union vows to push ahead with strike action as part of its long-running dispute with the state government.

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Charges linked to Tyrrell were 'malicious'

Police employed a high risk, improper and malicious strategy to charge a then William Tyrrell murder suspect over unreliable claims, a court has been told.

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William Tyrrell's foster mother used wooden spoon to hit young girl, court hears

A Sydney court hears William Tyrrell's foster mother allegedly used a wooden spoon to hit a young child in the head as part of a "pattern of ongoing violence". The child is not William Tyrrell.

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Tyrrell foster mum loses mental health bid

The foster mother of William Tyrrell charged with two counts of common assault and two charges of intimidation has had her mental health application dismissed.

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William's 11th birthday marked by police

Almost eight years on from William Tyrrell's disappearance, NSW police are vowing to keep looking for the boy in the Spider-Man suit.

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Police informant to give evidence in trial of William Tyrrell's foster mother

A police informant will be called as a witness during a two-day court hearing for William Tyrrell's foster mother, who denies giving misleading or false information to the NSW Crime Commission.

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William Tyrrell's foster mother to plead not guilty to misleading crime commission

The 56-year-old is accused of giving false evidence during a hearing into the disappearance of William Tyrrell from his foster grandmother's home in 2014.

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William's foster parents face 2023 hearing

William Tyrrell's foster parents will face a January hearing over an alleged assault of another child with the mother's mental health application set for June.

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