YOUR FREE ISSUE issue no. 19 • May 22, 2007 • weekly director: Fiona Perris Fighting fund for Madeleine The McCann family has ploughed their efforts into setting up an appeal fund in their search for the Food fads | P14 missing four year old Madeleine. A personal take on eating habits. Her father Gerry flew back to the UK family, told reporters that “Gerry and Kate the start of the enquiry but was then given for a brief trip last Sunday night so that ar- are taking immense strength from the sup- arguido status two weeks later meaning he rangements could be put in place for the port and good wishes that they are receiv- is an official suspect. The system allows him All around the world | P21 organisation of the appeal and to enable the ing from all over the world.” to request this status in order to have police Algarve gardens are host to many family to remain in Praia da Luz. They plan Police have confirmed that a telephone protection and be allowed to clear his name beautiful immigrants… to stay in the Mark Warner resort with their conversation did take place between 33 year if he is innocent of any wrongdoing. two year old twins Sean and Amelie while old British man Robert Murat and Russian The Portuguese community will be pray- they continue their agonizing wait for the IT consultant Sergey Malinka, 22, on the ing tonight at 10pm in an united action of safe return of their older daughter. night of her disappearance, 3 May. Chief support for the McCann family. The na- Dates for your diary | P22 Pictures of Madeleine were screened at Inspector Olegário de Sousa handling the tional prayer was organised by the Con- Get out and about - the Algarve has the FA cup final in Wembley stadium last investigation has stated that as yet they do gregation of Carmelite Sisters sending an something for everyone. Saturday and a website containing many not have sufficient evidence for an arrest. e-mail to all local parishes asking that all images of the child has received over 97 Both men deny any involvement. Reports of communities come together at this time. million hits and thousands of messages possible sightings have so far come to noth- Father José Manuel Pacheco, priest at the from well-wishers. The Find Madeleine ing but police in Portugal have assured the Luz parish church, made the announce- fighting fund will be used to further the in- family that everything is being done to find ment on Sunday. vestigation and to continue to publicise the their daughter. Mr Murat, a local resident, The website address is www.findmad- Fire on case. Michael Wright, a close friend of the assisted the police with translation work at eleine.com. Cutty Sark The 19th Century Cutty Sark caught fire overnight on Sunday causing major damage to the 138 year old ship, the oldest tea clip- per in the world. The area around the Sark had to be evacuated due to the threat of gas cylinders on board exploding. Residents nearby had to be taken to a Greenwich hotel while fire fighters sought to con- tain the blaze which is being viewed as suspicious. The town centre of Greenwich was sealed off to traffic and the Docklands Light Railway closed. The historic ship was closed to the public for two years during 25 million pounds of conservation work partly supported by the Heri- tage Lottery Fund. PHOTO LUSA PHOTO LUSA INTERNATIONAL | P02 NATIONAL | P12 LOCAL | P15 02 Tuesday, May 22, 2007 · www.getrealweekly.com And it’s goodbye Tony Blair has held his final talks GAZA as Prime Minister with Presi- dent Bush. Subjects discussed included Iraq, climate change Israeli attacks and the crisis in Darfur, prior to the G8 summit next month. Mr Israel has launched air strikes in Gaza following warnings about rocket attacks landing on their soil. Blair had dinner in the White House following a television in- Israeli jets bombed a number ricaded themselves inside their buildings unable to escape be- suade them to leave. terview where he praised George of Hamas targets including part homes until the fighting stopped, cause of gunmen outside. At one At the funerals of two Hamas Bush as a strong leader, true of a building belonging to the terrified at the sounds of gunfire point gunmen tried to take over militants in the town of Rafah, to his word. Commenting on Executive Force, a militia force as- right outside their doors. the reporter’s apartment directly violence ended in the death of America’s role in world politics signed with maintaining security One local reporter saw people opposite a Palestinian govern- one man and around 20 injured he said: “The biggest danger is if in the city, and a second attack shot in front of the building where ment complex where both sides when guns being fired into the air America disengages, if it decides was on a car carrying militants. he sat in a hallway with his wife were fighting for control. They as is the custom at funerals were to pull up the drawbridge and Israel has issued severe threats and nine month old baby. There wanted to shoot from his window turned by Fatah militants into a say to the rest of the world ‘Well against the Palestinian militants were people trapped in burning but the reporter managed to per- bloody battle. you go and sort it out’. We need who fired at the border area over America engaged.” recent weeks. Before this recent eruption of violence, there were talks of a meeting with Israeli Sea view with corpse presidential aide Saeb Erekat, but this is on hold for the time being. Jorge Giro got more than he ex- Violence in Gaza had sub- pected when he bought a house sided, prior the Israeli attacks, on the Spanish Catalonian after intense fighting continued coast. He purchased the house to threaten to undermine the by auction without viewing the new coalition government. While property and was shocked to the Hamas-Fatah officials tried find the previous owner was to govern, militants were killing still inside. She had died and and wounding each other on the was still sitting on the sofa streets. A total of 46 deaths were when he entered his new home. reported by Palestinian officials. Apparently the body had been Residents have managed to return partly mummified by the salty to near-normal activities but there sea air. Forensic scientists esti- are fears that the situation could mate that the woman known as break down again at any time. PHOTO LUSA Maria Luisa died in 2001. Many local people simply bar- • Palestinians gather at the demolished building used by Hamas’s Executive Force. FRANCE Food shortages UK Priest sparks protest Record inflation and poor agri- Prince Harry grounded cultural methods have led to a A row has divided members take a vow to remain celibate. shortage in staple food supplies of the quiet village of Asson in Father Leon claims the relation- Chief of Staff Sir Richard Dannatt has decided that the third in in Zimbabwe. Wheat is in short south west France following a ship has brought him closer to line to the throne will not be allowed to serve his country in Iraq supply due to late planting of catholic priest’s admission that God and his congregation stat- despite his willingness to do so. The decision was made in light crops as a result of the rapid de- he has had a relationship with a ing that Marga has been a great of recent threats, exposing him and his comrades to unneces- cline in the agricultural sector woman for 22 years. Many vil- support to his work as parish sary additional risk over and above that which already exists in following the removal of white lagers are in support of their priest, a job that he did well until Iraq. Harry is apparently “very disappointed” with the decision farmers. Officials claim that former priest who had to leave the scandal erupted. Marga is a but is not intending to leave the army as was reported by some farmers have only planted 10 the clergy when the relation- devout Catholic and is hurt by members of the press in the past. Dannatt told the press: “He has per cent of the expected winter ship was made public. Leon and the church’s attitude to the man proved himself both at Sandhurst and in command of his troop wheat crop and there is already Marga are now able to appear she loves. The village has held a during their training. I commend him for his determination and a national sugar shortage. This together in public having admit- protest demanding his return to his undoubted talent - and I do not say that lightly. His soldiers combined with the current ted their secret. Catholic priests continue his work. will miss his leadership in Iraq, although I know his command- drought conditions will lead ing officer will provide a highly capable substitute troop leader.” the nation to depend heavily on imported food. COLOMBIA Indian whisky take-over Hostage escaped Hunger strike The Scottish whisky distiller Whyte and Mackay has been John Frank Pinchao has made a held in the Amazon jungle. He bought out by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallah. The group is re- Fourteen defendants in the miraculous escape following nine took his chance and escaped into sponsible for the production of many famous brands including Madrid train bombing trial years in captivity.