Madeleine McCann suspect’s British neighbour destroyed any likely DNA evidence from his house

A British expat has admitted destroying any likely DNA evidence linked to the squalid Algarve home lived in by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner. Ruth Maclean lived next door to ‘monster’ Brueckner, 43, in the hamlet of Sitio de Lakes, near Praia de Luz, for years.  Brueckner was recently identified as a prime suspect in the … Read more

Lifelong struggle of being a lovechild: one woman recalls making discovery that nearly destroyed her

Lunch together was my mother’s idea. I was 18 and had returned home briefly between trips to Israel and America on a gap year before university. How lovely, I thought. Perhaps this was a chance for us to get to know one another better, because although she hadn’t been a bad mother, our relationship was … Read more

DIY-wiz whose dog ‘destroyed’ her grass built a garden patio from scratch for a THIRD of the price

Woman reveals she saved £2,000 by installing her own garden decking during lockdown – and learned everything she needed to know from YouTube tutorials Natalie Miller, from Scotland revealed how she made her decking She was quoted between £2,500 and £3,000 to have it done by professionals  Decided to do it herself with her husband … Read more

Portuguese police unwittingly destroyed Christian Brueckner’s van before it could be searched

Bungling Portuguese police unwittingly destroyed Christian Brueckner’s van before it could be searched for evidence German used Bedford van to steal diesel before Madeline McCann abduction  Was impounded by Portuguese police and crushed before it could be searched Brueckner lived and slept in the van near Praia da Luz between in 2006 Madeleine went missing … Read more

Aston Martin DB9 supercar worth £75,000 is destroyed after bursting into flames in horror crash

Aston Martin DB9 supercar worth £75,000 is destroyed after bursting into flames in horror crash Luxury sports car caught on fire in Polegate, East Sussex, last night around 7pm It is not known if driver, who was taken to hospital, had life-threatening injuries Aston Martin D89 V12 may have been part of a convoy for … Read more

Tornadoes left 1 million homes and businesses destroyed as people are put in hotels due to COVID-19

Deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South this weekend destroyed 1 million homes and businesses from Texas to the Carolinas, as those left homeless in some cases were moved into hotels because opening shelters was too risky because of the coronavirus outbreak. The storms which struck on Easter Sunday left at least 31 dead and … Read more

interstellar visitor Oumuamua is a ‘ripped fragment’ from a destroyed planet

The strange cigar-shaped Oumuamua space rock discovered in 2017 was ripped from a planet and sent hurtling into space after it came too close to its star.  When it appeared it became the first visitor from another star system to be spotted from Earth, and astronomers have speculated on its origins ever since.  Experts from National … Read more