my son was the same age as madeleine when she disappeared. i was a 21 year old single parent and would definitely have been treated differently if the roles were reversed. I was so angry at the time as a young person i had missed out on so many nights out because of my responsibility and these professionals lived their life to the fullest. such a tragedyMy son is the same age as Madeleine McCann and i remember gmtv being very influential in their reporting of the case. I have vivid memories of Kate Garroway covering her disappearance immediately and for days afterwards, maybe weeks. When I think back to this event, I immediately think of Kate and GMTV. People have always wondered why this case got more coverage than other missing people/kids.
It's all controlled by the bigwigs in charge of output. MF was making those decisions, if he has links to GM then that would explain a lot.