The latest trend seems to be carrying stories that aren't stories so they can be followed up by stories saying they are not stories.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24734766

Anyone could see he wasn't related to the Needhams, and I cant believe that anyone thought he was.

surely the plods are to blame as well...playing to the prejudices that Gypsies steal children.

The cops are total cowards as well. Rather than admit that the Maddie case is probably unsolvable as many crimes are, they bow to pressure to be seen to be doing something.

a perusal of jottings of that great philosopher Hedda on these very pages will see I have roached this subject before : the media never loses- they can report a fake story and the report on the story being a fake.