German suspect in Madeleine McCann case charged with several sexual offences.

German prosecutors say they have charged a 45-year-old German man, Christian Brueckner, who is a suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, with several sexual offences he allegedly committed in Portugal between December 28, 2000 and June 11, 2017.

"The accused is the same person against whom charges were brought in connection with the disappearance of the then three-year-old British girl Madeleine Beth McCann," the Braunschweig prosecutor's office said in a statement.

"Specifically, the accused is charged with three offences of aggravated rape and two offences of sexual abuse of children," the prosecutor's office added.

The office did not confirm if the charges related to the McCann case.

In June 2020, news broke of a new suspect in the missing child's case – the same German national mentioned above. He is currently in prison for the 2005 rape of a 72-year-old American woman in the Portuguese resort of Praia de Luz, the same location where Madeleine went missing. 

However, the man was not formally identified as a suspect.

#ChristianBrueckner, the main suspect in #MadeleineMcCann's disappearance, has been CHARGED with 17 years of offenses in #Portugal.https://t.co/jjZocqNRzx

— Radar Online (@radar_online) October 11, 2022

When the news was made public, a statement from Madeleine's parents said they welcomed the new police appeal.

"All we have ever wanted is to find her, uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. We will never give up hope of finding Madeleine alive, but whatever the outcome may be, we need to know as we need to find peace."

In May 2021, the anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance and what would have been her 18th birthday, the McCanns shared a message on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page, saying they still "hang on" to hope. 

"Every May is tough – a reminder of years passed, of years together lost, or stolen," they wrote. This year it is particularly poignant as we should be celebrating Madeleine’s 18th birthday.

"We hang on to the hope, however small, that we will see Madeleine again. As we have said repeatedly, we need to know what has happened to our lovely daughter, no matter what. We are very grateful to the police for their continued efforts."

For a full deep dive on the case, you can read this article: Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007. Now police have a formal suspect. 

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The Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast actress Dame Angela Lansbury has died aged 96.

The London-Born actress died "peacefully in her sleep" on Tuesday just days shy of her 97th birthday, her family announced in a statement. 

"The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1.30am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday," the statment read.

Legendary actress Angela Lansbury has sadly passed away at the age of 96. pic.twitter.com/WHkMmOKV5t

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 11, 2022

"In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw."

Lansbury, who is best known for playing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the series Murder, She Wrote, won five Tony Awards for her Broadway performances and a lifetime achievement award throughout her career. She also voiced Mrs Potts in the 1991 film Beauty and the Beast. 

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The nation is commemorating the more than 200 people killed - including 88 Australians - when terrorists detonated bombs near popular nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, on October 12, 2002.

Commemorative services will take place across the nation for the 20th anniversary. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend a memorial at the Coogee Dolphins rugby league club in Sydney, from which 11 players travelled to Bali but only five made it home.

A memorial service will be held at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday, with Australian flags expected to be flown at half mast across the country.

Today marks 20 years since the Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. @DamoNews #9News pic.twitter.com/cXzzxLC3S6

— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) October 11, 2022

A twilight service will be held at Allambe Memorial Park on the Gold Coast, which features a bronze plaque with the names of the 88 slain Australians.

A Queensland father has travelled to Indonesia to remember his two daughters killed in the attack. Simone Anderson, 29, and Renae Hanley, 31, were on a girls' trip with Renae one of the first people to die as she stood at the entrance to the Sari Club. Simone Hanley fought for life for 58 days and was the 88th Australian victim of the Bali bombings.

"Renae was at the bar, not far from the blast, she never stood a chance," their father Danny Hanley told AAP.

Today, he will place a floral bouquet at the ground-zero monument opposite the former Sari Club and Paddy's Bar.

"I still say prayers for the girls every night without fail and that gives me a certain comfort to know God's looking after them. It's a prayer and a couple of Hail Marys, and I ask God to look after them. It's helped me all these 20 years, and coming here."

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Almost 200,000 people who spent years fighting to clear welfare debts they didn't owe will have any active Centrelink investigations wiped.

The federal government will scrap the cases of robodebt victims still under review, with any potential debt no longer being pursued.

The unlawful debt recovery scheme started in 2015 and falsely accused welfare recipients of owing money to the government. More than $750 million was wrongfully recovered from 381,000 people.

#BREAKING: Nearly 200,000 Australians will have their Robodebt cases wiped, as a Royal Commission into the scheme continues. @ElizaEdNews #9News pic.twitter.com/begBmx6Nq6

— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) October 11, 2022

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said clearing the outstanding cases would offer certainty to any Australians with reviews hanging over their heads.

"The robodebt fiasco is something that should be of deep concern to all Australians. We know it had a significant human cost," she said.

A royal commission into the robodebt scheme will begin public hearings at the end of October.

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