THE friends known as the “Tapas Seven” who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when daughter Madeleine vanished have accepted £375,000 (€482,000) libel damages from Express Newspapers.

The friends known as the Tapas Seven, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when daughter Madeleine vanished, have accepted £375,000 (€480,000) libel damages from Express Newspapers.

YUSUF ISLAM — the former Cat Stevens — has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a claim that he was a sexist bigot who refused to speak to any women not wearing a veil.

Kate and Gerry McCann accepted £550,000 (€698,000) libel damages today over allegations that they were responsible for the death of their daughter Madeleine.