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Daily Record
18 hours ago
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Heartbroken sister of Greg Monks pays tribute to 'amazing' brother after body found
Jillian Monks hailed the 38-year-old as "an amazing boy" who made everyone laugh as she thanked those who had helped try to find him in Albufeira. One of the sisters of missing Scot Greg Monks has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her brother, after a body was found in the search for him in Portugal.. Jillian Monks hailed the 38-year-old as "an amazing boy" who made everyone laugh as she thanked those who had helped try to find him in Albufeira. Posting in the Missing Person Greg Monks - Albufeira, Portugal Facebook group, she wrote: "Didn't think it would end like this.. We are absolutely devastated! "Greg was an amazing boy who everyone thought so highly of, Was friends with everyone and always made us laugh! We will miss him everyday! "I just want to thank absolutely everyone for everything they done from sharing their posts to out looking, phoning everywhere to get CCTV. "Special thanks to Sharon Cooke, Stacy McGhee, Georgie Gould and Karen Winter for helping run the page and all you done for my brother & to Yolanda Morgana, Dan Birch, Leonard Faria, and Michael Hosey for doing all you could searching. "Sorry if I have missed anyone, heads not 100% but everyone has been truly amazing. The support we have received from everyone has been out of this world. If love could've saved you, you would live forever! Miss you forever brother." Greg, of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, vanished last Wednesday morning while on a stag do with pals, just hours after arriving at the holiday hotspot. Portuguese daily newspaper Correio da Manha reported the local Policia Judiciaria force was at the scene of a body find, saying the ravine in question is "a long way from the spot where he was last seen" in the Algarve. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. We told earlier how tributes had flooded in for Greg, who was hailed as a "lovely guy". Alexander McHendrie said: "Rip Greg Monks defo one of life's good guys such a shame. Heart goes out to the family and the boys also." George Garscadden said: "Heartbreaking news RIP Greg Monks. My thoughts are with Jillian and the rest of your family. You were one of the good guys in life. God bless you mate." Abby Telfer said: "So sad. Thoughts go out to my girl Jillian, her family and his poor girlfriend. Rest in peace Greg. Utterly heartbreaking." Justine Burns said: "RIP Greg Monks. What a good guy you were. Heartbroken for your family and friends. Devastating news for everyone who knew you." Agnes Neil-Neeson said: "I have no words. He was a lovely boy." Alicia Faulds said: "Heartbroken for Nicole and Greg's family. I was praying for him and hoping he would be found safe." Greg vanished in the early hours of Wednesday, May 28, while on a stag do with pals. He had just arrived for the five-day holiday when he became separated from his friends. He was last seen on CCTV in the residential area of Cerro de Aguia on Tuesday May 27, roughly four miles away from the main club and bar strip of Albufeira. A Foreign Office spokesperson said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man reported missing in Portugal and are in contact with the local authorities'.
Daily Record
a day ago
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Tributes paid to 'lovely' Greg Monks after body find during search in Portugal
"My thoughts are with Jillian and the rest of your family. You were one of the good guys in life. God bless you mate." Tributes have been paid to Greg Monks after a body was found during searches for the missing Scots tourist in Portugal. The 38-year-old from Glasgow vanished while on a stag do last Wednesday morning. A body found at the bottom of a ravine is 'a long way from the spot where he was last seen" in the Algarve with Portuguese newspaper daily Correio da Manha reporting the local Policia Judiciaria force is at the scene. Following the news tributes have flooded in for Greg, who has been hailed as a "lovely guy". Alexander McHendrie said: "Rip Greg Monks defo one of life's good guys such a shame. Heart goes out to the family and the boys also." George Garscadden said: "Heartbreaking news RIP Greg Monks. My thoughts are with Jillian and the rest of your family. You were one of the good guys in life. God bless you mate." Abby Telfer said: "So sad. Thoughts go out to my girl Jillian, her family and his poor girlfriend. Rest in peace Greg. Utterly heartbreaking." Justine Brns said: "RIP Greg Monks. What a good guy you were. Heartbroken for your family and friends. Devastating news for everyone who knew you." Agnes Neil-Neeson said: "I have no words. He was a lovely boy." Alicia Faulds said: "Heartbroken for Nicole and Greg's family. I was praying for him and hoping he would be found safe." His family and police are yet to comment. Greg vanished in the early hours of Wednesday, May 28, while on a stag do with pals. He had just arrived for the five-day holiday when he became separated from his friends. He was last seen on CCTV in the residential area of Cerro de Aguia on Tuesday May 27, roughly four miles away from the main club and bar strip of Albufeira. Last night Greg's sister Jillian admitted her "unimaginable" fear Greg may be "lying somewhere and we can't find him". The family had shared a photograph of the last known picture of him, showing him in navy Nike shorts and a t-shirt of the same brand. Jillian said Greg's friends raised the alarm on Wednesday last week after he failed to appear following their first night out. Pals told his sister "he's not come home from the night before", and asked whether they could track his phone to see his location. Jillian said when she first tried to report Greg as missing she said authorities initially did not appear to take the case "seriously" because "it hadn't been that long". When his family arrived in Albufeira to aid search efforts, police told them there were two recorded sightings of him on CCTV in Cerro de Aguia. This area includes "rough terrain", including jagged rocky hillsides and sharp cliffs, she said, and was over an hour's walk from the Albufeira Strip, where his friends last saw him. The family had also set up a Facebook group to help spread the word, which now has over 10,000 members. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Posters were made in English and Portuguese with contact details and information on his last known whereabouts. A number of extensive private searches were underway, including drone searches involving volunteers. A Foreign Office spokesperson said: 'We are supporting the family of a British man reported missing in Portugal and are in contact with the local authorities'.
Daily Record
a day ago
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Missing Scots tourist Greg Monks found dead in Portugal after week-long search
The 38-year-old vanished on a stag do in the Algarve last week. A Scots tourist who vanished on a stag do in Portugal has reportedly been found dead. The body of Greg Monks was found at the bottom of a ravine 'a long way from the spot where he was last seen" in the Algarve. Portuguese newspaper daily Correio da Manha is reporting Portugal's Policia Judiciaria force is at the scene. The 38-year-old, from Glasgow, vanished in the early hours of last Wednesday morning while on a stag do with pals. He had just arrived for the five-day holiday when he became separated from his friends. He was last seen on CCTV in the residential area of Cerro de Aguia on Tuesday May 27, roughly four miles away from the main club and bar strip of Albufeira. His family and police are yet to comment. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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Body found in search for missing Scot Greg Monks a week after he vanished on stag do in Portugal
ALGARVE TRAGEDY Body found in search for missing Scot Greg Monks a week after he vanished on stag do in Portugal Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MISSING Scots tourist Greg Monks has reportedly been found dead on the Algarve. The 38-year-old is said to have been found at the bottom of a ravine, 'a long way from the spot where he was last seen.' Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up Respected Portuguese daily Correio da Manha is reporting that Portugal's Policia Judiciaria force is at the scene. Greg, from Glasgow, vanished in the early hours of last Wednesday morning after travelling to Albufeira for a stag do with friends. His family and police are yet to comment. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Scottish Sun. is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheScottishSun.
Daily Mirror
a day ago
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Maddie cops search graffiti-covered house after 'potential evidence' found
Officers were today seen removing rubble from the graffiti-covered structure within 100 metres of a cliff edge - just 24 hours after hauling away bags of earth for forensic testing German detectives have ramped up their dramatic search for missing Madeleine McCann - turning their attention to a second abandoned farmhouse close to where the three-year-old vanished in 2007. Plain-clothed officers were today seen digging through and removing rubble from the graffiti-covered structure within 100 metres of a cliff edge in Portugal. The fresh search comes just 24 hours after investigators swarmed another crumbling building nearby, hauling away bags of earth for forensic testing. Madeleine McCann vanished in May 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz. Her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, were eating at a nearby restaurant around 100 yards from the accommodation where Madeleine, then aged 3, was sleeping with her toddler twin siblings. When Kate returned to check on the kids, Madeleine was gone. Officers resumed their operation on Wednesday morning on scrubland close to Praia da Luz. Search teams donning white hard hats and gloves were spotted using strimmers and chainsaws to cut back vegetation and undergrowth outside a the second abandoned property. On Tuesday, investigators armed with shovels and strimmers descended on the plot of land between the resort and a house close to where prime suspect Christian Brueckner used to live. Investigators are scouring the area for evidence that could link him to Madeleine's disappearance ahead of his expected released from prison this September. Brueckner, 47, was born in Germany in 1976, but moved to Portugal in his late teens. He is believed to have lived there for around 12 years - between 1995 and 2007. The convicted paedophile had at one point stayed in a campervan close to Praia da Luz - and made a 30-minute phone call in the resort just an hour before the toddler vanished, according to the Telegraph. He is also known to have spent time near the Barragem do Arade reservoir, about 30 miles from Praia da Luz, between 2000 and 2017. Brueckner is coming to the end of a seven-year long prison sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in the Algarve in 2005, which he still denies. He was arrested in Italy in 2018, but is due to be released from prison in Germany this September. Authorities fear Brueckner could disappear when he walks free from prison if they can't tie him to the toddler's disappearance before then. He has always and continues to deny any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance. According to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha, no leads were uncovered during yesterday's search. "The investigations were suspended at the end of the day, without finding anything relevant to the investigation," the outlet said.
