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<strong>Monday</strong>: Russia has enough troops in place to seize Kyiv, a former defence minister warns. Plus: Network Ten needs a new backer for soap

Nine’s lucrative deal to tell the story of Cleo Smith’s abduction raised eyebrows, but cheque journalism is more complex than it seems.

Nine’s lucrative deal to tell the story of Cleo Smith’s abduction raised eyebrows, but cheque journalism is more complex than it seems.

Nine’s lucrative deal to tell the story of Cleo Smith’s abduction raised eyebrows, but cheque journalism is more complex than it seems.

Ellie Smith said her four-year-old daughter was told a lie before she was snatched from the tent at the Blowholes campsite near Carnarvon, in Western Australia, on October 16.

Cleo Smiths mother has revealed the moment she realised her daughter was missing and that the four-year-old has times of sadness and anger following her abduction.

Ellie Smith and Cleos stepfather Jake Gliddon sat down for their tell-all interview to speak about how Cleo was found safe 18 days after being taken from their campsite in Western Australia.

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On Sunday, the parents of Cleo Smith will sit down with Tara Brown for a world first interview that cost Nine $2m (despite the Zoom chat).

Cleo Smith made global headlines last year when she was rescued from an abductor who stole her from her familys tent. Now her mother has claimed she loves the attention of being well-known.