McCanns step out of the spotlight

After days of relentless campaigning, the parents of missing Madeleine McCann stepped out of the media spotlight on Saturday to spend time with their young twins.Kate and Gerry McCann, both 38, spent last week travelling around Europe, meeting the Pope at the Vatican and making high profile appeals in Madrid.They plan to fly to Berlin on Wednesday, on to Amsterdam and then to Morocco a few days later to raise the profile of Madeleine's case.But on Saturday the McCanns concentrated on two-year-olds Sean and Amelie, taking them swimming and to the beach.The family has been given a key to the local church to allow them time to pray in private if they wish.It is 30 days since Madeleine was snatched from her bed as she slept in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.It emerged yesterday that Portuguese police, the Policia Judiciara (PJ), have given hundreds of DNA samples taken from the scene to forensic scientists.Evidence of a mystery "sixth" person was found in the bedroom where the little girl was sleeping. Police are trying to identify the profile, but it is not thought to match that of chief suspect Robert Murat.DNA has been taken from Mr and Mrs McCann, their children and the 12 other friends who were part of the same group from the UK for the week long holiday last month. Samples have also been gathered from employees at the Mark Warner Ocean Club resort where the McCann family was staying.Mr and Mrs McCann, from Rothley in Leicestershire, have said they have no intention of leaving Portugal without Madeleine