Sky News Headline 'McCanns Wait To Hear Forensic Findings'; says:
'The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are waiting to find out whether forensic results returned to police will shed new light on what may have happened to their daughter. The McCanns spokesperson said: "The Portuguese police have not phoned Kate and Gerry, and have not told them about the test results.We will await official confirmation as we do for any story."
It is understood that the news was "unexpected" for the couple, although they have been awaiting the test results for many weeks.
A source confirmed yesterday that information gathered by the FSS had been "regularly fed back" to investigators in Portugal, although the official line remains that tests are "ongoing".
An FSS spokeswoman would not comment on the specifics of the case, but said: "There has been a lot of speculation. The tests are ongoing. There has been no change in that, despite what the reports say. It's a live investigation and we are working with the police."