From: "The Belfast Telegraph" Monday May 14th.

Parents praying distinctive mark will help find Maddie

By Claire Weir and Jonathan McCambridge

Holidaymakers travelling across Europe were today urged to look into the distinctive eyes of little Madeleine McCann as her parents stepped up international efforts to find the abducted four-year-old.

Gerry and Kate McCann insisted today they believe their daughter is safe and well. Speaking in Portugal this morning, the couple insisted that until the family saw "concrete evidence to the contrary" they would remain convinced that the four-year-old was being looked after.

Photos of the youngster show her distinctive right eye where the pupil runs into the blue-green iris.

It is this distinguishing mark that her family hope will identify Madeleine to those on the look-out for her across Europe.

It is now 11 days since Madeleine was snatched from her bed in a holiday apartment in the Portuguese village of Praia da Luz.