43 m. ago Lorraine Kelly urges public to ‘help a child reach safety’ as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

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29 h. ago Actor and comedian Kerry Godliman backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘We can’t afford to wait’

Actor and comedian Kerry Godliman is the latest celebrity to show their support for The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, saying it will “save lives for years to come”.

Culture

40 h. ago Actor Sam Hoare backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help

Actor Sam Hoare has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help.

Politics

46 h. ago Cariad Lloyd and Rachel Parris look back: ‘We’ve been through a lot – trying for children, losing parents but our friendship is constant’

The comedians on their first meeting, pissing each other off, and a shared obsession with Pride and PrejudiceBorn in London in 1982, Cariad Lloyd is a comedian, actor and podcaster. She met comedian and musician Rachel Parris, born in Leicester in 1984, through improv comedy. Along with six other comedians, they formed Austentatious. The show is an improvised Jane Austen novel, based on an audience’s suggestion for a title, and is currently on at the Vaudeville theatre in London. Beyond their stage work, Cariad hosts the podcast Griefcast and is a co-host on Weirdos Book Club and Rachel worked on The Mash Report and publishes Introducing Mrs Collins: A Pride and Prejudice Novel on 6 November. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago How a stranger stopped me from taking my own life as a missing child

A musician and public speaker who disappeared from home multiple times has opened up about the moment a stranger stopped him from taking his own life as a missing child.

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4 d. ago ‘My undiagnosed ADHD was biggest catalyst in going missing – why aren’t we talking about it?’

As The Independent launches SafeCall – a new service to help bring missing young people to safety – Tara Cobham speaks to support worker J Grange, who is calling for tailored support for neurodivergent children at risk of disappearing, just as he once was

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5 d. ago Dara Ó Briain becomes latest star to back The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Appeal alongside Missing People charity to launch lifeline for young people in crisis hit more than £75,000 in donations over the weekend

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7 d. ago More than 2,000 children disappear in social services care each year, report finds

A new report that reveals the rate at which vulnerable children go missing in the care of social services has exposed safeguarding failures, charities say

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8 d. ago Missing People CEO on why SafeCall will be a lifeline for children

The Independent and Missing People’s SafeCall will be a lifeline for children, the charity’s CEO said.

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8 d. ago Sir Trevor McDonald backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Sir Trevor McDonald has announced his support to help reunite missing children with their families as the veteran newsreader backed The Independent's SafeCall campaign.

Politics

8 d. ago Horror movie star and Call of Duty voice actor Udo Kier dies at 81

Comedian and actor Dane Cook took to X to pay tribute to "one of the funniest people [he's] ever met."

Events

8 d. ago ‘We have to stay calm in high emotion’: What it’s really like to answer a call from a missing child

Every day, helpline workers from Missing People speak to children who have gone missing, their heartbroken loved ones, or those who feel like they want to disappear. The Independent heard from those picking up the phone and helping bring young people back to safety

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1 week ago Voices: Britain’s missing children and the heartbreaking question that no one asked in the case of Fred West

It’s 30 years since Andrew O’Hagan wrote his debut book ‘The Missing’, but he has never forgotten the desperate people he met and the heart-shattering stories that never had an ending. It’s why, today, he is backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, to provide a lifeline for those in crisis who don’t have anyone to turn to

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1 week ago Revealed: The woman giving Harry and Meghan the royal life they can no longer afford

She appears to have become something of a mother figure to both the prince and Meghan. They were introduced to each other by feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

Politics

1 week ago Alan Carr shares the REAL reason he broke down in tears during Celebrity Traitors' finale reveal

The comedian, 49, appeared on the ITV programme alongside actor Oliver Savell, 16, to chat to Rochelle Humes, 36, and Dermot O'Leary, 52, about the upcoming series of Changing Ends.

Sport

1 week ago Mobland star Emmett J. Scanlan backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘It breaks my heart’

Emmett J. Scanlan is backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Every disappearance is a warning sign’: The important next steps after a missing child is found

With a child reported missing every 2.5 minutes in the UK, it is vital to address the cause behind their disappearance. As part of our SafeCall campaign, The Independent looks at what help is needed to ensure missing children are happy and safe

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1 week ago Ricky Gervais' 'most honest and confessional show' is coming to Netflix soon

The Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor leads his highly anticipated fourth stand-up special following the success of Humanity, Supernature and Armageddon.

Politics

1 week ago Netflix unveils new Ricky Gervais special and there's not long to wait

The Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor leads his highly anticipated fourth stand-up special following the success of Humanity, Supernature and Armageddon

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