15 h. ago Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde

Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerableEurope’s economy is “geared towards a world that is gradually disappearing”, according to a warning from Christine Lagarde that the EU needs reforms to spur growth.The president of the European Central Bank (ECB) said the EU’s dependence on international trade had left it vulnerable, as major partners had turned away from the trade that made the bloc’s exporters wealthy. Continue reading...

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47 h. 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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2 d. ago ‘I reported my child as missing then heard nothing’: The young people who fall through the gaps when they disappear

Charity Missing People warns these children are at particular risk of exploitation and calls for more resources to tackle the crisis of the young people who have disappeared

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7 d. ago Voices: Our daughter went missing for 36 hours. The grief has lasted a lifetime

For 36 unbearable hours, we believed our daughter was gone for ever, says Anne Atkins. What we lived through has shaped every moment since

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8 d. ago Sara Sharif killed despite 15 warnings over violent dad, review finds

Sara Sharif was murdered by her father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Beinash Batool in August 2023 after a series of missed opportunities to save the tragic child.

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1 week ago Today, we're all being asked to examine why we feel the way we do, says JEMIMA CAINER

Jupiter, the planet of growth and generosity, stations retrograde in Cancer, the sign of home, roots and emotional foundations, today. But what does that mean?

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1 week ago Inside the crucial 24 hours after a child goes missing – from CCTV checks to scouring social media

The first moments after a disappearance are critical. The Independent speaks to the charity Missing People about how officers act when a report comes in – and why speed can mean the difference between safety and harm

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1 week ago How you can help reunite missing children with their families: The Independent Editor

Every year, more than 70,000 children in the UK are reported missing. The misery that follows – for the child, for the family, for the community – is often hidden. Too many of these young people have nowhere to turn when they need help most.

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1 week ago How to get help when a child goes missing – and when to call 999

More than 70,000 children were reported missing last year, and the majority went missing more than once. The Independent has partnered with the Missing People charity to provide a free service which will help bring young people to a place of safety

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1 week ago ‘I went missing 50 times as a child – now I need to stop it happening to others’

After going missing dozens of times as a teenager, Jade Knight says the charity Missing People helped her turn her life around. She tells Tara Cobham why she’s supporting The Independent’s SafeCall campaign to protect children in crisis

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1 week ago The Independent launches SafeCall campaign to help reach every missing child

A lifeline for missing children: support The Independent and Missing People’s campaign to launch a new helpline and help secure safer futures for vulnerable young people

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2 w. ago All Her Fault review – Sarah Snook’s terrifying thriller is an absolute pleasure to watch

This extraordinarily tight child kidnap drama knits all its threads together brilliantly – and the mighty Snook of Succession fame shines as a mother whose son is missingLook, I am a mother, a neurotic and – if one of my HRT patches sloughs off without me noticing – very quickly a clinical paranoiac. But even if that were not true, this latest tale of a playdate gone unthinkably wrong would have me firmly in its grip. All Her Fault, an adaptation of bestselling thriller writer Andrea Mara’s 2021 book of the same name, braids a number of popular TV trends together, interrogating White Lotus-style the phenomenon of middle-class US affluence and the protections it offers and corruptions it encourages, a missing child narrative and an examination of the penalty women pay for motherhood. It is rare that all these things are held in balance, without at least one element becoming preachy or the thriller part becoming baggy or preposterous, but All Her Fault manages it brilliantly.We are pl...

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2 w. ago UPS plane crash: Mum feared dead is pictured amid hunt for 12 killed in inferno

A plane burst into a fireball on Tuesday evening in Louisville, Kentucky - with 12 including one child dead - and many people still remain missing following the tragic incident

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2 w. ago Peacock's 'All Her Fault' is a thriller about a missing kid that explores pressures on modern moms

Peacock's new series “All Her Fault” explores the nightmare of a missing child while satirizing modern marriage

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2 w. ago More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickersMore than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK and while in the care of the authorities are still missing, according to data obtained by the Guardian.Many of the missing children arrived in small boats or hidden in the backs of lorries and are thought to have been taken by traffickers. Kent is often the place where they arrive. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grangetown launch urgent hunt for missing boy, 7, after child vanishes

Laylan Campbell, 7, has gone missing from the Grangetown area of Middlesborough on Sunday afternoon - police said the young boy was wearing a brown jacket with the letter 'R' on the back

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3 w. ago Scots child found trying to buy train ticket after 'going missing from primary'

Ana Martinez also claims little Markel's head was "slammed against a wall" by another pupil inside a classroom at Gylemuir Primary School in Edinburgh.

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