8 h. ago 'I watched them drown': Brit family's horror after dad nearly dies in Tenerife disaster as four killed

Four people were killed and one person remains missing after the freak sea pool accident in Tenerife

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8 h. ago Family's Tenerife holiday horror after four killed in disaster

Four people were killed and one person remains missing after the freak sea pool accident in Tenerife

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10 h. ago The benefit that 910,000 Brits don’t claim but pays up to £347 a week – are you eligible?

MORE than 910,000 people are missing out on a key benefit, which is worth up to £347 a week. Up to £2.5billion of Pension Credit payments were unclaimed last year, according to recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions. As a result, eligible families are missing out on around £2,600 a year, it...

Economics

18 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses ‘great sadness’ at Russian rejection of truce calls

Pontiff calls for ‘day of peace’ on Christmas Day after huge Russian attack in Ukraine kills three and cuts power to several regions. What we know on day 1,400Pope Leo XIV has called for a global truce on Christmas Day, expressing “great sadness” that “apparently Russia rejected a request” for one. “I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace – at least on the feast of the birth of our saviour,” Leo told reporters at his residence near Rome on Tuesday. Russia has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine, saying that would only give a military advantage to Kyiv. The pope said: “Among the things that cause me great sadness is the fact that Russia has apparently rejected a request for a truce.” Referring to conflicts in general, Leo said: “I hope they will listen and there will be 24 hours of peace in the whole world.”A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian ...

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32 h. ago Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power

Officials say Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday

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32 h. ago Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructure amid cold snapA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a cold snap.Russia sent more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles into Ukraine in the attack, which began overnight and continued into Tuesday morning, local officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago ‘I sing to my son’: Father of missing teen on finding support through choir

A father of a missing teen has described feeling as if he’s singing to his son in the Missing People choir.

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36 h. ago How to manage the festive season when you’re grieving, according to experts

It’s the time of year when everyone’s supposed to be celebrating, but Christmas often brings up a tangle of memories of the people we’re missing. Katie Rosseinsky asks grief counsellors for their advice on how to navigate the festivities when you’re feeling anything but festive

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37 h. ago ‘I feel as though I’m singing to my son’: Inside the choir helping reunite missing people with their families

What began in 2014 as a support group for people with missing loved ones has since taken the Missing People Choir to the O2 Arena, the final of Britain’s Got Talent, and even helped reunite two missing people with their families. Harriette Boucher reports

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40 h. ago At least 5 people dead after Mexican Navy plane goes down near Galveston

The small plane was carrying out a medical mission with seven people on baord when it crashed just off Texas' waters, five have been confirmed dead and a search and rescue operation is underway

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40 h. ago Galveston plane crash: At least 5 people dead after Mexican Navy plane goes down

The small Mexican plane was carrying out a medical mission when it crashed off the Texas coast, five people have been confirmed dead as a result and a search mission is underway

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52 h. ago 'I feel deeply lonely at Christmas – I've been single for 10 years and want a partner so much'

This week, Lala offers advice to a reader who struggles with feeling lonely at Christmas. They have been single for 10 years and would love a partner, especially over the festive period...

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57 h. ago Tired formats, tight budgets and lazy celeb collabs : is Christmas TV rubbish this year?

The Wheel, The Masked Singer, Mrs Brown’s Boys... these days, Christmas Day can feel a bit of a cultural wasteland

Politics

62 h. ago Giant lazy Susans bring people together at Mississippi restaurant

A Mississippi restaurant is bringing people from all walks of life together for a family-style meal with strangers

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3 d. ago Tired formats, tight budgets and lazy celeb collabs : Why has Christmas TV gotten so rubbish?

The Wheel, The Masked Singer, Mrs Brown’s Boys... these days, Christmas Day can feel a bit of a cultural wasteland

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3 d. ago ‘Hidden crisis’ of 40,000 women and girls going missing every year due to violence

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

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4 d. ago Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service

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5 d. ago Vinette Robinson makes child safety plea as actor supports The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Vinette Robinson 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.

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5 d. ago AI deepfakes and armchair sleuths: The families of missing people being trolled online

Around 430,000 people are affected by a child going missing each year. Already living through a nightmare, several of them will also have to face online harassment and abuse

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7 d. ago Family of missing man, 19, say 'we just want him home' as search continues for fourth day

Police are urging people to call 999 immediately if they see missing Tom Dingle

Society