39 h. 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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55 h. 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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65 h. 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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65 h. 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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65 h. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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1 week 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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2 w. ago Rapist seen in chilling CCTV hunting for lone women to spike in nightclub

A court was shown CCTV footage of vile Kenan Baki, 46, checking tables for unattended drinks before he drugged and sexually assaulted two women

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2 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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2 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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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' 'asked ChatGPT if she could be missing child'

Julia Wandelt, 24, asked ChatGPT if she could be Madeleine McCann, Leicester Crown Court heard, as the Polish national stands trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann

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3 w. ago The Unbelievers review: 'A tour de force performance by Nicola Walker'

Nick Payne’s play about a missing child is empathetic and sincere, with a powerhouse performance from Nicola Walker

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3 w. ago Trump says he plans to meet Putin in Budapest as Zelenskyy prepares to make missiles case at White House

US president has repeatedly hinted at supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks but some in Moscow say Kremlin sees it as negotiating gambitVolodymyr Zelenskyy will head to the White House on Friday for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, hours after the US president said he had agreed to another summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest after a “very productive” call.The possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine is expected to top the agenda during the Ukrainian president’s visit. Trump has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that he may deliver Tomahawks, which would give Kyiv its longest-range weapon yet that would be capable of striking Moscow with accurate, destructive munitions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police issue heartbreaking update in search for missing four

A renewed search for the missing child continues but police issued a disheartening update midweek.

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4 w. ago Madeleine McCann 'Tapas 7' couple speak for first time after 'Fake Maddie's' Christmas message

A court heard that Julia Wandelt has been contacting David and Fiona Payne - who were on holiday with the McCanns when Madeleine went missing - saying she "truly believes" she is their child

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last month Mountain rescue teams drafted in amid major search for missing child at Holcombe Moor

Greater Manchester Police received reports about a missing 13-year-old boy and launched a search

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