14 h. ago Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead

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38 h. ago Therapy dog missing in Highlands for two weeks as owners continue 'relentless search'

Golden Retriever Louie is trained to alert the family when teen Ellie Lynn is about to have an epileptic seizure.

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41 h. ago How to save the Amazon part two: the magic and mystery – podcast

As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, Jon Watts, global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon?In episode two, Jon meets the people trying to make sure the rainforest is worth more standing than cut down – from a government minister attempting to establish Brazil’s ‘bioeconomy’ to a startup founder creating superfood supplements and a scientist organising night-time tours hunting for bioluminescent fungi. Jon explores new ways of finding value in the forest and asks whether they will be enough to secure its future survivalListen to Missing in the AmazonSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Urgent search for missing woman last seen in Edinburgh as fears grow for safety

Loved ones are desperate for answers after Toni McNelis vanished in the early hours of Thursday in Edinburgh. Police are urging the public to help trace her.

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50 h. ago Madeleine McCann police 'found two buried guns' in latest search for missing girl

The firearms were reportedly found during a three-day search of a 120-acre area in Lagos, Portugal, last week. The guns have now been sent back to Germany for analysis

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3 d. ago Search underway for six missing passengers from Cessna plane that crashed off San Diego coast

Six people were aboard the small twin-engine Cessna 414 when it crashed Sunday afternoon off the coast of San Diego.

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3 d. ago Family ‘shattered’ after body found in search for missing teenager

Cole Cooper was reported missing early in May.

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3 d. ago Family of missing teenager vow to 'fight for the truth' after body found following month

Cole Cooper, 19, was reported missing on May 9, prompting a major search investigation that involved helicopters, divers and financial investigators.

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4 d. ago Missing Scots schoolgirl who 'boarded train to England' found after urgent search

Ava Stewart, from Kilmarnock, had last been seen at around 1.35pm on Friday, June 6, at Glasgow Central Station.

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4 d. ago Urgent search for schoolgirls, 13 and 14, after they suddenly go missing in uniforms

Carla, 14, and Sofia, 13, were wearing their St Monica's High School uniforms when they vanished from the Abraham Moss library and leisure centre in Manchester

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5 d. ago Urgent search launched for missing Scots OAP as concerns grow

Police are growing concerned for Barbara Lamond, who vanished from the Craiglockhart area of Edinburgh on Saturday.

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5 d. ago Desperate search for schoolgirls, 13 and 14, missing in their uniforms

Carla, 14, and Sofia, 13, were wearing their St Monica's High School uniforms when they vanished from the Abraham Moss library and leisure centre in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester

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5 d. ago Body found following search for missing teenager seen 'spooked' in footage

Cole Cooper, 19, was reported missing the day after last being seen near Falkirk in Scotland last month

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5 d. ago Family of Cole Cooper cancel search after body found in hunt for missing teen

The 19-year-old's loved ones were made aware of the discovery near Kilsyth Road in Banknock near Falkirk on Friday.

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5 d. ago Pheobe Bishop's mum 'ripped apart' as body found in search of missing teen

On Friday, a body was discovered close to the Good Night Scrub National Park, near Gin Gin, in Queensland.

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5 d. ago Pheobe Bishop's mum 'ripped apart' after body found in search for missing teenager

Police searching for 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, who went missing after failing to check-in for a flight at Bundaberg Regional Airport in Queensland, have said they have discovered a body

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5 d. ago Body found in search for missing teenager after police investigate disturbing doorbell footage

The location of the find is a mere 15-minute walk from where Cole was last confirmed to be seen. Police Scotland are continuing their investigation to determine what happened

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6 d. ago Body found in search for missing Cole Cooper as family informed by police

The 19-year-old was reported missing on May 9 and was last spotted in the Longcraft area near Falkirk.

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6 d. ago Human remains found in search for missing teen Phoebe Bishop hours after housemates charged with murder

Police found the remains at around 2.30pm near Good Night Scrub National Park

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6 d. ago Human remains found in search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop hours after housemates charged with murder

Police found the remains at around 2.30pm near Good Night Scrub National Park

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