8 h. ago She left a fundamentalist Mormon cult. Then her children went missing. ‘Somebody came by the shop and hauled off with them’

After escaping a fundamentalist polygamous group, Elizabeth Roundy fought to rebuild her life and protect her children. Now, they are missing — and she believes the FLDS is behind it. As more mothers come forward with similar stories, a chilling pattern is emerging, Andrea Cavallier writes

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4 d. ago New Mexico floods latest: ‘Father and two children’ still missing after being swept away in flash floods

Emergency crews have so far carried out at least 85 swift water rescues after dramatic rise in Rio Ruidoso’s water levels brought on by torrential monsoon rains

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5 d. ago 'Hero' sniffer dog who saved missing kids murdered by sausages laced with nails

A seven-year-old bloodhound who was called a hero for finding nine missing people - including children and people with Alzheimer's during his career - has been brutally murdered in a ‘revenge attack’

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5 d. ago To those who question what Labour stands for – look at Best Start. It will change Britain’s future | Polly Toynbee

Sure Start was New Labour’s finest achievement, and the Tories destroyed it. Now it’s back with a mission to put children at the heart of everythingThey hunt high and low for Labour’s missing message, vision, purpose or identity. Well, here it is, where it always was, in the future of children. It’s what Labour does best, what it is for: building a society where children come first and everything else falls into place. The foundations have now been laid by Bridget Phillipson by finally bringing back Sure Start to England – the most successful achievement of the last Labour government – now rebranded as Best Start family hubs.It’s a pity about the new name, but young parents recognise “hubs”, whereas Sure Start is largely gone and forgotten. Its uprooting began the day Michael Gove arrived as education secretary in 2010. He entered the “Department for Children, Schools and Families” – a name chosen to reflect the awareness that children don’t learn without wraparound care for their w...

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6 d. ago ‘Hero’ Coast Guard swimmer credited with saving 165 people from Camp Mystic floods

Scott Ruskan was deployed on his first mission to evacuate children from Camp Mystic

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6 d. ago Camp Mystic death toll hits 27 as search for children swept away by Texas floods continues

The Camp Mystic death toll has risen to 27 campers as authorities continue their search for the nearly a dozen children still missing from the Texas floods.

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6 d. ago Texas flooding latest: At least 82 dead and 10 girls still missing as hardest hit areas brace for more flash floods

Rescue teams are still searching for 10 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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6 d. ago Pope Leo extends condolences to Texas flood victims: ‘We pray for them’

US-born pontiff addresses probably the deadliest natural disaster in his home country since assuming role in MayPope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced his sympathies for the families whose lives have been upended by the flooding in Texas’s Hill Country, which left about 80 dead – many of them children – and others missing.After reciting Angelus prayers at the Vatican, the American-born pontiff remarked in English: “I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were in a summer camp in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Texas flooding latest: At least 82 dead and 10 girls still missing as officials prepare for ‘wall of water’ storm

Rescue teams are still searching for 10 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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6 d. ago Texas flooding latest: Desperate search for survivors continues after 82 die as officials prepare for ‘wall of water’ storm

Rescue teams are still searching for 10 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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6 d. ago Texas flooding latest: Desperate search for survivors continues after 79 die as officials prepare for ‘wall of water’ storm

Rescue teams are still searching for 10 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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6 d. ago Missing girls found in 30ft tree as Texas floods leave 21 children dead and many still missing

The two girls were reportedly found alive and clinging to a tree after flash floods in the US state of Texas - which have claimed the lives of at least 59 people

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6 d. ago Texas flooding latest: Search for 10 girls missing from summer camp continues as death toll surpasses 70

Rescue teams are still searching for 10 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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7 d. ago Texas flooding latest: Search for 11 girls missing from summer camp continues as death toll surpasses 70

Rescue teams are still searching for 11 children and one camp counselor missing from a girls’ summer camp

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7 d. ago Desperate search for missing children after Texas floods leave at least 69 dead

Some of the missing children are from the Camp Mystic summer camp

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7 d. ago Texas flooding latest: 21 children among more than 60 dead while desperate searches continue

Rescue teams are still searching for more than 20 children missing from a girls’ summer camp

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7 d. ago Texas floods latest: Search for missing continues as death toll surpasses 50 including children

Rescue teams are still searching for more than 20 children missing from a girls’ summer camp

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7 d. ago Bodies of two school girls discovered as 27 children still missing after Texas floods

Blair Harber, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were among those killed in the flooding in Kerr County, Texas.

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7 d. ago Texas floods latest: Search for missing continues after dozens killed including children

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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7 d. ago Desperate search for missing children after Texas floods leave at least 43 dead

Some of the missing children are from the Camp Mystic summer camp

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