11 h. ago Sir David Beckham and his wife Lady Beckham enjoy a glamorous dinner at in demand Dorian brasserie with billionaire friend Jamie Salter

Sir David, 50, was hand-in-hand with his wife as they exited chef Max Coen's Michelin-star restaurant, where meals range from £75 a head.

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12 h. ago Sir David Beckham and his wife Lady Victoria Beckham enjoy a glamorous dinner at in demand Dorian brasserie with billionaire friend Jamie Salter

Sir David, 50, was hand-in-hand with his wife as they exited chef Max Coen's Michelin-star restaurant, where meals range from £75 a head.

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17 h. ago Actor Amelia Bullmore on why she’s backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Actor Amelia Bullmore has issued a plea to the public to help reunite missing children with their families as she voiced her support for The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

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18 h. ago SafeCall campaign receives more than £35,000 in donations during first week

In its first week, the SafeCall campaign launched by The Independent and charity Missing People received a staggering £35,000 from two readers, which will go directly towards funding a free service for children who go missing and need support

Economics

37 h. ago Sir Rory McIlroy? Golf star makes feelings on following in David Beckham's footsteps clear

The Ulsterman would follow Andy Murray and David Beckham as sporting legends to have received a knighthood, as he closes in on the Race to Dubai title

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41 h. ago Sir David Beckham backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign to help missing children

The former England captain lends his support to The Independent’s SafeCall appeal with the charity Missing People, launched to raise £165,000 for a new lifeline for the 70,000 children reported missing each year

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41 h. ago ‘I lived in a toxic household – I went missing 27 times in a month and was barely eating’

At 15, Chereece Bateson was missing almost every day while living in care. Now 24, she tells Tara Cobham why she’s helping to build a new service designed to stop other children from falling through the cracks

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46 h. ago Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago

Sergio Melendro was among hundreds of children missing after a volcanic eruption devastated Armero, Colombia, in 1985 and his mother Martha Lucía López still searches for him

Society

68 h. ago The truth about young people going missing – and the myths we must stop believing

Misconceptions about what to do when a child disappears can delay vital action. The Independent separates fact from fiction as part of our SafeCall campaign with the charity Missing People

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3 d. ago Sir David Beckham fans blast Have I Got News For You over 'unacceptable' slur about his knighthood

Viewers called out the ‘disappointing’ and ‘jarring’ moment during the BBC quiz show

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3 d. ago Sir Stephen Fry’s plea to help missing children as actor backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Sir Stephen Fry has made a plea to the public to help missing children as the renowned actor and broadcaster backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago ‘So many young people feel they can’t ask for help’: Dame Esther Rantzen on why she’s supporting The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

The broadcaster and Childline founder says SafeCall will offer a lifeline to children who feel unseen and unheard, as she urges readers to back The Independent’s campaign with Missing People

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3 d. ago ‘My son Alexander walked out of the door with no wallet and only the clothes on his back. He never returned’

When 16-year-old Alexander Sloley vanished in north London, his family’s life was changed forever. Seventeen years later, his mother tells Harriette Boucher that she is still fighting for answers – and for other missing children to be found before it’s too late

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3 d. ago When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong

I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truthCraig was a runaway when I first met him. Missing from a local children’s home, he spent his days hanging out in Nottingham city centre. He had just turned 13 and he was tall for his age, easily recognisable with his blond hair, but he seemed invisible to the authorities.No one was looking for him or the other dozen children who congregated on the market square. Most of them had absconded from care, some were dodging school. A few, like Craig’s mate Mikey, just didn’t bother going home. The youngest runaway, Mark, claimed he’d been missing from foster care for months and had spent his 12th birthday on the run. They were glad to have found each other and for a week or so they slept together in an alleyway. Craig organised bedding. He had picked up some tips from the experienced rough sleepers, he told me, as he collected cardboard he’d stored behind a bin. “Keeps the cold off your b...

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4 d. ago Voices: A lifeline, not a headline: Join The Independent’s SafeCall campaign today

Editor-in-chief Geordie Greig on why The Independent has partnered with Missing People to launch the SafeCall campaign

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4 d. 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.

Society

4 d. ago Katherine Ryan laughs off backlash over her foulmouthed reference to Sir David Beckham's investiture on Have I Got News For You as pre

Ryan was hosting Friday's show when she referred to leaked emails sent by Beckham to his publicist expressing outrage at missing out on a knighthood in 2013.

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4 d. ago 'Beautiful' Boots £66 designer perfume shoppers 'loved for a decade' now £19

There is a trio of scent treats on offer from Boots, including Sir David Beckham's Instinct.

Economics

4 d. ago The Independent is helping missing children get to safety – here’s how you can help

Editorial: Backed by Sir Stephen Fry, who himself disappeared 30 years ago, The Independent’s Christmas appeal aims to raise £165,000 to help the 70,000 children and teenagers who go missing in the UK each year to find a way back to safety

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