4 h. ago Switzerland fire latest: Families of missing teenagers plead for information as likely cause of deadly blaze identified

Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

Events

8 h. ago Heartbreaking faces of people missing in Swiss ski resort bar fire which killed 47

Seven young people, most of whom are teens, have been reported missing following the devastating fire in Crans-Montana, with families urgently seeking for information

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9 h. ago Desperate families of youths missing after NYE bar blaze release pics of loved ones & beg for info as at least 40 killed

DESPERATE families of youngsters still missing after a deadly inferno engulfed a Swiss bar have begged for information on their loved ones. Teenagers as young as 14 have not been seen or heard from since the disastrous New Year's Eve celebration. Their panicked families have released heartbreaking appeals in the hope of finding their whereabouts...

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11 h. ago Faces of the missing: Families plead for information about missing loved ones, many of them children, following Swiss nightclub blaze that left 47 dead

New Year's Eve celebrations turned into a nightmare when Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana went up in flames,

Society

20 h. ago Sonar signals end agony of waiting for families of missing people

Record View welcomes Police Scotland's investment in sonar equipment which could prove vital during searches in water.

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23 h. ago Parents are desperately searching for children after Swiss ski resort inferno as hundreds gather for heartbreaking vigil

DISTRAUGHT families are desperately searching for their children who are still missing after a deadly blaze ripped through a Swiss ski resort nightclub. Authorities have confirmed teenagers are among the 47 dead and 115 injured after the horror blaze erupted at a packed tourist bar in Crans-Montana, Valais. It's thought more than 200 young people celebrating...

Society

7 d. ago Families given urgent Boxing Day warning as two men still missing

Two people remain missing after a traditional Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton, Devon that went ahead despite a Met Office weather warning ended with ambulances being rushed to the scene

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9 d. ago ‘There’s always an empty space’: The families who spend Christmas waiting for someone who never comes home

For families of missing children, Christmas can be the hardest time of all. As The Independent’s SafeCall campaign reaches £165,000, parents and siblings open up about the ‘horrific’ pain of the festive season. Tara Cobham and Harriette Boucher report

Society

9 d. 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

1 week ago Voices: Kate McCann: ‘Life is divided into a before and an after when a child goes missing’

The mother of missing Madeleine McCann says SafeCall offers something families of missing children rarely have: reassurance that someone is listening, and a readiness to help before fear escalates into tragedy

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1 week 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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2 w. 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

Society

2 w. ago Families of missing MH370 passengers to each be paid £300k compensation

A Chinese court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay damages for emotional distress

Economics

3 w. ago Families missing out on FREE childcare and food worth £100s over Christmas holidays – check if you’re eligible

STRUGGLING families are missing out on free childcare and food worth hundreds over the school holidays. The Government's Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme provides free meals, childcare, sports, music and arts clubs to low income households during the school holidays, including over Christmas break. But a report published this week by the Local Government...

Society

4 w. ago England feel sting of familiar Ashes pain on day of missed chances in Brisbane

Ben Stokes’ side dropped five catches as Australia blazed into a lead of 44 with four wickets remaining

Politics

4 w. ago Labour announces plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – UK politics live

Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housingThere’s a lot of reaction coming in on the plan – some believe the new elements aren’t ambitious enough and it’s just a consolidation of previously announced measures. But here is the full strategy from Keir Starmer’s government, 16 months in, to tackle and reduce the rate of child poverty in the UK.There are around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK currently – a historic high. Continue reading...

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