5 h. ago Dr Ranj Singh becomes latest star to support The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Celebrity doctor and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant backs launch of new national lifeline for young people in crisis after donations surged past £100,000 last weekend

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29 h. ago ‘The last time my son was seen he stepped onto a train. He was never heard from again’

Kevin Gosden tells Tara Cobham about the disappearance of his 14-year-old son Andrew almost two decades ago, as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Politics

43 h. ago Alistair Petrie urges public to ‘protect young people from harm’ as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Alistair Petrie has given his backing to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

Politics

3 d. ago How players of the People’s Postcode Lottery helped missing children

Players helped make the plan to launch SafeCall possible – The Independent’s campaign with charity Missing People to set up a lifeline specifically for young people in crisis

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3 d. ago Amanda Redman supports The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘A lifeline for missing children’

Amanda Redman has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

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9 d. ago Monica Dolan backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with plea to support missing children

Monica Dolan has pledged her support for The Independent's SafeCall campaign.

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9 d. ago Asian Business Awards Investor of the Year Cyrus Vandrevala backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

The investor announced the sizeable donation after winning Investor of the Year at the Asian Business Awards

Economics

9 d. ago Lorraine Kelly urges public to ‘help a child reach safety’ as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

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1 week ago Actor and comedian Kerry Godliman backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘We can’t afford to wait’

Actor and comedian Kerry Godliman is the latest celebrity to show their support for The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, saying it will “save lives for years to come”.

Culture

1 week ago Actor Sam Hoare backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help

Actor Sam Hoare has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help.

Politics

1 week ago How a stranger stopped me from taking my own life as a missing child

A musician and public speaker who disappeared from home multiple times has opened up about the moment a stranger stopped him from taking his own life as a missing child.

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2 w. ago Dara Ó Briain becomes latest star to back The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Appeal alongside Missing People charity to launch lifeline for young people in crisis hit more than £75,000 in donations over the weekend

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2 w. ago Missing People CEO on why SafeCall will be a lifeline for children

The Independent and Missing People’s SafeCall will be a lifeline for children, the charity’s CEO said.

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2 w. ago Sir Trevor McDonald backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Sir Trevor McDonald has announced his support to help reunite missing children with their families as the veteran newsreader backed The Independent's SafeCall campaign.

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: Britain’s missing children and the heartbreaking question that no one asked in the case of Fred West

It’s 30 years since Andrew O’Hagan wrote his debut book ‘The Missing’, but he has never forgotten the desperate people he met and the heart-shattering stories that never had an ending. It’s why, today, he is backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, to provide a lifeline for those in crisis who don’t have anyone to turn to

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3 w. ago Mobland star Emmett J. Scanlan backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘It breaks my heart’

Emmett J. Scanlan is backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

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3 w. ago ‘Every disappearance is a warning sign’: The important next steps after a missing child is found

With a child reported missing every 2.5 minutes in the UK, it is vital to address the cause behind their disappearance. As part of our SafeCall campaign, The Independent looks at what help is needed to ensure missing children are happy and safe

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3 w. ago Taheen Modak makes plea to help missing children as actor backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Actor Taheen Modak has backed The Independent's SafeCall campaign to help raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

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3 w. ago Thomas Coombes makes plea to help missing children as actor backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Actor Thomas Coombes has backed The Independent's SafeCall campaign to help the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

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