9 h. ago Missing man found dead in huge plastic dinosaur after passersby spotted something odd

A man was found dead inside a giant stegosaurus statue in Spain just hours after being reported missing by his family - police believe it was all one unfortunate accident

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50 h. ago Bolton girl, 12, missing for over 24 hours as police launch urgent search to find her

Greater Manchester Police have launched a major search to find a missing Bolton girl, 12-year-old Isla, who vanished from the area of Spinny Nook over 24 hours ago

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50 h. ago Major search launched for missing girl, 12, who vanished 24 hours ago

An urgent search has been launched for a missing 12-year-old girl - this is a breaking story

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52 h. ago Elderly passenger, 73, missing after falling overboard from Disney Wonder cruise ship as frantic rescuers search water

The ship changed course and spent five hours searching for the missing man

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56 h. ago Disney Wonder cruise passenger, 73, missing after falling overboard during trip

The pensioner plunged from the ship as it headed towards Auckland this weekend - and remains missing at sea following a five-hour long search effort using thermal imaging cameras

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3 d. ago Urgent search for missing girl, 11, who vanished 24 hours ago carrying pink bag

An 11-year-old girl, Maryam, is missing in South London, and the Met Police has launched an urgent appeal for information

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7 d. ago Strictly star La Voix's vow to fans after 'heartbreak' over missing Blackpool

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star La Voix has updated fans with a new message hours after it was confirmed she will miss Blackpool

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7 d. ago Strictly star La Voix's promise after it's confirmed she's missing Blackpool

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star La Voix has updated fans hours after it was revealed she will miss out on the iconic Blackpool ballroom routine

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7 d. ago Chinese ship jams communications as Filipino forces deliver supplies to Philippines

Philippine forces have transported food, fuel and new personnel to a territorial outpost in a long-disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Chinese government ships jammed communications during the hourslong supply mission as part of Beijing’s security practice in the far-flung atoll

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7 d. ago Missing girl, 14, found dead in motorhome behind her house hours later

Kylie Toberman, 14, was found dead in a vehicle on the property she was staying in Vandalia, Illinois, after a frantic search lasting eight hours after the teen was reported missing

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1 week ago ‘They inspire me’: Alessia Russo on empowering young girls and giving back

The Arsenal and England forward has a new foundation designed to boost girls’ participation in sport and promote female health“She’s just so cool.” “Is that her? Is that really her? I didn’t think she was that blonde.” “Even her clothes are cool.” Alessia Russo is a footballing Pied Piper and the teenage girls following her down the path from the five-a-side pitches to the full-size one at Haringey’s New River Leisure Centre can’t contain their excitement.Russo has just watched the final of the Alessia Cup, an evolution of an annual girls’ tournament organised by the London-based charity Goals 4 Girls. This year it was staged in partnership with Russo’s newly launched Alessia Russo Foundation and Sky. The broadcaster’s involvement comes in the wake of its Public First report, which found that girls in the UK are missing out on 280 million hours of sport every year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: Our daughter went missing for 36 hours. The grief has lasted a lifetime

For 36 unbearable hours, we believed our daughter was gone for ever, says Anne Atkins. What we lived through has shaped every moment since

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Concern grows as man, 35, goes missing in Bolton in the early hours

Police have issued an appeal for help to find Daniel

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2 w. ago Heartbroken mum slams police failings as six officers face misconduct hearing for taking two days to find Cardiff car crash victims

The bodies Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were discovered in the twisted wreckage of a VW Tiguan around 46 hours after they went missing during a night out.

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2 w. ago Family ‘very worried’ about man, 25, missing for over 48 hours from Hither Green

Family ‘very worried’ about man, 25, missing for over 48 hours from Hither Green  This Is Local London

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3 w. ago US to test hypersonic missile TODAY to show 'readiness' amid nuclear arms race fears

The US Air Force has revealed its plans to test a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in the next 24 hours.

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3 w. ago Agonising unanswered questions in mystery of tourist who died after cruise ship left her

Suzanne Rees, 80, was only reported missing when she failed to arrive for dinner, some five hours after she vanished on Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia

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3 w. ago Cruise ship crew who left woman, 80, to die on deserted island at the start of £40,000 dream voyage only realised she was missing when she didn't turn up for dinner

The crew of the Coral Adventurer ship reported the 80-year-old missing at 10pm local time, five hours after the vessel left her behind on the Great Barrier Reef's remote Lizard Island.

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4 w. ago Urgent 'call 999' appeal over missing man, 60, not seen for more than 24 hours

Andrew Coates is missing from home

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