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The Independent hits target of £165,000 to help missing children across UK in SafeCall campaign

An extraordinary public response means the free, round-the-clock service can now be launched, reaching the 72,000 young people who go missing every year

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Vinette Robinson makes child safety plea as actor supports The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Vinette Robinson 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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‘I was £4,000 in debt and I wanted to disappear forever’

SAFECALL APPEAL: Buried in debt, Dillon Duffy felt as if he had no other option but to disappear for good. A year on, he tells Harriette Boucher that those in similar situations must reach out for support instead

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Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with major donation

The former chief executive of Marie Curie has made a sizeable donation to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as he urges others to support its aim to provide a vital free service for missing children

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‘I was 14 when I was abducted and trafficked into a paedophile ring’

SAFECALL: Leon Towers was 14 when he fled into the Cumbrian night and into the hands of traffickers. He tells Harriette Boucher how a lifetime of silence began – and why he’s determined no child is left unseen again

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

SAFECALL: 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

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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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70,000 reasons to support our Christmas appeal

That’s the number of children who are reported missing in Britain every year – a staggering one every 2.4 minutes. It’s why we’ve joined forces with Missing People – and are asking you to add to the £100,000 we’ve already raised to help fund this vital new service that will…

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

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

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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.

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

The presenter 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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Canada pivots further away from US in latest defense fund move

Prime Minister Carney has consistently expressed his intention for Canada to strengthen its relationship with the EU

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Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations

UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe

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Talks on UK access to an EU defense fund have broken down

Talks on the U.K. joining a major EU defense fund have ended without agreement, the British government said Friday

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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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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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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.

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‘We have to stay calm in high emotion’: What it’s really like to answer a call from a missing child

Every day, helpline workers from Missing People speak to children who have gone missing, their heartbroken loved ones, or those who feel like they want to disappear. The Independent heard from those picking up the phone and helping bring young people back to safety

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

SAFECALL CAMPAIGN: 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…

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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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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

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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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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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