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
‘There’s always an empty space’: The families who spend Christmas waiting for someone who never comes home
December 24, 2025
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