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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Missing man disappears suddenly as police make desperate cap plea
Edward Jones, 39, went missing several days ago as police launch an appeal to help find the man from Denbighshire, Wales - cops released an image of an item believed to be on Edward when he vanished A "kind" and "gentle" man suddenly disappeared as police make a desperate plea to the public over a cap. Edward Jones, 39, has been missing for several days and was last seen on July 13 as cops make a fresh appeal to help find the popular local man. The 39-year-old, who has been described as the "kindest gentlest loving person you could ever meet", was last believed to be in the Llyn Brenig area of North Wales. North Wales Police released an image of Edward and the cap he is believed to have been wearing when he was last seen. Inspector Rachel Hare revealed what the cap looked like and several other items the 39-year-old, from Denbighshire, Wales, was believed to have on him at the time he went missing. Hare said: "Edward is believed to be wearing the cap featured in this post, he is believed to be in possession of a fishing rod, a sleeping bag in a green cover, and an emergency blanket. "I would also like the public to report any sightings of these items, or any evidence of camping equipment in the vicinity of Llyn Brenig. If sighted the What Three Words would assist us in our enquiries." Cops have urged members of the public who have any information on Edward or have made any potential sightings to reach out on 101, quoting reference 51423. His partner Nia Evans is also urging anyone with information to help, according to North Wales Live. Nia said: "If anyone was travelling past Llyn Brenig, in that area and surrounding areas on Sunday 13th July from 6:30pm onwards and saw Edward, or anything you feel could help with finding him, please get in touch with North Wales Police as soon as possible. "We are missing him terribly and desperately need him home safe. Thank you. "We cannot describe how painful this is for us all not knowing where he is. He is the kindest gentlest loving person you could ever meet and we need him back safe as soon as possible." The Mirror has created a map in partnership with the Missing People charity as we launch our Missed campaign calling for better support and care for missing people and their loved ones. Missing People is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting missing children, adults and their loved ones. Its mission is to be a lifeline when someone disappears
Daily Mirror
11-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Urgent update from police on missing boy, 11, after hundreds join in search
Police were asking people to go home as it was getting dark, and to leave the search to the specialist teams who will continue to work in the area overnight in search for the missing 11-year-old Police have provided an update on their search for Artur, an 11 year old boy,who has been missing since around 4pm on Friday. The news of his disappearance prompted hundreds of volunteers to join the search, but police are now urging everyone to return home for their own safety and allow specialist teams to continue the search overnight. While expressing gratitude for the overwhelming community support, they warned that as daylight fades, conditions could become perilous. Artur, from Merthyr Tydfil was last spotted running away from school at the end of the day. This was near the riverside on Pandy Close, Merthyr Tydfil. He was dressed in a red T-shirt and blue shorts. He stands at 5'1" tall, is of slight build, with dark, closely cropped hair.A spokesperson for South Wales Police stated: "Thank you to the members of the public who have come out to help search for Artur this evening," reports Wales Online. They continued: "We would like to stress that Artur has not been seen playing in proximity to the river, and urge the public not to put themselves at risk by searching close to the river as sunlight is fading and conditions become hazardous. Artur was last seen running away from school at the end of the school day. "A team of specialist officers are in the area conducting the search for Artur. At this stage we urge the public to please return to their homes so that no further safety risk is posed. "In their initial appeal, a spokesperson for South Wales Police stated: "Help us find Artur, 11, missing from Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil. Artur was last seen at 4.40pm near the riverside on Pandy Close, Merthyr Tydfil. He was wearing a red T-shirt and blue shorts. He is 5'1" tall, of slight build, with dark close-cut hair. "If you have seen Artur, or have any information which will help us to find him, please contact us quoting ref: 2500220767. You can contact us online via our website, by calling 101, or by phoning Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555111. " Arthur remains missing, and anyone who may have seen him is urged to contact the police as soon as possible. The Mirror has created the map in partnership with the Missing People charity as we launch our Missed campaign calling for better support and care for missing people and their loved ones. Missing People is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting missing children, adults and their loved ones. Its mission is to be a lifeline when someone disappears For advice, support and options, if you or someone you love goes missing, text or call Missing People's Helpline on 116 000 or email 116000@ It's free, confidential and non-judgmental, and sightings information can also be taken. Or visit
Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Children's care crisis as youngster homelessness sparks 'moral failure' warning
The Department for Education has announced a £53million investment to create up to 200 places for vulnerable children in council-run high-quality children's homes Thousands of young people leaving care are ending up homeless, as MPs warn of a 'moral failure' in supporting vulnerable kids. In a devastating report, MPs on the Commons' education committee said a third of children who have been in care become homeless within two years of being looked after. They called for 'urgent action to fix this broken system' amid some 39% of care leavers aged 19 to 21 not being in education, training or employment - at a rate three times more likely than their peers. In a significant breakthrough, the Department for Education has announced a £53million investment to create up to 200 places for vulnerable children in council-run high-quality children's homes. Due to a huge shortage in placements, young people have been placed into accommodation that is not registered with Ofsted, and therefore operating illegally, in recent years. The education committee's report warned of distressing experiences within the care system, including kids being housed in barges, B&Bs and caravans. Children are also being placed far from their local area, which has 'a traumatic and lasting impact on their lives', they said. This is leading to disruption in young people's education, kids being separated from the people close to them and an 'increased risk' of children in care going missing. The Mirror has launched the Missed campaign calling for better support and care for missing people and their loved ones. The crisis has also put huge financial pressures on councils, which have been forking out an estimated £440million a year on unregistered placements, with private providers sometimes siphoning off 20% for private profit. Education committee chairwoman and Labour MP Helen Hayes said: 'It is unacceptable that thousands of young people leaving care are being left to face homelessness, unemployment or barriers to education – it is a moral failure. The system that should be supporting our most vulnerable children is far too often abandoning them at a critical moment in their lives.' Katherine Sacks-Jones, chief executive of Become, a charity for children in care, welcomed the report and said: 'Keeping children close to the people and places that matter to them is essential to good care, as is ending the care cliff and the drop-in support when young people turn 18, sometimes younger.' Children and Families minister Janet Daby said: 'The children's social care system has faced years of drift and neglect, leading to a vicious cycle of late intervention and children falling through the cracks.' The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill will give Ofsted stronger powers to impose fines on illegal children's homes and new powers for the Secretary of State to cap provider profits if excessive profiteering is not brought under control.
Business Recorder
02-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Yet another chance to reset the future
On the morning of June 27, the Swat River, usually a tranquil ribbon winding through the valleys, suddenly roared to life. Families who had gathered by its banks found themselves fighting a wall of water. Within minutes, around a dozen lives were lost. Sirens never blared, rescue helicopters never arrived, and administrative teams showed up only after the river had receded, leaving homes and hopes in ruins. Pakistan is now among the world's most climate vulnerable countries, with 2022 floods alone causing nearly $15 billion in damages, this underscores the urgent need for flood defenses, real-time warning systems, and strict land use regulation to prevent escalating monsoon disasters. Only weeks earlier, Pakistan had leapt onto the global stage by prevailing in a four-day exchange with India in the month of May. What began as tit-for-tat strikes over the Pahalgam false flag could have unravelled our unity. Instead, our air force once more reestablished its air supremacy, our military forces stood firm, rival parties paused their quarrels, and even Washington and Beijing urged calm. In that ordeal, Pakistan emerged victorious, and more importantly, unified. We almost got this glory furthered as an important regional and global player in Iran-Israel conflict. This stark contrast: vulnerability was laid bare and strength reclaimed, offers another chance for our nation. Out of nowhere, we have regained serious traction: as a stabilizer in South Asia, as a trusted partner in the Islamic world on security and development, and as a country capable of both weathering storms and commanding respect. The real challenge is to turn this fleeting goodwill into lasting prosperity. In my last column titled 'The Missed Century', I emphasized that no South Asian nation prospers in isolation. Reviving that promise requires a new imagination of integration. The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor must evolve from isolated highways into a mesh of trade and energy connectivity, westward into Afghanistan and Central Asia, and, when the time is right, eastward toward India. Our engagement with BRICS+ should go beyond observer status; it must translate into technology transfers in agritech, digital finance, and renewable energy; co-financed, co-managed, and locally adapted. Since independence, Pakistan has struggled to build a resilient economy: its path repeatedly derailed by entrenched patronage networks and chronically misaligned priorities. Despite receiving major aid during the Cold War and post-9/11 eras, the country failed to translate this support into gains in agricultural productivity or industrial capacity. Instead, consumption surged while structural fundamentals stagnated. Today, the economy remains trapped in a cycle of circular debt, periodic bailouts, and policy inertia. A rent-seeking political economy lies at the core of this dysfunction, where vested interests have hollowed out institutions, undermined regulatory oversight, and crippled the state's capacity to deliver basic services. As of March 2025, public debt has reached PKR 74 trillion (68 percent of GDP), with debt servicing costs crowding out development spending and constraining every budgetary choice. Pakistan's Gross National Savings Rate, at just 13 percent (2023), is the lowest in South Asia (compared to 35 percent in Bangladesh, 31 percent in India, and 27 percent in Sri Lanka). Exports remain stuck around US$ 30 billion, while rising imports widen the trade deficit and erode reserves, if it weren't for remittances from expats, the situation wouldn't remain sustainable even for three months. Meanwhile, state-owned enterprises like PIA, Pakistan Railways, and the DISCOs have cost the exchequer PKR 5.8 trillion in cumulative losses. Inequality is stark: the top 10 percent of households control 60 percent of national wealth and 43 percent of total income, while half the population owns no land and just 5 percent of assets. Reversing this decline demands vision and discipline. The illusion of reform-through-austerity must be replaced with genuine fiscal and governance restructuring. Reform of the National Finance Commission (NFC) is vital to ensure equitable, development-focused allocations. Local governments must be empowered; the federal and provincial bureaucracies trimmed; and loss-making SOEs either privatized or restructured. In the energy sector, a strategic shift toward hydropower, solar, and nuclear, coupled with efforts to cut transmission losses (18% in FY24), can ease pressure on public finances and improve supply stability. An inclusive Islamisation of the economy is now an imperative — not as tokenism, but as a lever for social equity and domestic capital mobilisation. Tools like Zakat and Ushr can help formalize the informal sector, broaden the tax base, and enhance welfare delivery. To put it in perspective, approximately PKR 2 trillion of additional federal revenue can be generated from applying Ushr on annual basis. At the same time, infrastructure financing must increasingly rely on sukuk instruments, reducing dependence on interest-bearing debt while unlocking Shariah-compliant capital. At least 50 percent of Pakistan's debt should be reprofiled toward sukuks, paving the way for sustainable growth rooted in ethical finance. With the right strategic alignment, Pakistan can position itself as a regional hub for Shariah-compliant green finance and a model for Islamic development that is modern, inclusive, and sustainable. These measures must be reinforced through institutional reforms of the FBR, Board of Investment, and Planning Commission to expand fiscal capacity and reduce inefficiencies. Following diplomatic gains in May 2025, Pakistan must negotiate a five-year debt rollover; not merely for short-term liquidity relief, but to create fiscal space for critical investments in education, healthcare, and flood resilience. Yet even this window will close quickly if institutions remain hamstrung by corruption and mismanagement. Pakistan scored just 27/100 on Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 135th out of 180 countries. Small and medium enterprises continue to face suffocating bureaucratic red tape, while foreign direct investment, just US$ 1.78 billion in Jul–Apr FY25, remains far below the levels needed to drive sustainable growth. To attract serious capital, Pakistan must produce international-standard, dollar-based, bankable feasibility studies, particularly in energy, mines & minerals, tourism, logistics, and agribusiness. This effort must be supported by streamlined approvals, transparent cross-ministerial coordination, and consistent federal–provincial alignment. A unified, pro-investment posture is no longer optional; it is the precondition for economic recovery and long-term resilience. And while we look forward, we must also look inward. We cannot afford to repeat the patterns of crippled democratic regimes or that of Ayub's entitlement, Yahya's recklessness, Zia's paranoia, or Musharraf's ad hocism. Each era, in its own way, mortgaged our future: sometimes to foreign capital, sometimes to internal repression, and often to miscalculated wars or fleeting global favor. We cannot afford another lost decade. Reform must be institutional, not individual; strategic, not opportunistic; and inclusive, not elitist. As Lee Kuan Yew declared in his final National Day Rally, 'We are going to live only one life. If we have to die, we will die for a cause.' That cause today is a Pakistan that seizes this golden opportunity: turning trials into triumphs, rebuilding stronger, and harnessing the traction we have unexpectedly regained across South Asia, the Islamic world, and beyond. But to translate this moment into lasting transformation, we must heed another of Lee's enduring calls: 'Get our ablest and our best into politics.' The time has come to abandon apathy, cynicism, and mediocrity. Pakistan's revival demands competence, meritocracy, and courage to lead from the front. History will judge us not by the storms we endure or the skirmishes we survive, but by the resolve we show in responding to them. It is rare for a nation on the brink to be pulled back into the fold of global relevance; rarer still is one that recognizes the moment and rises to meet it. Pakistan must now choose not survival, but purpose. And this — perhaps our last — is yet another chance. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Daily Record
25-06-2025
- Daily Record
Teen missing after boarding flight from Manchester to Malaysia
A teenager has been missing after travelling to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur earlier this month as police launch an appeal to try and trace the youngster's movements. Concern is growing after a teenager went missing after boarding a flight from Manchester to Malaysia almost three weeks ago. Today (Wednesday June 25), Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has issued an urgent appeal for information regarding the 17-year-year-old, referred to as David. Officers say the teen from Stockport is known to have boarded a plane to Kuala Lumpur earlier this month. He was last seen at Manchester Airport at 6.30am on Friday, June 6. The police are trying to trace the boy's movements and want to speak to anyone who could help. A GMP Stockport spokesperson said: "Do you know David from Stockport? David (17) was last seen in Manchester Airport at 6:30am on Friday, June 6 2025, but is known to have boarded an aeroplane to Kuala Lumpur. "Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may know David, his movements or anything else that could help our investigation." David's surname and a description have not been given by the police, but two photos of the youngster have been released. One appears to show David going through Manchester Airport before boarding the flight, reports Manchester Evening News. Anyone who sees David or has information on his whereabouts is urged to come forward as soon as possible. Details can be passed on to GMP by calling 101, quoting log number 3703 of June 6, 2025. Meanwhile, earlier this month, a mum said she couldn't stop crying with joy after her missing teenage son was found alive and safe. Deante James, 17, went missing on the evening of March 31 from the family home in Enfield, north London. He had suffered psychosis, after unknowingly smoking a joint laced with Spice - a lab-made drug designed to mimic the effects of cannabis. His mum, Vandana Bhogowoth, who found Deante safe six weeks later, told the Mirror: "I'm so happy and relieved, thank God we've found him. "When I got the call from the police to say he'd been found I was over the moon - I couldn't stop crying.' The case of missing Deante had been highlighted as part of our Missed campaign. 'Thanks so much for everything the Mirror has done - it pushed the police to realise who he was even though his name had been entered onto the system incorrectly. It's great news and he's now getting the help he needs," Vandana added. Deante's life changed a few weeks before he vanished, after he shared a joint with friends, not knowing it was laced with Spice - a drug known to cause side effects ranging from difficulty breathing to psychotic episodes in some users. He developed psychosis and the night he went missing, he ran away without his phone or wallet. Lovingly referring to Deante as 'my boo,' Vandana shared her story with The Mirror's Missed campaign last month. She recalled how he was picked up by British Transport Police three days after going missing for not being able to pay his fare but was then let go because of an inputting error. It was only after Vandana contacted her MP that Deante's case was changed from medium to high risk - despite being 17 and vulnerable. Vandana is certain The Mirror's article was the key to finding Vandana, noting: 'The police then realised who he was, probably because of all the publicity making it very high on their radar.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
