Sir David Beckham has joined The Independent’s SafeCall campaign to support missing children, urging the public to donate to a new 24-hour service that will provide help and safety to young people in crisis.
Posting to his 88 million Instagram followers, the former England captain wrote: “It’s heartbreaking that 70,000 children go missing in the UK every year. Please support The Independent and Missing People UK to help launch SafeCall, a new 24-hour lifeline for vulnerable and missing young people to find safety.”