The last time my son was seen he stepped on a train. He was never heard from again'

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"Your support makes all the difference. Kevin Gosden remembers his son saying see you later, dad when he set off for school 18 years ago as if it were this morning. Those ended up being the last words he ever heard from his 14-year-old Andrew, as what began like any ordinary day became a nightmare from which the family has never woken."

The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech while investigating topics like the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and producing documentaries such as 'The A Word' that highlight American women fighting for reproductive rights. The publication emphasizes on-the-ground reporting and keeps content paywall-free, relying on reader donations to fund journalists who cover both sides of stories. A fundraising appeal states that reader support enables reporters to remain in the field. A disappearance is recounted: 14-year-old Andrew from Doncaster went missing on 14 September 2007 after he withdrew 200 from a cashpoint, changed into jeans and a T-shirt and boarded a train to King's Cross. The family realized he was missing only that evening when he did not come downstairs for dinner and a school friend confirmed he had not attended.

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