Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures

Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent Samaritans Samaritans volunteer James Watkins says concerns over proposed branch closures are “falling on deaf ears” Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the suicide prevention charity if plans to close more than 100 branches are supported at a meeting this weekend. Some opponents of the changes fear an exodus … Read more

Palestinians mark 76 years of expulsion amid another catastrophe in Gaza

Palestinians mark 76 years of expulsion amid another catastrophe in Gaza

People taking part in a march in support of the Palestinian people ahead of the Nakba day at the Al Kasayir village, in Haifa on May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the … Read more

Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus

Israeli tanks advance deep into Gaza town after strikes cause new mass exodus

Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian families to flee in a new exodus. A Palestinian journalist posted pictures of Israeli tanks near a mosque in a built-up area of Bureij, the armoured contingent … Read more