2 h. ago No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans

As the number of WCNSFs – ‘wounded child, no surviving family’ – grows, charities struggle to find adults to look after themWithin a few months, the war in Gaza had already made its own addition to the vocabulary of emergency medical assistance with the world’s most heartbreaking acronym: WCNSF, “wounded child, no surviving family”.Over two years of bombardment and famine the problem has worsened, even though in the constant chaos created by Israeli bombing and evacuation orders, which fragment communities and scatter them around the Gaza Strip, it is hard to keep track of children separated from their families. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago School enters 'partial lockdown' after police called out to 'man seen with gun'

Parents were told about the 'precautionary measure'

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27 h. ago Margate streets evacuated as 'bombs found' and police put area in lockdown

Streets in Margate, Kent, were flooded with police, firefighters and a bomb squad following reports of 'suspicious items'

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32 h. ago Major UK seaside town on lockdown as residents evacuated over 'bombs inside home'

Four streets in a seaside town have been evacuated after a bomb disposal team was called to a home in the area and one man has been arrested in connection with the incident

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38 h. ago Four streets of homes evacuated in seaside town after fears bombs were found inside a home as man arrested

FOUR streets have been urgently evacuated over fears of bombs found inside a home in a UK seaside town. A bomb disposal team is currently attending the scene and a person has been arrested in relation to the incident. The precautionary measure was taken after cops arrived at the scene in Margate, Kent, at around...

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39 h. ago Man arrested and streets evacuated after suspicious items reported in Margate

Four roads have been evacuated in Margate over reports of suspicious items

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61 h. ago Minor detained over bomb threat to Utah high school which forced an evacuation: ‘beyond the scale of a hoax’

The detained boy was not a student at the school but rather was located out of state

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3 d. ago LIVE: Huge police cordon in Stockport with bomb squad on scene and homes evacuated

Emergency services are responding to the incident on Lancashire Hill this afternoon

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6 d. ago LA City Hall evacuated and LAPD bomb squad called after car rams into building

The collision happened just after 4pm local time on Friday on Spring Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspect is now in custody and the LAPD bomb squad is on the scene

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9 d. ago Major European airport sees flight evacuated after bomb threat on plane

An aircraft was evacuated after an alleged bomb threat was received, with a plane held at a major European airport before police launched an investigation into the incident

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1 week ago Homes evacuated after bomb squad descends on village near Greater Manchester

Other residents were told to stay indoors and close their windows

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2 w. ago Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after discovery of large WWII

Authorities in Hong Kong have evacuated thousands after discovering a large undetonated World War II-era bomb

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2 w. ago Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after bomb unearthed at construction site

Bombs left over from the Second World War are often discovered in Hong Kong

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3 w. ago Nearly 20,000 evacuated after unexploded WWII bombs discovered in Berlin

More than 10,000 people were evacuated overnight as a huge cordon was put in place

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3 w. ago 20,000 people are evacuated in Berlin after two WW2 bombs are discovered

Government buildings and embassies closed on Thursday night, as some 7,500 residents were told to leave over the 'mortal danger' of a potential explosion

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3 w. ago Major city sees nearly 20,000 evacuated after 'two bombs discovered'

Berlin was thorn into chaos last night after the discovery of two unexploded WW2 bombs was found in a busy tourist area, leading to mass evacuations and long lines of people seeking shelter

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3 w. ago Armed police called to secondary school as pupils follow lockdown procedures

The call was a hoax and Gwent Police say it was intended to 'cause havoc'

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3 w. ago Shops 'closed' and police 'everywhere' as gunman fears put schools in lockdown

Armed officers and a police helicopter descended following the incident

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3 w. ago Schools in lockdown after 'firearm spotted' and emergency alert in UK town

Schools were put under lockdown after police received reports of a man with a firearm in Wigan - a number of shops were reportedly also forced to close

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3 w. ago Live: Schools 'on lockdown' in Wigan as armed police called to firearms report

A police helicopter was also called to the incident amid the major police response

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