Samaritans at Christmas

Christmas is a happy time for most of us, celebrating with family and friends.

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But it can be devastatingly bleak for some – which is why Samaritans are preparing to man the phones 24/7.

A spokeswoman for the charity said they were anticipating around 15,000 calls a day over the festive period.

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