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Actress Emma Thompson opens up about her adopted son Tindy, the moment that brought them together and the lessons she continues to learn from him

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🔓This article is free to read as part of the #TimesChristmasAppeal

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Read more about this year's chosen three charities – including the @refugeecouncil – for the #TimesChristmasAppeal 👇

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That Abdul and his family might have no future in their homeland was a possibility that grew from distant fear to grim certainty within a matter of weeks thetimes.co.uk/article/refuge…
As he describes their year of turmoil, hope for what the future may hold and gratitude to the nation that gave them sanctuary is tinged with deep sadness and regret at what they have left behind

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With quiet pride Abdul reveals he's already found work for the local authority in Doncaster that will use his language skills to help refugees

“If it wasn’t for @refugeecouncil we wouldn’t have known what to do. Without them we’d have had big problems"

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As one of the British military planes took off from Kabul, Marwa, sitting on the floor of the jet, asked her mother, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, if she could sit by the window

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Marwa's family were forced to flee for their lives. Their house was wrecked when her neighbourhood was bombed in the days before the Taliban took control

Marwa said that even as militias advanced, she believed they would be safe

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Volunteers @refugeecouncil were on hand to help with essentials and applications when Marwa arrived

She will soon study at a top London university and dreams of one day going back to Afghanistan to be a politician like her mother

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Welcome to Steart, a little bit of Britain that is fighting to keep its head above water

The only way to access the tiny Somerset village is via a single narrow country lane – one day, the only way out may be by boat

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Residents know climate change is not some distant problem – rising sea levels and heavy downpours regularly bring the issue to their doorstep

Locals remember the sea wall being breached, damaging homes and killing farm animals

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The @WWTworldwide, supported by the #TimesChristmasAppeal, found a way to fight water with water

Marshland once covered huge areas of Britain, soaking up rainfall and flooding. As the climate changes, their protective powers are needed more than ever

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This year, @thetimes and @thesundaytimes are joining forces once again for our #TimesChristmasAppeal

We are asking readers to support three charities working to address urgent issues affecting vulnerable adults, children and the places we live

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The @refugeecouncil provide assistance to 13,000 adults, families and unaccompanied children each year

Many have fled bloodshed and persecution in their homelands, sometimes arriving with only the clothes on their backs

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The @WWTworldwide want to protect Britain’s disappearing marshlands and the wildlife that depend on them

Wetlands are the forgotten weapon against climate change and 90% have been lost in this country

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This year, @thetimes and @thesundaytimes are joining forces once again for our #TimesChristmasAppeal

We are asking readers to support three charities working to address urgent issues affecting vulnerable adults, children and the places we live

thetimes.co.uk/article/times-…
The @refugeecouncil provide assistance to 13,000 adults, families and unaccompanied children each year

Many have fled bloodshed and persecution in their homelands, sometimes arriving with only the clothes on their backs

#TimesChristmasAppeal

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The @WWTworldwide want to protect Britain’s disappearing marshlands and the wildlife that depend on them

Wetlands are the forgotten weapon against climate change and 90% have been lost in this country

#TimesChristmasAppeal

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