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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

SHOCKING: The crisis hidden in plain sight facing 1 5 million brits this christmas - What They Never Told You

More than a million older people in the UK could be spending Christmas Day alone, according to research by Age UK.

A poll of more than 2,600 people aged 65 and over suggested 11 per cent will eat dinner alone on December 25, while 5 per cent will not see or speak to anyone during the entire day.

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