Loneliness
Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
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Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
The damage caused by excluding people is at the heart of what Big Issue does. But when will governments get a hold on alienation and loneliness?
'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
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'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life
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Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person's life
FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
Jessica Barden: 'Being a young person in London is really stressful'
Jessica Barden: 'Being a young person in London is really stressful'
'For people alone at Christmas, it offers a community': The wonderful projects taking on loneliness
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'For people alone at Christmas, it offers a community': The wonderful projects taking on loneliness
Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that
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Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that
'I’m on the carrots!' MPs join volunteers to cook thousands of Christmas dinners for Londoners
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'I’m on the carrots!' MPs join volunteers to cook thousands of Christmas dinners for Londoners
The Friendly Bench could be coming to a town near you
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The Friendly Bench could be coming to a town near you
First-ever child loneliness stats reveal that one-in-10 feel lonely
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First-ever child loneliness stats reveal that one-in-10 feel lonely
Meet the council combatting rural isolation in the elderly
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Meet the council combatting rural isolation in the elderly
Bakery Greggs offers free cakes to ease loneliness among older people
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