New research for Age UK shows that nearly a million (928,000) older people feel lonelier at Christmas time, two-fifths of whom have been widowed. Alongside the new findings published to launch Age UK’s Christmas campaign, No one should have no one, the Charity has produced a short filmentitled ‘Just another day’ which shines a light onthe crushing, chronicloneliness which 1.2 million older peopleare living within England. Directed by the award winning and highly acclaimed Philippe Andre, ‘Just another day’ – which premieres on Saturday 2nd December – shows the everyday…
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