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flag Over 1.5 million UK seniors may spend Christmas alone, prompting a national campaign to fight loneliness.

flag Over 1.5 million older adults in the UK may spend Christmas Day alone, with 11% eating dinner by themselves and 5% having no contact with others, according to Age UK’s polling of over 2,600 people aged 65 and older conducted in late October and early November 2025. flag The charity warns of a “crisis hidden in plain sight,” with public figures like Dame Joanna Lumley, Dame Judi Dench, Brian Cox, and Miriam Margolyes joining a campaign to combat loneliness. flag Age UK reports volunteers made over 70,000 minutes of calls during last year’s Christmas week and urges donations to sustain services like phone calls, coffee mornings, and festive lunches. flag The organization stresses that no one should face winter alone.

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