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With 500,000 not seeing anyone on Christmas Day, what should people do to tackle loneliness?

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With 500,000 not seeing anyone on Christmas Day, what should people do to tackle loneliness?

Around 590,000 people aged over 65 in the UK won't see or speak to anyone on Christmas Day and 1.4 million will eat dinner on their own, new figures show.

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