Loneliness

A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect
TV

A tribute to George Wendt: Norm, Cheers and the human need to connect

In an era of individual aspiration, George Wendt as Norm in Cheers showed an alternative, richer path

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Books

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Very few of Rejection’s unsettling narrative twists take place in the real world and yet they have earth-shattering consequences

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
Christmas

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?

1969 was the year man landed on the moon, and a lot has changed since. But this study is also a comforting reminder that ‘some things have remained the same’

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that
Christmas

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that

‘Nobody should feel on their own’: How pubs are stepping up to tackle the UK’s loneliness epidemic
Community

‘Nobody should feel on their own’: How pubs are stepping up to tackle the UK’s loneliness epidemic

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Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
John Bird

Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse

‘Lonely and expensive’: London is becoming less ‘liveable’ than other European cities, study finds
Cities

‘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
Christmas

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
Cost of living crisis

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’
interview

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
Loneliness

‘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
Social isolation

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
Christmas

‘I’m on the carrots!’ MPs join volunteers to cook thousands of Christmas dinners for Londoners

First-ever child loneliness stats reveal that one-in-10 feel lonely
News

First-ever child loneliness stats reveal that one-in-10 feel lonely

Britain’s youth are facing a loneliness crisis
News

Britain’s youth are facing a loneliness crisis

Meet the council combatting rural isolation in the elderly
Health

Meet the council combatting rural isolation in the elderly

Bakery Greggs offers free cakes to ease loneliness among older people
News

Bakery Greggs offers free cakes to ease loneliness among older people