Loneliness

‘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

The number of Londoners who are satisfied with their city has plunged 8% in four years, according to the European Commission.

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

Sex Education star Anthony Lexa shares her experience of growing up trans, the loneliness of being trans at Christmas and happiness as resistance

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

FoodCycle runs community meals across the country and works to tackle food waste, poverty and loneliness all at once. The Big Issue headed to one of their meals in Wandsworth

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

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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

The Friendly Bench could be coming to a town near you
News

The Friendly Bench could be coming to a town near you

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
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Bakery Greggs offers free cakes to ease loneliness among older people