All news on the topic: Loneliness

And four in 10 have been surrounded by people, but still experienced loneliness - such as at work, or at a social event, the research revealed

A total of 45% of San Mateo residents reported experiencing loneliness, compared to the national average of 17% in the US and it has now been declared a public health emergency

Living without contact with friends and family can be seriously damaging to our health and wellbeing, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard, so much so that it loneliness should have a government health warning

As a result, more than one in five often feel lonely - and 72% would love to make some new pals, according to the research

Daily Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan comes to the aid of a lonely reader feeling overwhelmed as she tackles a debilitating long-term illness and heartbreak

Daily Mirror columnist Val Savage says the incredible John Lewis-esque Christmas advert produced by a pub in Northern Ireland reinforces the need to visit elderly people living alone this festive season

Loneliness can pose as much risk to life as being a regular smoker, the chief of a new WHO commission on loneliness said. The commission aims to better understand the health effects of loneliness

Worrying research from neighbourhood app Next Door has revealed 85 per cent of people in the UK have experienced loneliness in the past year

Baby boomers and the 'silent generation' blame self-checkouts for increasing loneliness and reducing social interaction

Husband and wife team Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas have set up Flash Pack, a group holiday company that takes people in their 30s and 40s on luxury breaks around the world

A little boy's heartwarming gesture for fellow schoolchildren who might be lonely has left people feeling emotional, and many have been inspired to show others kindness in return

New research has revealed the top 20 loneliest cities in the UK after a health professional outlined the threats that loneliness poses to health and wellbeing

Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who still loves his ex-partner and is feeling lost and alone after she decided she was not ready to be a mother

Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a heartbroken reader who is missing her only child and fears his fiery partner is trying to drive a wedge between them

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from University College London that highlights how people in the North of England with poor transport links are suffering as a result

Nick Wisniewski became the only man living on Stanhope Place in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire - 'dubbed the UK's loneliest street' - after the last remaining residents moved out more than a year ago