A lonely pensioner who lost his wife to cancer this year has launched a heartbreaking appeal for a companion at his Christmas dinner table. Fearful of spending his first festive period alone, Tony Williams, 75, has been placing cards around the town where he lives promising a ‘sumptuous feast, fine wines and good conversation’. Mr … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the Queen’s lonely Christmas By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:12 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 02:12 GMT, 3 December 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
Experts have warned of a spike in cats and dogs being abandoned after one fifth of ‘lonely’ millennials bought a pet during the coronavirus lockdown. A recent study found two million young Britons have recently bought pets, with a further 1.8 million 24-to-35-year-olds planning to get one soon. This trend has sparked fears of a … Read more
Each year Lonely Planet produces a much-anticipated bucket list ranking of the top spots to travel to in the following year, called Best in Travel. This year the adventure experts have reimagined the listing to ‘reflect how the world and attitudes to travel have changed’ – so now it’s all about celebrating commitment to community, … Read more
Justin Bieber performs Lonely and Holy while Chloe x Halle sing Ungodly Hour at the 2020 People’s Choice Awards By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 05:37 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 05:38 GMT, 16 November 2020 Justin Bieber performed two of his most recent songs, Lonely and Holy, at the 2020 People’s Choice Awards … Read more
Barack Obama has admitted to leaving wife Michelle feeling ‘tense, lonely and isolated’ as he worked into the night while ‘crises piled up’ for his administration. The former president has revealed how tender moments faded with the First Lady as the politically poisonous cocktail of war and financial turmoil gripped his White House. The Harvard Law … Read more
Twentysomethings are more likely to feel lonely than people in their sixties due to pressure to establish a career and find a life partner, study finds A web-based survey quizzed 2,843 people aged between 20 and 69 Found people in their 20s are the cohort of people most likely to feel lonely Those that are in … Read more
A ‘lonely and scared’ elderly woman was found sleeping rough on the streets of Manchester city centre with only a duvet to keep her warm. Volunteers from the Don’t Walk Past organisation spotted the shivering woman sitting on a sheet of tarpaulin on Market Street – the busiest in the city – on Tuesday evening. … Read more
Lonely Grouper fish who became ‘depressed’ with no visitors during lockdown after EATING all his tank mates celebrated 16th birthday with salmon cake made by aquarium staff Grumpy looking grouper Mikko live in Linnanmaki Sea Life centre in Helsinki Fish has ‘tenancy to eat all his tank mates’ and so has been forced to live … Read more
A loving son is planning to take his 77-year-old mother home after visiting restrictions at her care home left her feeling life ‘wasn’t worth living’ if she couldn’t hug her family. Tom Wright, 45, said he plans to move his mother Maggie back to his home with his family as he fears there is a … Read more