超过150万英国老年人可能独自过圣诞节,促使全国开展与孤独作斗争的运动。 Over 1.5 million UK seniors may spend Christmas alone, prompting a national campaign to fight loneliness.

根据Age UK在2025年10月底和11月初对2600多名65岁及以上的人进行的民意调查,英国有超过150万的老年人可能会独自度过圣诞节,其中11%的人独自吃晚餐,5%的人没有与他人接触. Over 1.5 million older adults in the UK may spend Christmas Day alone, with 11% eating dinner by themselves and 5% having no contact with others, according to Age UK’s polling of over 2,600 people aged 65 and older conducted in late October and early November 2025. 慈善组织警告“隐蔽在眼中的危机 ” , 公众人物如Joanna Lumley女士、Judi Dench女士、Brian Cox女士和Miriam Margolyes等, 共同参与反对孤独的运动。 The charity warns of a “crisis hidden in plain sight,” with public figures like Dame Joanna Lumley, Dame Judi Dench, Brian Cox, and Miriam Margolyes joining a campaign to combat loneliness. 去年圣诞节周期间, 英国的志工呼唤超过70,000分钟, 并敦促捐款维持电话、咖啡早间及节日午餐等服务。 Age UK reports volunteers made over 70,000 minutes of calls during last year’s Christmas week and urges donations to sustain services like phone calls, coffee mornings, and festive lunches. 本组织强调,任何人都不应独自面对冬天。 The organization stresses that no one should face winter alone.