Maud on Loneliness

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Maud, 90, talks about the effects of loneliness

30 July 2015 Last updated at 08:31 BST


Being lonely could be as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to the charity The Campaign to End Loneliness.


A poll carried out by the group suggests one in five people over the age of 60 who feel isolated say they have got no-one to turn to.

The charity is calling on local authorities to "take the lead" in tackling loneliness in older people.

Reporter Jim Reed met 90-year-old Maud in South London and heard how she suffered after the death of her companion.

Watch a group of older people discuss the effects of being lonely here at Victoria Derbyshire weekdays from 09:15-11:00 BST on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. Follow the programme on Facebook and Twitter, and find all our content online.
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