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'I sat and cried on New Year's Eve'
Bob Lowe, 95, spent New Year's Eve alone.
We are all living longer. The number of people over 85 has increased by nearly a third over the last ten years.
A report from the Academy of Medical Science concluded that whilst our life expectancy is increasing our healthy life is not increasing at the same rate.
Bob Lowe is 95 years old. He lives in Barton on Sea near the New Forest and told Sarah Montague about the loneliness he felt spending New Year's Eve alone.
(Photo: A man standing looking out of the window. Credit: Thinkstock)
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