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A new study suggests loneliness and isolation are increasing among young people in England. It links the changes to wider pressures including housing, social media, the pandemic and reduced youth services.

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00:00New research suggests young people in the UK are growing up without close friendships.

00:06The IPPR says 1 in 20 now reports having no close friends, compared with 1 in 100 in 2014.

00:13The proportion of 16 to 21-year-olds with at least three close friends has also fallen.

00:20The report links isolation to the pandemic, social media, housing costs and fewer youth services.

00:26But those are the think tank's findings rather than proof that any single factor caused the change.

00:32The research is based on interviews with more than 150 young people and analysis of official data.

00:40It calls for action on housing, work, health and support.

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