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Millions of pensioners face ‘winter from hell’ as temperatures drop below freezing
An elderly woman holding pound coins in her hands, in Poole, Dorset.

MILLIONS of older people face a “winter from hell,” a leading charity warned as temperatures dropped below freezing across the country yesterday.

Age UK says research has revealed that more than 10 million older people have already cut back on heating in their homes for fear of soaring bills.

Energy prices in the UK last month became the highest in the world.

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