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173K views · 1K reactions | "What are you missing the most, Ethel?" "Freedom, I think." Jeremy receives a call from Ethel in Cornwall, who's almost 90 and feeling the effects of loneliness due to the pandemic. | Jeremy Vine On 5 | Facebook