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67. Care homes closed, Durham, £35m One hundred elderly residents evicted from seven under-subscribed homes, separating friends Emma Brown and Mina Lawson – both aged 105 – who spent 40 years together. Carole Lawson, Mina's daughter-in-law, said: "They had hard lives and survived two world wars. They don't deserve this. A decent council would look at two ladies aged 105 living together happily as a positive advert for how they treat the elderly."