Almost 80% of Britons prefer a good night's sleep to sex, a survey has revealed.

Researchers also found seven out of 10 have trouble sleeping and almost a quarter claimed they suffered from insomnia.

The study of more than 8,500 people revealed 79.2% admitted they preferred the thought of extra sleep to sex.

Only 12% of those surveyed admitted to getting eight hours sleep although almost 40% believed that was how much they needed.