Women need more sleep

Women get almost half as much sleep as men, a new survey shows.

Reasons for restless nights include children, work stress, relationship concerns, household chores, money worries and pregnancy discomfort.

The survey showed 78 per cent of women had not had a full night's sleep of nine hours in the last 12 months. Just over half had not had a full night's sleep in three years.

Previous studies have reported that almost a third of people in Britain suffer from a sleep disorder of some kind.

The new survey was carried out for skincare firm Eye Secrets as it launched collagen & Q10 Gell Eye patches. A spokeswoman said: "The situation is worsened in the festive season when we go out partying."