WHEN it comes to putting things off residents in Southampton are among the worst procrastinators in the country according to a new study.

The research taken by online life insurance provider Beagle Street, showed that Southampton is the eighth worse place in the UK for leaving things for another day with people procrastinating for 47 hours each month.

It revealed that planning for the financial future is the number one thing that people in Southampton delay followed by doing household chores and exercising.

Making a ‘cuppa’, watching TV, looking at social media, eating and reading were revealed as the most popular ways people in Southampton procrastinate.