According to a survey, Britons are too busy to whip up their eggs and bacon in the morning.

Just 1% of the population now start their day with a fry-up compared with half of all Britons in 1958.

This is good news for health campaigners who have long argued that the fat and salt content of fried breakfasts are adding to the UK's obesity problems.

Bacon and eggs

Despite the findings, Britons still eat 450,000 tonnes of bacon a year, 5,000 tonnes of sausages and millions of eggs.