A new study has found that missionary is the nation's favourite sex position.

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Paddy Power Games interviewed the British public about their sex lives and found that 28% thought missionary was the best with doggy style coming in at second with 27%.

The study also found that Brits prefer to get hot in the dark with 47% wanting the lights off when getting down to business.

The study also found that 59% of people prefer sex in the evening, while only 23% of people like to make love in the morning.

A spokesperson for Paddy Power said: ''It seems the old adage of 'No Sex Please, we're British' is completely false - we're getting lucky on a fairly regular basis - but perhaps we could be more exciting?

''With trusty missionary leading the way, our report shows our sex lives might be more vanilla than vindaloo with lights off being a turn on.''