Coldplay, Jordan top insomniac poll

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A survey from hotel chain Travelodge has shown that Coldplay is the music of choice for people trying to get to sleep.

The rock band topped a poll asking which music people use to help them sleep. James Blunt, Snow Patrol, Take That and Norah Jones made up the "kip parade" top five.

Jordan's autobiography was the book chosen by most people to send them off to sleep. Books from David Beckham, Jodie Marsh and Sharon Osbourne also ranked highly.

Travelodge's Leigh McCarron said: "The research shows that we are increasingly relying on slow, sleepy music and unchallenging books to take our minds off the pressures of modern living, to help us switch off and get to sleep at night. Coldplay and Jordan seem to hit just the right spot among Britain's insomniacs."

The study showed that 87% of those questioned no longer used the traditional method of counting sheep.

Women got to sleep by running through tasks they needed to do the next day, while men favoured counting their money as they drifted off.