People in the UK spend three times longer surfing the internet than they do reading newspapers, reports Silicon.com.

This is according to a new survey commissioned by the British ISP, Freeserve.

The study found that those aged 16-34 spend 15 times longer on the internet in an average week than they do reading a newspaper.

The Internet is now established as the third source of news for British citizens, behind television and radio.

Newspapers and magazines have moved down to fourth and fifth place respectively.