The British public prizes sunshine and the internet as more important than heating or air conditioning, according to a recent survey.
A survey conducted by the London Science Museum, as part of its Water Wars: Fight The Food Crisis, found that the British public find sunshine the most important thing that they need in their lives ahead of the internet and clean drinking water which ranked at no. 3.

The survey of 3,000 British adults shows the importance of creature comforts to our modern lives. A list of the top 50 things people can't do without includes access to a cooker, which ranked as no.7 and central heating ranking at no.14, ahead of other creature comforts such as a kettle and chocolate.

Less important were air conditioning which ranked at no.38, and a freezer was one of the least important items which ranked at no.49.

Most people valued a fridge as one of the most important things in life which ranked at no. 4 ahead of other amenities such as a flushing toilet which ranked at no. 9.

The Top 50:

1. Sunshine 2. Internet connection 3. Clean drinking water 4. Fridge 5. Facebook 6. NHS 7. Cooker 8. Email 9. Flushing toilet 10. Mobile phone / smartphone 11. Tea and Coffee 12. Washing machine 13. Shower 14. Central heating 15. Painkillers 16. Fresh vegetables 17. Vacuum Cleaner 18. Kettle 19. Sofa 20. Shoes 21. Fresh fruit 22. Google 23. Car 24. Hair straighteners 25. Public transport 26. Laptop 27. Chocolate 28. DVD Player 29. Wristwatch 30. Make-up 31. Flat screen TV 32. Wedding ring 33. Tumble dryer 34. Bottled water 35. Ebay 36. Bicycle 37. Ipod 38. Air conditioning 39. Disposable nappies 40. Light bulbs 41. Spell-check 42. Sat Nav 43. Push-up bra 44. Nintendo Wii 45. iPad 46. Gym Membership 47. Season ticket to your football club 48. Freezer 49. Xbox 50. Twitter