Wi-Fi, waiting and Prosecco shortages: the UK’s top 'first-world problems' revealed

Trivial worries of today pale in comparison with problems of the past, survey finds

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Waiting for a delivery, forgetting passwords and having no Wi-Fi are among the top ten “first-world problems” of modern Britain, a survey has found.

The study, conducted by Goldsmiths, University of London, saw 2,000 people quizzed on their niggling anxieties about everyday life.

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