Boredom could be shaving years off your life, scientists have found!

Idle hands are the devil's tools...

Researchers say that people who complain of boredom are more likely to die young, and that those who experienced 'high levels' of tedium are more than two-and-a-half times as likely to die from heart disease or stroke than those satisfied with their lot.

You really can be bored to death, scientists discover