Life begins at 54, study finds

It used to be said that life begins at 40, but happiness now does not begin until 54, according to a new report.

Almost one million 45 to 54-year-olds are unhappy with their lives – making their age group the most frustrated in the country, the study for online bank First Direct found.

They found that 11.5 per cent of the 8.5 million people in that age group were discontented

However at 54, more Britons describe themselves as “happy” and “content” rather than “stressed” and “self-conscious” for the first time.