Scottish town named UK's unluckiest place to live
OUT OF LUCK Scottish town named UK's unluckiest place to live
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A SCOTTISH town has been named as the UK's unluckiest place to live, new research reveals.
A new study has compiled data including lottery wins, sunshine, tax rises, and flat tyre searches to find the unfortunate spot.
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New research has found that a Scottish town is the UK's unluckiest place to live
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And it's bad news for locals living in Kirkwall, Orkney, according to the Daily Record.
Google searches, researched by SlotMatrix, for flat tyres on the island town came out with the lowest overall score of just 28.5 out of 100.
The average daily sunshine is thought to be just over three hours and the town was slapped with the second-highest council tax increase in the UK this year at a whopping 15 per cent.
Orkney's capital also had no Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winners and a below-average number of lotto jackpot holders.
The UK's most northerly town also had just 17 Postcode Lottery winners.
A spokesperson for SlotMatrix said: 'It's fascinating to see how factors like sunshine, lottery wins, and even flat tyres can paint a picture of how lucky or unlucky different parts of the UK are.
'While luck means something different to everyone, Kirkwall's little sunshine, lack of Postcode Lottery wins and hefty increase in council tax really does stand out.
"We hope this research sparks a bit of fun debate about which UK location is truly the luckiest.'
Elsewhere, Glasgow was crowned as Scotland's luckiest location and ranked in 28th place with an overall score of 55.
The country's biggest city boasts 158 Lotto millionaires and 1,004 Postcode Lottery winners.
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And in another unlucky announcement, Kirkwall's annual bonfire and fireworks display was axed.
The community event has been a November tradition for the past three decades.
The decision was made after concerns were raised over its impact on local wildlife.
Organisers called off the popular display at a community council meeting, as reported by BBC Scotland.
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