Southampton has been branded the "most generous" city in the UK, a new study has suggested.

The UK's biggest lottery jackpot of a whopping £199 million was up for grabs in Tuesday's EuroMillions draw, and just one in ten residents from the south coast city said they would keep it all for themselves if they won.

Nearly a third of Southampton respondents in a national survey said they would give away between 25 and 50 per cent of their winnings.

The Hampshire city clocked in at 28 per cent, whereas the national average was 19 per cent.

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Nearly half, 49 per cent, of Southampton respondents said they would give away between 25 and 50 per cent of their winnings.

The national average for this was 19 per cent, almost one in five.

In more figures that painted the city in an impressive light, 49 per cent of Southampton residents said they would share between 10 and 25 per cent of their winnings.

The city's residents surpassed the national average again, as only 17 per cent said they would donate a portion of their winnings to charity.

Across the UK, only 15 per cent said they would do so.

In other parts of the UK, Newcastle emerged as the most generous city in alternate categories as 11 per cent of residents said they were willing to share more than half of their winnings.