A mum has developed a bizarre condition in which she cleans and tides the house in her sleep, The Sun reports.

Claire Bartlett, 50, of Newport, south Wales, does the dishes, dusts and even shines the windows in a deep slumber. The odd habit started last October but because she does such a good job neither she or her husband Crispin, 63, want to find a cure.

She said: "I think it's every housewife's dream and every husband's. I don't feel tired afterwards. If anything, I'm relieved when I wake up and everything is done. This happens about three times a week."

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