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Has your phone signal been worse recently? Photo: PheelingsMedia - stock.adobe.com

Shock reason your phone signal is ‘abysmal’ right now

Current guidelines in both the UK and France allow young children to use screens for an hour or two each day

Experts say screen time causing 'permanent damage' to children under 6

Drug dealer dumps gun and cocaine then asks police “can I call my dad?” during arrest

"Can I call my dad?" - dealer dumps gun and £16k cocaine in a bush

From AI companions to targeted ads, the web can exert a huge 'digital influence' on young users

What parents must know about 'digital influence', and its risk to kids

More than 50% of children were actively using screens during dinner, the study found

9 questions to get kids talking, as screens 'kill family dinner chat'

There are ways parents can help their children be safer and more aware on social media

5 ways parents can help kids be social media safe, from a psychologist

Teen stares at phone while stood on level crossing. Network Rail

Teen stops on level crossing to text on mobile phone

Ofcom's collection of new law changes are aimed at keeping children safer online

How Ofcom’s new online safety changes will protect your child

The UK's technology secretary says he will be watching how TikTok's curfew for young people plays out

What a potential 'social media curfew' could mean for parents

Major health organisations like WHO and the NHS have screen time recommendations for parents

How much screen time experts say your child should have at every age

Drug dealer lobs bin bag of heroin over fence during police raid

Drug dealer throws £10k cocaine over a fence as cops raid home

Picture posed by model

How mobile phone blackspots are costing North West companies billions

Emojis and the different understandings generations have of them is a key plot point in 'Adolescence'

Emojis with hidden meanings parents should know - and whether to worry

Gareth used a company’s online quote service to see if he could save some money

How I saved £140 a month on bills during ‘Awful April’

Changing our clocks twice a year is a custom which dates back more than a century. Image: Adobe Stock

Does the clock go forward on your phone automatically

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New tech keeps vulnerable Brits connected in power cuts, and it's free
Stay connected during power cuts with a new tech solution - perfect for those who need it ⚡
Alex Nelson

Sir Trevor McDonald, 85, was encouraged out of retirement to announce The Big Nationwide Thank You

Sir Trevor McDonald announces £600m Nationwide 'Thank You' fund

New app 'Parent Geenee' can limit how your child uses different apps at home, school - or even at friend's hosues

The new app that lets parents customise what apps kids use, and where

A man who twice failed to provide a PIN code for his mobile phone after being stopped at Belfast International Airport has been given a suspended prison term. Picture: pixabay (generic image).

The £3 SIM deal that can save you money when you go abroad

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The best time to sell your old iPhone before the iPhone 16e drops

The iPhone 16

New 2025 Apple iPhone SE launch date confirmed

Discord will let you 'ignore' users in new feature

Popular messaging app will now let you ‘ignore’ users

These questions can get your child really thinking about their phone use

3 ways to discuss problem screen time with your kids

The House of Commons' Education Committee took a deep dive into the effects of screen time on children last year

11 ways phone use impacts children, from school to mental health

Common red flags include passing up on spending face-to-face time with friends, or secretly staying up late on phones or computers

The 20 common signs that your child is having too much screen time

Woman on a smartphone in a snowstorm. Photo: ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images

How phone signal and WhatsApp is affected by snow

The 10 worst signal dead spots where you will get poor phone signal in the UK

UK's worst mobile signal spots named
Ofcom data shows the 10 worst spots in the UK 📱
Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Michael Harrison made the world's first mobile phone call just after midnight on January 1, 1985

‘I made the UK's first mobile phone call in 1985'

A driver was caught eating cereal at the wheel

Drivers filmed eating cereal and typing on tablet on motorways

Four people have been arrested after drugs were seized in Blackpool

Four arrested after drugs, mobile phones and cash seized in raids

Social media apps displayed on a mobile phone screen. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Free data and texts from these 12 phone shops near you

The Explorer 100 is small and light enough to carry around

Black Friday: This Jackery power station is at its lowest ever price

'Sticky Bandits' gang who named themselves after the Home Alone crooks - stole £2.6 million worth of machines and metals - mostly targeting businesses while they were closed over the festive period.

Caught On Camera: ‘Sticky Bandits’ burglars leave 'Merry Xmas' tag

The Google Pixel 9

'Cheapest ever' Google Pixel 9 deals arrive for Black Friday 2024

The best Black Friday phone deals

The best mobile phone deals for Black Friday 2024

Young people could miss the chance for invaluable hands-on learning if phones are completely banned from schools

'Banning phones in schools might do kids more harm than good' Amber Allott

30.3 per cent rise in parking fines in the Scottish Borders.

‘Shocking’ rise in parking fine scams - what to watch for

A viral video on TikTok has people concerned over new state law in USA, where children can be prescribed medication without parental consent (Pic: SOPA/Getty)

TikTok scam warning over ‘part-time’ job text

Ben Wood, founder of Mobile Phone Museum. Photo: Supplied

Why your old mobile phones could be worth thousands

WhatsApp announces changes. (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

WhatsApp is making a major change to the way you add contacts

Clocks will change on October 27. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Feature you need to turn on your phone before clocks change

Mistakes that could be killing your phone battery. Photo: STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images

6 mistakes that are draining your iPhone battery

Signs to watch if someone is trying to sell you a stolen phone. Photo: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP., E-PL1/ Unsplash Licence

Silent Crime: Red flags that someone is trying to sell a stolen phone

Having a mobile phone stolen can put personal financial details at risk. Picture: Alamy/PA.

Silent Crime: first thing to do after your phone is stolen

Person using their phone

A major change to way phones are charged could come to UK

According to analysis by Mobiles.co.uk these are the worst tourist attractions for phone signal in the UK. Photo: Astarot - stock.adobe.com

The 10 worst tourist attractions to get a phone signal at in England

October 2024: When the clocks are changing in the UK and why

When the clocks are changing in the UK this month - and why

The best cheap SIM-only deal for the new iPhone 16 handset

The Ormiston Academies Trust is planning to become phone-free across the dozens of schools it runs (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Academy trust moots phone ban - here are its schools across England

Parents and children often have different motivations for getting a phone, digital safety expert Emma Robertson says (Image: National World/Supplied/Adobe Stock)

Six questions for parents before buying their child's first phone

The new Samsung folding phones bring some cutting-edge tech to the consumer and business markets

Samsung's folding phones show off the best of AI in a polished package

Nicole de Pommes (left) with her daughter Grace (right). Photo: Nicole de Pommes

‘Why I've bought my daughter a ‘dumb phone’ for secondary school’

Never have to worry about finding your phone again. (image: Adobe)

Android owners to get game-changing new feature this week

Woman says she forgives lorry driver who killed her parents.

Woman says she forgives lorry driver who killed her parents

A poll of 2,000 Brits found that while digital methods like emails and text messages and notes via social media are more commonplace than cards

A fifth of Brits keep every card they've ever received

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