Mobile phones

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

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

One of the buildings of the Gordonstoun School, near Elgin, where King Charles III was a pupil. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Top private school becomes first in Scotland to win prestigious status

Honorary Starter Gary Player of South Africa plays his shot from the first tee at Augusta National Golf Club watched by Masters chairman Fred Ridley

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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’

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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

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

There is growing debate around restrictions on mobile phone use in schools. Picture: PA

Safety-first smartphone for children unveiled amid safety concerns

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

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar: I will ban mobile phones in classrooms as First Minister

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 red alert weather warning was sent to millions of mobile phones

Millions receive red alert warnings on their mobile phones

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

A mobile phone receives the UK nationwide public alert system test signal on April 23, 2023.

UK Emergency Alert Incoming: 87,000,000 phones to receive 2025 warning

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

How phone signal and WhatsApp is affected by snow

The owners of the Cramond Inn in Edinburgh said they were broken into during the early hours of Friday morning.

Beloved 300-year-old pub forced to close just days before Christmas

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'

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'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

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The best Black Friday phone deals

The best mobile phone deals for Black Friday 2024

Social media apps on a smartphone

Fears Scottish teens face being 'criminalised' under social media ban

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

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

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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

Exclusive First Scottish camera trial to detect 2 of riskiest driver behaviours

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

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
Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield inspects the two latest Samsung flagship smartphones - the Z Flip6 and the Z Fold6

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

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

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

Why is phone signal so bad in the UK right now - experts explain

5 of the best power banks you can buy on Amazon. Photo: Amazon

5 amazing power banks to charge your phone on the go

Concerns have been raised about pupils using phones

Ban on mobiles in schools will be backed by the Sottish Government

7 wild features that have been added to Android phones in 2024. Photo: Android

6 wild Android features you may not realise your phone could do

Upgrade your phone without breaking the bank. (Picture: Raul Mellado/Adobe)

7 of the best budget phones available now

Worst phone brands for developing faults, according to a Which? survey. Photo: Tetiana - stock.adobe.com

6 worst phones for faults in the first year

These are the worst mobile phone networks according to their own customers. Photo: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images

The worst mobile phone networks - according to their customers

These are the 15 best cities to get a 5G signal on your phone in the UK according to OpenSignal. Photo: Justin TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images

15 best cities to get an internet signal on your phone

Hidden features you didn't know your Android phone could do. Photo: Emmi Korhonen/AFP via Getty Images

7 hidden Android phone features you need to be using

Teacher Adam Csenki says mobile phone use should be prohibited in Scottish schools.

The teacher behind the push to ban mobile phones in Scotland schools

Samsung Galaxy phones are among the offers in Amazon Prime Day. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

13 of the best phone deals in Amazon Prime Day so far

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