3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (661+ words) Parents and teachers are being asked for their views on restricting mobile phones in schools, with Wales' largest teaching union calling for a national ban. NASUWT Cymru said its members in schools where phones are already banned have found it…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (21+ words) BBC Australians to be able to switch off social media algorithms...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (329+ words) Police believe dating app Grindr has been used to target possible robbery victims. Norfolk Police said two incidents took place in Gildencroft Quaker Cemetery in Chatham Street in Norwich and a third incident at Gunton skatepark in the city between…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (623+ words) Teachers and pupils say the ban on mobile phones in schools is having a noticeable impact. It was introduced in June across all schools in England and Alsager School in Cheshire asks students to seal their phones in pouches until…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (884+ words) In a time when we rely so much on our mobile phones, it can be frustrating when you cannot find good signal. In some towns and cities with so-called notspots - areas with patchy, slow, or missing network coverage - a type…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1431+ words) Overlooking the garden of Amanda Young's family home is a data centre. "It used to be a nice, quiet area," said Amanda, who lives near to one of the large buildings in Newport. "But with more data centres coming in,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (151+ words) Divine, a short-form video-sharing app, lets users create and share videos which are just six seconds long and repeat on a loop. It’s inspired by Vine, an app founded in 2012 that, at its peak, had more than 200 million monthly active…...

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (503+ words) A mobile phone ban in Edinburgh schools has come into force - despite pouches to secure the devices not being available yet. Primary school pupils who have returned after the summer holidays will have to keep their phones in cabinets during…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (556+ words) Another data centre in west London has been approved by a council, despite concerns surrounding its demand on water and energy supplies. Hounslow Council's Planning Committee voted in favour of the plans at a 12.2-acre brownfield site in the Haslemere…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (535+ words) A campaigner who successfully persuaded a broadband company to remove an unused telegraph pole from her town says she hopes more providers will do the same. Joyce Whittle, from Hedon, East Yorkshire, believes telecoms companies have been allowed to put…...