Mobile phones3 Jul 2026College to ban smartphones for Year 7 pupilsBlanchelande College says smartphones can cause a distraction even when kept in lockers.3 Jul 20262 Jul 2026India asks WhatsApp to pause username feature rollout over fraud concernsWhatsApp says the feature is not yet live and that it has built in safeguards against potential scams and impersonation.2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026How a town is encouraging young people away from smartphonesThe campaign launched in Solihull aims to encourage organisations to sign up to be smartphone-free 2 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Should phones be banned in pubs?Oisín Rogers considers the old-fashioned pub customs some people cherish and others find terrifying.1 Jul 202630 Jun 2026WhatsApp to let people chat by swapping usernames instead of phone numbersThe app's new usernames feature will be rolled out globally over the next few months.30 Jun 202629 Jun 2026Parents and teachers welcome school smartphone banYorkshire schools will be phone-free from Monday as part of a change in the law, but will it work?29 Jun 202629 Jun 2026Schools to get police funding for phone bansA police and crime commissioner announces a £255,000 pot for schools in the Thames Valley. 29 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Phones legally banned in schools from todayIt's against the law to use a mobile phone in school as a pupil and as a teacher except for in certain circumstances.26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Is there more to pubs than pints and Scotch eggs?The Devonshire’s Oisín Rogers says saving pubs is about defending the everyday places that make communities feel less isolated and more human.26 Jun 2026...
