13 h. ago Google and Apple may be forced to change app stores after watchdog’s ruling

The two tech giants currently dominate the market

Politics

15 h. ago Apple and Google could be forced to make big changes to their mobile phones

Due to investigations by a UK watchdog, the two companies may have to make some major changes

Technology

15 h. ago Apple and Google may face action over mobile phone dominance, says UK watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority said the two tech giants had substantial and entrenched market power with their platforms.

Technology

18 h. ago Van driver was checking emails minutes before he killed 'loving' granddad in crash

Qabir Hussain, 54, had been using his mobile phone to check his emails just moments before he hit 85-year-old David Brooke as he crossed a road - killing the beloved granddad

Events

67 h. ago Why was the internet down today? AWS explains Snapchat, Roblox, , Duolingo, Xbox outage

Major websites and mobile phone apps were hit by issues to start the working week 🚨🚨

Technology

68 h. ago ‘Stole my heart’: why My Best Friend’s Wedding is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers sharing their all-time favourite comfort films is a trip back to 1997 with Julia Roberts’s charmingly chaotic anti-heroIf When Harry Met Sally questioned whether men and women can be friends without sex getting in the way, My Best Friend’s Wedding is unequivocal. If your fiance has a female BFF – especially if she has the megawatt smile and mile-long legs of Julia Roberts at her ravishing best – prepare for drama. Even if you’re Cameron Diaz. Which is the precise scenario we’re confronted with at the start of my favourite chaotic caper, which made just under $300m at the global box office when it debuted in 1997, and also stole my heart as a melodramatic 11-year-old.We were truly spoiled for romcoms in the 90s – believe me, I watched them all – but My Best Friend’s Wedding is something special. To watch this PJ Hogan classic (he also directed Muriel’s Wedding) is to sink into a warm bath of nostalgia, complete with brick-sized mobile phones, indoor ...

Politics

4 d. ago The return of ‘Tescopoly’? How Britain’s biggest retailer dominates everyday life

Supermarket chain has quietly got its groove back to grab even more of shoppers’ spending this yearReach into your pocket and you will probably find evidence of Tesco. Whether it is a Clubcard, mobile phone or just a receipt from one of its 3,000 stores, the UK’s biggest retailer is engrained in everyday British life.As its chief executive, Ken Murphy, proudly proclaimed this month, the supermarket chain has grabbed even more of our spending this year, landing almost a third of all grocery sales and receiving more than £1 in every £10 spent in UK retail. Data released this week showed Tesco’s sales growth outgunning its traditional rivals. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Asylum hotel murder trial shown video of suspect buying alcohol and dancing

A mobile phone clip shown to jurors trying Deng Majek is alleged to show him dancing to music in a car park – in sight of emergency service crews.

Events

6 d. ago Lorry driver on M6 'filmed doing something inappropriate while behind wheel'

Footage appears to show a lorry driver on the M6 during the rush hour watching something on his mobile phone which is positioned on the dashboard above the steering wheel

Politics

6 d. ago Driver stunned after spotting lorry driver 'doing something inappropriate' on M6

An astounded passer-by in a neighbouring lane managed to film the brief clip, which seems to show a mobile phone propped up on the dashboard above the steering wheel

Politics

7 d. ago Emmerdale's Nicola Wheeler's own motherhood admission in 'horrendous' soap plot

The actress revealed that she doesn't let her son have his own mobile phone

Events

8 d. ago Three key questions answered ahead of major Ryanair boarding pass change

From November 12, Ryanair is operating a '100% Digital Boarding Pass' system - but how do you get one and what happens if your phone dies or you can't get WiFi or mobile data?

Politics

8 d. ago Vodafone reveals cause of massive outage that hit thousands of phones and home internet networks in London

The telecoms giant apologised for the outage, which it said was linked to a ‘non-malicious software issue’

Events

9 d. ago Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems

Many customers say they cannot access services including the internet or make mobile phone callsTens of thousands of Vodafone customers were reporting that they could not access services including the internet and making mobile phone calls on Monday.Consumers started reporting problems on the website of the outage monitor Downdetector from about 3pm on Monday. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Best Pay By Mobile Casinos: New Pay By Phone Casino Sites For October 2025

We’ve evaluated the best Pay By Mobile casino sites from both established and new online casinos on the market to bring our top three from each category

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9 d. ago Nothing ear (3) review: A cool design and excellent sound make these a go

Phone brand Nothing is back with its third iteration of the ear bud and this time the (3)s come with a new talk button gimmick to help you converse with your mobile's AI and friends on the phone

Politics

1 week ago Tommy Robinson in court accused of refusing to give police phone PIN

Police have the power to demand the password or PIN to a mobile phone

Events

1 week ago Man with £140k job turned to heroin and drug dealing after marriage ended

Richard Skelly, 40, was found in possession of a mobile phone with messages like 'Have you got any white mucker?'

Economics

1 week ago In Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic changeIn March 2019 as a nationwide blackout plunged Venezuela into darkness, hundreds of citizens huddled on a basketball court in the city of Maracaibo to hear their leader promise to guide them out of the gloom.“We are, quite literally, living through our darkest hour. But these are also the brightest of times,” María Corina Machado told supporters as they used mobile phones to illuminate the night. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Gen Z hang up on classic style of phone call as they prefer shouting on mobile on speakerphone or using earbuds to talk

The growing trends in voice calling - dubbed the Proudhailers and the Walkie-Squawkies - are revealed in new research from Talkmobile.

Politics