1 hour ago Paisley thug who stole Good Samaritan's mobile phone after faking call is jailed

Sheriff Thomas McCartney told the accused there was no alternative to a custodial sentence.

Events

24 h. ago Perth Grammar pupils will be asked to store mobile phones in classroom boxes

The school's updated policy on mobile devices will come into force on Monday

Politics

24 h. ago Clumsy Brits keep damaging brand new mobile phones and even drop them in the toilet

Clearly, us Brits can't have nice things because on average, it takes just four months for us to damage a brand new mobile phone. And plenty have even dropped our devices in the bogs

Politics

28 h. ago Hundreds of mobile phones on burning bus intensified deadly fire that killed 20, reports say

Officials say lithium-ion batteries in smartphones aggravated fire that engulfed Bengaluru-bound bus last week

Events

67 h. ago UK travellers with mobile phones urged to do one thing after Emirates announces ban

Emirates follows several other airlines which are already enforcing the strict rules

Politics

69 h. ago Clocks go back: does the time change automatically on mobile phones? Turn this feature on

Don’t get caught out with the wrong time on your phone this weekend!! 📲⏰

Politics

4 d. ago Mobile network launches £5 phone plan to take on Sky and giffgaff

Spusu is a new mobile network that has launched in the UK and is offering a range of SIM-only deals from just £4.90 per month

Economics

4 d. ago School bus driver caught watching porn while picking up and dropping off kids

He was found guilty of a breach of the peace charge by repeatedly viewing the pornographic images of naked women on his mobile phone.

Events

5 d. ago Brits can now get married on mobile phone app for just £160 thanks to AI

An AI-powered super app in the UAE called TAMM allows anyone in the world to access its new virtual marriage feature, which can process a marriage from start to finish in as little as 24 hours

Economics

5 d. 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

5 d. 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

6 d. 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

8 d. 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

8 d. 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 ...

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9 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...

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1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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?

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