11 h. ago McDonald’s worker 'slaps' yob as huge brawl breaks out in front of shocked customers

Mobile phone footage captured the moment a gang of youths forced their way into a McDonald's restaurant and attacked a worker who was trying to keep customers safe

Economics

13 h. ago What's the appeal of AI? It will always reassure you | Zoe Williams

Like many inventions – including mobile phones, Google and Lime bikes – I assumed AI would not catch on. But I’m finding it surprisingly usefulAt the start of the year, a friend asked artificial intelligence how to console his 10-year-old on the death of a pet. I thought this was the most ridiculous thing ever, given that ChatGPT didn’t know the pet, or the 10-year-old. And surely the reason a pet’s death occasions such unique grief is that pets are unique, and therefore cannot be imagined by a machine. So I assumed this wouldn’t catch on – but then I have said that about every new invention, including but not limited to mobile phones, Google and Lime bikes.Now everyone uses AI for everything, and I am slowly waking up to its appeal. Anthropic’s Claude is apparently the more emotionally intelligent, but the beauty of it is that it’s never so intelligent that it would tell you to grow up, get some backbone, and stop asking stupid questions. So you can go to it with anything: “My sist...

Politics

33 h. ago DWP issues 'beware' warning over scam text message being sent to mobile phones

Stop! Think Fraud has also offered some advice on what to look out for to avoid being the victim of a scam

Events

68 h. ago 'I live in Benidorm and tourists make this same mistake every time they visit'

A Brit living in Benidorm has uncovered a popular questions tourists are asked - and in many cases there's an ulterior motive to pinch mobile phones from unassuming visitors

Society

3 d. ago Graduate's life of luxury came crashing down when her mobile phone started pinging

Danielle Stafford is currently serving a jail sentence of more than seven years

Events

3 d. ago Neighbourhoods where people are most likely to be mugged, carjacked or robbed

The neighbourhoods and town centres where people are most likely to be mugged, carjacked or threatened and forced to hand over mobile phones have been revealed by a new crime map.

Events

4 d. ago Martin Scorsese no longer watches films in cinemas due to audience bad behaviour

Noise of phone conversations and guzzling of snacks have spoiled the experience, veteran director tells critic Peter TraversThe director Martin Scorsese has said that no longer watches films in theatres because he’s so appalled by the behaviour of his fellow cinemagoers.Speaking to US film critic Peter Travers for his blog, The Travers Take, Scorsese reportedly explained that he found himself too distracted by the chat and mobile-phone disturbance from the audience to concentrate on the film. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Voices: The ONS scandal that has made your bills higher than they should be

Two mistakes made by Britain’s national number cruncher, the ONS, affect us all, writes James Moore – from our mobile phone bills to how much we pay for mortgages and other loans

Science

5 d. ago Hybrid working? You need Vodafone’s Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile

It offers one business number that works across all devices

Politics

5 d. ago 15 fascinating phone facts from what word means to 1917 'pocket sized' mobile

Here's your wake up call with facts you didn't know about the humble from phone from battle to invent it to Queen Victoria's first call

Politics

6 d. ago Watch: Police helicopter chases mobile phone thief through London

A police helicopter and multiple officers on motorcycles chase down a mobile phone snatcher through the streets of London in dramatic helicopter and bodycam footage.

Events

6 d. ago Phone theft: How to protect yourself from having your mobile stolen, according to the police

A phone holds so much of the average person’s life – here’s some top tips to stop yourself becoming a victim

Events

6 d. ago Massive rise in London mobile phone thefts as Met Police admit 'we have a growing and very serious problem'

Some 80,000 devices were stolen in the capital last year - about 16,000 more than in 2023

Events

6 d. ago Apple and Google are 'dragging their feet' over one simple change that would hit mobile phone thieves

The world's biggest tech firms were told 18 months ago by the Metropolitan Police to make a change that could make stolen smartphones worthless to criminals.

Events

8 d. ago The UK's biggest ever £16.5BILLION mobile phone network is born: What it means for YOU as British arms of Three and Vodafone combine to create huge new business

Despite concluding that the merger would lead to higher prices for customers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved the deal last December.

Economics

9 d. ago Ban smartphones in schools, Starmer told – by the country that’s done it

Keir Starmer has resisted a national ban on mobile phones in schools, but the education minister in New Zealand who introduced the measure in her country has told The Independent that it is already proving successful

Politics

1 week ago Drivers warned over traffic light rule could land you with £1,000 fine

Motorists are being reminded of the rules when it comes to being on their mobile phones at traffic lights or while stuck in congestion

Events

1 week ago DVLA lists 4 times motorists can use mobile phone in car including 1 while driving

It's against the law to use a mobile when driving, however there are exceptions to the rules

Transport

1 week ago Secondary school says it will suspend pupils for using phones

Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen has banned the use of mobile phones and has said anyone violating the policy could face suspension

Politics

2 w. ago One mobile phone setting could 'save your life' and it's easy to set up

A paramedic has issued a stark warning to people, explaining that if you do not have this setting on your phone, you could be putting your life at risk in an emergency - and it only takes a few minutes to set up

Politics