16 h. ago Shocking moment cycle race ends in disaster when police motorcyclist rides across sprint finish, sparking huge crash

Shocking footage shows how athletes were sent flying into the air during the pile-up that took place on stage three of the Vuelta a Venezuela race on Wednesday.

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66 h. ago Set controls and teach privacy: how to manage your child’s first mobile phone

Decide which type of phone to buy – and then talk to your child about online safety and securityFrom getting the right handset and trying to make sure children are safe online from scammers to ensuring they don’t lose it, there is a lot for parents to bear in mind when giving a child their first phone. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Prince Harry gave Queen Elizabeth II a secret mobile phone so he could have his own direct line to the monarch, ex

As revealed in extracts from Burrell's new memoir, exclusively serialised in the Daily Mail, the Duke of Sussex sent his grandmother the device that would allow him to bypass her courtiers.

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5 d. ago Watch incredible moment cyclist overcomes flat tire by picking up his bike and running towards finish

American cyclist Neilson Powless invoked his inner 'Chris Froome' as he was spotted running up the road following a mechanical issue with his bike.

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5 d. ago National emergency alert goes off but mobile phone users complain they 'didn't get it'

You may have jumped out your skin this afternoon when a UK emergency alert sounded on your device.

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5 d. ago This is what happened after New Zealand banned phones in schools

The goal for the move was to cut distractions, but not everyone was on board

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6 d. ago 'More information' needed on Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

Prosecutors are still trying to find who made a 30-minute phone call to Brueckner, causing his mobile to be 'pinged' by a cell phone tower in Praia da Luz, close to where Madeleine disappeared

Politics

6 d. ago Brits urged to ‘keep their cool’ during emergency alert drill

Millions of phones will emit a siren sound and vibrate during the drill

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6 d. ago UK emergency alert test warning for phone users using WhatsApp, shopping, or banking

The UK government will be carrying out an emergency alert test on all 4G and 5G mobile networks on the evening of Sunday, September 7 - and phone users are being warned not to use their phones during the alert

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6 d. ago Met Police piloting video screens amid anger over axing of half its front desks in London

Scotland Yard forced to cut services as epidemic of knife crime, mobile phone snatches and shoplifting spirals

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8 d. ago Boyfriend strangled girlfriend and smashed TV during argument about money

Corey Parker, 27, also took the victim's mobile phone and threatened to sell it so she wouldn't be able to call the police.

Politics

8 d. ago Mobile phone stolen every 44 minutes on UK rail network, staggering data shows

British Transport Police data revealed around 12,150 handsets were taken on trains and in railway stations in 2024, representing a massive 135 percent rise since 2020

Politics

8 d. ago Mobile phone ‘hidden in Commons’ as part of prank to play ‘sex noises’ during PMQs

A phone was reportedly planted near the front bench in what is being investigated as a “major breach” of parliamentary security

Politics

8 d. ago Moment Father Ted creator Graham Linehan 'damages trans woman's mobile phone after harassing her in a series of X posts' is shown to court

The Irish comedy writer, 57, is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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8 d. ago Prankster 'hid phone to play sex noises' in Parliament like on Match of the Day

The joke was foiled when the mobile phone was discovered planted near the front bench in the House of Commons during a security sweep ahead of Prime Minister's Questions

Politics

8 d. ago Graham Linehan 'smashed phone of trans activist he branded a terrorist and an incel'

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a confrontation at an LGB Alliance conference

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8 d. ago Graham Linehan arrives at court for trans 'harassment' trial amid airport arrest storm

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a women’s conference confrontation

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8 d. ago Graham Linehan faces trial over trans 'harassment' amid airport arrest storm

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a women’s conference confrontation

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9 d. ago Set a two TikTok toilet limit to reduce haemorrhoid risk, doctors advise

Study finds scrollers are more prone to piles than those who go to the lavatory without phonesPeople who take a mobile phone to the loo should keep to a two TikTok limit, according to doctors who found that toilet scrollers are more prone to haemorrhoids than phoneless lavatory-goers.Those who sit on the throne with a phone spend far more time on the toilet than others, with longer stints linked to a greater risk of developing the bulging anal veins known as haemorrhoids or piles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Esther Ghey launches campaign to ban mobile phones in classrooms to protect pupils’ safety

Her murdered daughter Brianna had an addiction to her smartphone which had been raised as a concern by her school

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