64 h. ago People who are constantly distracted by their phones at work will just find other ways to procrastinate if it isn’t handy

More than 40 percent of Americans admit they’re addicted to their smartphones

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3 d. ago Millie Bright: ‘I’m really proud of Lucy Bronze for coming out and sharing her story’

Chelsea and England defender on the power of football, the pitch named after her and a new reality for fan interactions“When you experience the things we have in the women’s game, it does open your eyes to the struggles of others,” says Millie Bright. “It does make you more aware of all kinds of different barriers people might face. You really appreciate the struggles that people have to go through and the constant barriers and battles that have to be fought every single day just to exist. Literally just to exist. You’re not asking to be better than anyone, you’re just asking to exist and be able to do what you love doing, whatever that is, in sport or beyond sport; things that are just part of living a full life, and everyone deserves a full life.”The Chelsea and England defender is sitting in the small stand at Cobham FC’s brilliantly named Leg O’ Mutton Field talking about the power of football. Last year Bright was back in Killamarsh, the village in north-east Derbyshire where s...

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3 d. ago Millie Bright: ‘I’m really proud of Lucy Bronze for sharing her story’

Chelsea and England defender on the power of football, the pitch named after her and praise for her teammate for talking about her ADHD and autism diagnosis“When you experience the things we have in the women’s game, it does open your eyes to the struggles of others,” says Millie Bright. “It does make you more aware of all kinds of different barriers people might face. You really appreciate the struggles that people have to go through and the constant barriers and battles that have to be fought every single day just to exist. Literally just to exist. You’re not asking to be better than anyone, you’re just asking to exist and be able to do what you love doing, whatever that is, in sport or beyond sport; things that are just part of living a full life, and everyone deserves a full life.”The Chelsea and England defender is sitting in the small stand at Cobham FC’s brilliantly named Leg O’ Mutton Field talking about the power of football. Last year Bright was back in Killamarsh, the vil...

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2 w. ago Are you suffering from 'food noise'? Michael Mosley's son has written a book about it

Social media is alight with people who are sharing their experience of constant internal chatter about food. This is so-called ‘food noise’ can be deafening — so here’s how to cope

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2 w. ago Highway Code rule means passengers could get £1,000 fine when not even driving

A recent update to the Highway Code means that passengers could be penalised for using their phones in a way that distracts the driver and the fines are substantial

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3 w. ago Selfies, tickets and perfect angles: tourism and smartphones in Barcelona – in pictures

The photographer Stefan Nieland has been working on a project about the role of smartphones in tourism in the city that gets about 32 million visitors per year: “When moving here in October I wanted to observe and photograph tourism. I immediately felt there was one element that would be in every picture – the smartphone. I decided to shift my focus on people who are constantly with their mobile phones to capture everything during their holidays” Continue reading...

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