6 h. ago Unbelievable moment teen stops on LEVEL CROSSING to text on mobile phone

Shocking footage shows the moment when a teen stops on a train track to gaze at their mobile phone.

Politics

7 h. ago London sixth form among most improved in country after mobile phone ban sees A

Headteacher Omar Deria said the change in his students had been ‘miraculous’ and they had become ‘nicer’ people

Politics

27 h. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the beloved tree being cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, of the legendary tree being felled.

Culture

27 h. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the alleged moment beloved tree cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, which prosecutors say shows the legendary tree being felled.

Culture

27 h. ago Moment iconic Sycamore Gap tree is cut down with chainsaw shown in court

Mobile phone footage was played to jurors showing the famous tree falling on to Hadrian’s Wall.

Events

28 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial: Video of alleged moment tree cut down shown to jurors

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court at the trial of the two men accused of felling the world-famous tree

Culture

28 h. ago Sycamore Gap trial shown video footage of ‘tree being chopped down’

Prosecutors say the video was filmed on the mobile phone of Daniel Graham, who is accused alongside Adam Carruthers of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

Culture

29 h. ago Video captures Sycamore Gap tree being cut down in less than three minutes

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court as the trial of the two men accused of cutting down the tree continued.

Politics

50 h. ago Foreign Office warns Brits there ‘may be travel disruption’ to these two European countries

Millions of people were left without mobile phone coverage and internet and there was huge disruption on the roads and public transport after a huge power cut

Events

3 d. ago Student rescued from Mount Fuji goes back for his phone and has to be rescued again

The Chinese university student, 27, was rescued twice in four days while climbing Mount Fuji during the off-season - after he returned to the mountain peak to retrieve his misplaced mobile phone. 

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3 d. ago Hawaiian Airlines flight in emergency landing after mobile phone bursts into flames onboard

A Hawaiian Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, after a mobile phone caught fire on-board a flight. Holidaymakers had their plans halted after the incident

Politics

5 d. ago Donald Trump in double 'DISGRACE' at Pope's funeral as president totally distracted

US President Donald Trump has been accused of showing yet more disrespect to Pope Francis at his funeral service today in Rome as he was spotted on his mobile phone

Politics

6 d. ago Devout Christian secretly filmed women undressing in mixed gender changing rooms

Married finance manager Richard Halck, 38, would push his mobile phone under the doors and walls of private cubicles at leisure centre in Cheshire to take videos of women.

Culture

6 d. ago Florence Pugh's van smashed up by thieves during London Thunderbolt premiere

The A-lister was targeted by robbers who made off with laptop and mobile phone after breaking into her van.

Politics

6 d. ago Female prison guard 'twerks and flirts with inmate' in shocking leaked video

An unnamed prison officer was filmed on a mobile phone for a TikTok video apparently twerking at the request of an inmate at HMP Forest Bank, in Salford, Greater Manchester

Events

7 d. ago Moment female prison officer 'twerked' for leering inmate after flirting with him on video filmed on mobile phone through jail cell bars

EXCLUSIVE: Footage circulating online shows the UK prison officer, who has not been named, being told to 'show me that batty' by a prisoner.

Events

9 d. ago Voices: Should smartphones be banned in schools? Join The Independent Debate

Many schools and parents are pushing to ban smartphones for teens, arguing they're harmful to mental health and learning, while others see it as an oversimplified fix to deeper issues

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1 week ago Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.

Politics

1 week ago Amazon's 'cheaper alternative to a Ring Doorbell' has been reduced to £30

Amazon has slashed the price of the Blink Video Doorbell, which can be used to answer your door from anywhere at any time using your mobile phone, to £29.99

Economics

2 w. ago 'I flipped off speed camera while driving – but later got a nasty surprise'

A man was driving through a seatbelt camera zone - which aims to catch those travelling without a seatbelt on or using a mobile phone behind the wheel - when he was caught on camera

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