37 h. ago Phones and other devices could be banned in all schools in Welsh county

The banning of mobile phones looks set to be introduced across a whole council borough in Wales to improve behaviour and attainment

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42 h. ago Mobile phones should be banned in school classrooms, says SNP Education Secretary

Jenny Gilruth said the Scottish Government trusts headteachers to take the action they deem necessary

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55 h. ago Why do I keep waking up at 2am – and how do I get back to sleep?

Experts say it’s common to wake up at night, but maintenance insomnia can cause trouble sleeping againI have no trouble falling asleep. Most nights, my head hits the pillow, and that’s all I remember.But several times a week, I find myself wide awake at 2.00am – stressing about a work deadline, wondering if my daughter is adjusting to her new school or making a note on my phone to get the car washed. Usually, I get back to sleep in an hour, but when my 8am alarm goes off, I feel groggy, wishing I’d had that extra shut-eye. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Labour seeks mobile phones ban in schools as ministers accused of ‘passing buck’

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said head teachers ‘are already empowered’ to bring in a ban if they see fit.

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56 h. ago Parents facing 'mixed messages' over mobile phone use in Scots schools as Labour calls for ban

Parents have repeatedly warned school bullies are using smartphones to film attacks on other pupils before sharing the footage on social media.

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63 h. ago PM brands Channel crossings ‘Farage boats’ because Brexit has hampered returns – UK politics live

PM also says he does not believe Nigel Farage or Reform voters are racistHelena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter.Ed Miliband is due to take to the stage to deliver his speech today, and he is set to announce a “total ban” on fracking.I am about to announce something you have been calling for and campaigning on, which is to ban fracking for good. You called for it, I’m going to do it, thank you for your campaigning.What an amazing result for our environment, our local communities, and the thousands of committed people and groups right across the country who’ve spent years fighting for fracking to be banned for good – including the many who signed 38 Degrees supporter Geoff’s recent petition. Not long ago, it felt like fracking might make a comeback, with Reform UK pushing to put it back on the agenda. But thousands of us stood up, demanded a permanent ban, and made our voices impossible to ignore. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Welsh Government responds as teachers back calls for blanket ban on mobile phones in schools

At the moment it is up to individual schools to decide whether or not to bank pupils using phones

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8 d. ago Voices: Like Emma Watson, I’m ‘humbled’ by failing at basic life things – aren’t you?

From never emptying the dishwasher to leaving the house without getting dressed – I can’t seem to manage being a proper grown-up, confesses Victoria Richards

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9 d. ago Schools spend more than £50K on lockable phone pouches after pupils kept sneaking off to use their mobiles

Simon Elliott, CEO of the Community Schools Trust, said he decided to act because of the 'dangers' posed by mobiles.

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1 week ago ‘It kept our spirits alive’: Taliban’s internet blackout leaves girls in despair

Many Afghan women and girls can no longer communicate or study online after the internet is cut off in 12 provincesLast week, 17-year-old Marjaneh* sat at her computer, waiting for her nightly online English lessons to begin. At 7pm, the scheduled start time, her laptop screen stayed black. The family’s wifi, like the wireless internet across her neighbourhood, had gone and with it, her only chance to continue her education.“These online classes were my only source of hope,” says Marjaneh, speaking from Afghanistan through a crackling phone connection. “I thought, when they [Taliban] closed schools at least they wouldn’t cut the internet, but now that has been taken away too.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: I’m an MP and doctor invited to the West Bank to look at health provisions. Instead, Israel sent us packing

The MP and GP Simon Opher was invited on a fact-finding mission to Israel and the West Bank. When he arrived, Israel called him a threat to ‘public safety, security and order’ and turned him away

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2 w. ago Voices: Who made Camilla laugh? Who got Rupert Murdoch? Secrets of the Trump banquet seating plan

After a glitzy state dinner saw unlikely political players, tech tycoons and sports stars rub shoulders, Sean O'Grady decodes the masterstrokes and the mischief behind the palace’s big night in

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2 w. ago Bank of England voices inflation concerns as it holds main UK interest rate at 4%

The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 4% as U.K. inflation concerns weigh on policymakers

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2 w. ago Voices: Could banning the Bank of Mum and Dad unlock the housing market?

A new mortgage for first-time buyers with a deposit that hasn’t been handed to them on a plate will do more than just help young people get on to the property ladder, says James Moore

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2 w. ago Schools tried to ban phones and avoid politics. Then came Charlie Kirk's assassination

The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves through classrooms worldwide

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3 w. ago No TikTok, no Instagram: Chilean school blocks phones as students rediscover real

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world

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3 w. 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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4 w. ago Queen Camilla leaves primary school teacher in stitches as she crams into phone box with a group of giggling children during sculpture park visit

Queen Camilla 78, (pictured) braved the gloomy weather in an uplifting patterned dress this afternoon as she arrived at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

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4 w. ago Queen bundles into phone box with schoolchildren as she visits gallery

Camilla was at Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London to see its new developments.

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last month Voices: Banning phones in schools is the wrong way to keep children safe

Esther Ghey's call for a phone ban in schools is understandable, but there is no quick fix for the problems our children face online, writes Lorraine Candy. The best we can do is teach them media literacy by engaging with it ourselves

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