Mobile phones

Brits spend nearly four days a year handling ‘life admin’ for others on their phones

Brits spend nearly four days a year on phone life admin

Teachers in the independent schools system report that total bans and partial restrictions on mobile phone usage in the classroom is seeing more device-free pupil interaction.

Independent schools lead the way on mobile phone ban in classrooms

Smart phones could be banned in Scottish schools (Picture: Sean Gallup)

Parents: 'Allow brick phones in school or campus ban will fail'

TV chef Rustie Lee has partnered with the broadband provider Community Fibre to raise awareness of the landline switch off

Half of landline users unaware of national switch-off deadline looming

Mairi McAllan speaks to pupils at Broughton High School

Exclusive School phone use consultation launches as Mairi McAllan backs ban

Pupils at Portobello High School have already been using pouches as part of the trial which led to mobile phones being banned in all Edinburgh secondary schools.

Edinburgh schools mobile phone ban to begin amid pouch delivery delays

Tulloch Station, pictured in 2002

Nesting birds behind information blackout may have done us a favour Scotsman comment

HONOR’s new Magic V6 flagship has arrived in the UK

Ad Feature HONOR Launches Magic V6 foldable phone

The new Giffgaff deal runs for a limited time - but it could save you £180

Giffgaff cuts unlimited data SIM by £180 with no long contract

Giffgaff has reduced the cost of its unlimited data plan to just £14 a month for a limited time

Giffgaff launches 'cheapest ever' unlimited data plan for £14 a month

The social media ban for under 16s is expected to come into force next spring. Picture: PA

Parent whose child witnessed beheading video welcomes social media ban

Pupils will have to lock their phones away in pouches all the time they’re at school

Phones banned in Edinburgh high schools from August

Lockable pouches where pupils place their phones could be rolled out to all Edinburgh high schools

Opposition groups yet to decide if they will back all-day phone ban

Pet owners store an average of 176 snaps of four-legged friends on their device.

Pet owners store more snaps of furry friends than loved ones

Shane Lowry tips his hat to the patrons after making a hole-in-one at the sixth at Augusta National in Saturday’s third round of the 90th Masters

Where next for hole-in-one specialist Lowry? Masters Diary

Portobello and Queensferry high schools are operating pilot bans on phones, which involve locking them away in pouches. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Mobile phones in schools: Hint of further action after election

James Gillespie's pupils Maya McKee and Amy MacLeod on their phones

Overwhelming majority of parents and staff back mobile phone ban for Edinburgh h...

Drivers could be fined if they are caught using a mobile phone while behind the wheel

Cameras deployed to detect drivers' mobile phone and seatbelt misuse

Pressure is growing for a complete ban on phones in schools

Scottish Tories 'lay groundwork for ban on mobile phones in schools'

Independent Schools Guide: Reflecting on screen usage in school

HONOR CEO James Li unveils robotic innovation at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, including the HONOR Robot Phone and HONOR's first-ever humanoid robot.

Ad Feature HONOR Advances AI Vision with Robot Phone, Humanoid Robot and Magic V6

There are growing calls around the world for social media bans for children (Picture: Paul Hanna)

I'm an ex-headteacher and social media ban for children is a mistake Cameron Wyllie

Mobile phones have to be locked in pouches at Portobello and Queensferry hIgh schools

Plan for mobile phone ban sees more responses than tram consultation

Portobello High School and Queensferry High School were the first secondary schools in Scotland to pilot a zero-phone policy

Parents campaign for right to tech-free education for Scots pupils

Orkney Islands Council has become the latest council to introduce restrictions. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Curb on mobiles in schools ramps up as council introduces restrictions

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar takes questions during a press conference at Pollok Community Centre

Sarwar pledges to protect pupils from accessing porn on council iPads

Scottish Labour leader Anas SarwarPhoto by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman

Anas Sarwar urges UK Government to ban social media for under 16s

The consultation on banning mobile phones in schools runs until March 2

Consultation launched on banning mobile phones in all Capital schools

Energy bills can be bundled in with other bills and made much cheaper

This UK bill-bundling service offers up to £150 just for switching

Woman on a smartphone in a snowstorm. Photo: ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images

How phone signal and WhatsApp is affected by snow

The use of mobile phones in classrooms has been banned in some schools

Changes since my own teaching days make me believe in school phone ban Jenny Lindsay

Babies under the age of one should not spend any time on computer screens at all, according to the World Health Organisation (Picture: John Downing/Express)

New warning about childhood in the digital age must not go unheeded Scotsman comment

Portobello High School was the first in Scotland to introduce a zero-phone policy for pupils. Pupils place their devices into magnet-locked Yondr pouches for the duration of the school day. Pictured are S3 pupils Julia and Carly (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Mobile phone ban in Edinburgh secondary schools 'by the end of 2026'

Smartphones and their enticing apps can be hard to resist (Picture: Sean Gallup)

How we discovered you probably broke New Year's smartphone resolution Scotsman comment

Vinted has infuriated users with a change to sizes

Vinted makes major change - leaving users furious at 'chaos'

Prince George and Prince William pictured during the football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa FC at the Parc des Princes earlier this year (Picture: Carl Recine)

Prince William's dilemma over mobile phone for George strikes a chord Scotsman comment

Date clocks go back this month and why clocks change on a weekend.

Feature you need to turn on your phone before clocks change

Customers are facing problems making and receiving calls

Major phone network ‘down’ as customers face mobile and broadband woes

(Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Vodafone hit by major outage with internet and phones services down

Catherine, Princess of Wales plays with children as she visits the charity Home-Start Oxford (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/pool)

Princess of Wales shows the importance of messing around Scotsman comment

The Scottish Government previously said it will back headteachers who ban mobile phones

Mobiles should be banned in classrooms, says SNP Education Secretary

“Clutter can affect not just your space, but also your energy and peace of mind."- Dilly Carter

The average Brit hangs onto 17 items they never use - just in case
The average Brit owns 17 items they no longer use – hanging onto them just in case they ever need them again.

TikTok gets major ban update as huge development emerges

Edinburgh's new signing Charlie McCaig has joined the club from Exeter Chiefs.

Eye contact and handshakes: Edinburgh ethos impresses new boy

A file photo of a test of a public alert system on a mobile phone. Mobile phones will ring out with an alarm this September as the Government tests its emergency alert system.

Will there be another Emergency Alert in the UK - what’s been said

A file photo of a test of a public alert system on a mobile phone. Mobile phones will ring out with an alarm this September as the Government tests its emergency alert system.

The exact time Emergency Alert text is sent to millions and what to do

A child using mobile phones. Image for illustration only. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)

Parents' fury as councillors let pupils use mobile phones in class

A mobile phone receives the nationwide public alert system test signal on April 23, 2023.

The people who need to opt-out of Emergency Alert test this weekend

The next emergency alert system test is due to take place in the UK in September 2025.

Everything you need to know about Emergency Alert test

People receive emergency alert text during test in 2023

The confirmed date you will receive an Emergency Alert text

The next emergency alert system test in the UK is set to take place this September.

The unmissable Emergency Alert sound to expect when the text arrives

The next emergency alert system test is due to take place in the UK in September 2025.

How to turn off emergency alert text before you ever receive it

Some everyday items we all own could be dirtier than a toilet

The everyday gadgets that are dirtier than a toilet - we all own one

Could you have one of the most common passwords? (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The common passwords most likely to put you at risk of being hacked

An iPhone 15

iPhone users urged to turn on this security feature immediately

People receive emergency alert text during test in 2023

The exact date and time Emergency Alert text will be sent to millions

The Scotsman Top Stories

Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries