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Loophole allowing drivers to escape punishment for using mobile phone closes

A loophole allowing drivers to escape punishment for hand-held phone use if they are taking a photo or playing a game will be closed from Friday. New rules ban virtually all hand-held use of mobile phones on Britain’s roads, in what Transport ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Mobile users warned of extra fees as roaming charges return

Mobile phone users are being urged to check if they face extra fees in the new year as roaming charges return to some networks in January. Two of the UK’s four biggest networks – EE and Vodafone – are reintroducing roaming charges for ...

31 Dec 2021 at 13:25

Unsafe drivers detected every six minutes

Unsafe drivers are being detected every six minutes on average in a UK-first trial of new technology. National Highways said 152 drivers holding a mobile phone and 512 vehicle occupants without a seatbelt have been identified on the ...

14 Oct 2022 at 13:56

City

Vodafone boss Nick Read to step down at end of year

Mobile phone giant Vodafone has revealed its boss Nick Read will step down at the end of the year just weeks after unveiling an £880 million plan to slash costs and warning over job cuts and price hikes. Mr Read will leave on ...

05 Dec 2022 at 09:26

Drivers warned not to pick up phones during emergency alert test

Drivers are being warned that it will be illegal to pick up their mobiles during the first test of the Government’s new emergency alert service. The AA said motorists may prefer to switch off their electronic devices before ...

20 Apr 2023 at 15:44

City

Vodafone hires interim boss to top job

Mobile phone giant Vodafone has appointed interim boss Margherita Della Valle as permanent chief executive, ending nearly five months of uncertainty over the top role. The group said Ms Della Valle – the firm’s former ...

27 Apr 2023 at 15:43

Public assured they can ‘simply swipe away’ emergency alert test

The public have been assured they can “simply swipe away” a test of a new public alert system when it emits a loud alarm on millions of phones on Sunday. Oliver Dowden, the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister, said ...

23 Apr 2023 at 00:01

30 years of the text message – Nearly one in three still send them daily

Text messages still play a big role in the daily lives of many, with almost one in three sending and receiving SMS messages every day – 30 years after the first text was sent – according to new figures. Despite a ...

03 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Ofcom investigating EE’s customer contract information practices

Mobile operator EE is being investigated by Ofcom over concerns that the network failed to provide customers with clear and simple contract information before they signed up for a new deal. Since June, telecoms ...

04 Oct 2022 at 12:34

Scotland

Scottish pupils say wellbeing has improved since school mobile classroom ban

Pupils from a Scottish school have said their wellbeing has improved since a mobile phone ban was introduced in their classrooms. Gordonstoun School in Elgin, Moray, made the decision to ban phones in the ...

17 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Fein of ‘hypocrisy’ over opposition to phone pouch scheme

The Taoiseach has attacked Sinn Fein “hypocrisy” over opposition to a mobile phone pouch scheme for schools. Simon Harris said he was “absolutely shocked” after receiving a letter from Sinn Fein ...

04 Oct 2024 at 13:37

Ireland

Extra two million euro needed for phone pouches every year, says Sinn Fein

There will be an additional two million euro annual cost for the controversial school phone pouch scheme, Sinn Fein has claimed. The Irish Government allocated nine million euro in the budget ...

06 Nov 2024 at 13:37

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