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Smartphones are now banned in schools, but teachers are divided on how to enforce it

Schools now have a legal obligation to keep children off their mobile phones for the first time. But teachers disagree on which method is most effective

The Independent UK

Schools finally think they’ve found the answer to keeping students off their phones – and it’s making children happier

Schools across the country are bringing in lockable pouches to keep students off their phones. Are they a game-changer, or an expensive waste of money? Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to teachers to find out more

The Independent UK

Iron Maiden to make Paris concert standing area phone‑free for tour film recording

Iron Maiden will lock away phones in the standing section of their Paris show as they film the Run For Your Lives tour movie, creating a one‑night‑only phone‑free zone for GA fans.

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Theatregoers to face phone ‘ban’ when Broadway’s Liberation comes to London

New York audiences were asked to put phones in sealed pouches, and producer says she hopes to do the same in UK

The Guardian - UK

Five Things to Know About Largest Cell Phone Ban Study

A large study on school cell phone bans has found mixed results

The Independent UK

School cellphone bans are growing. But scientists aren’t sure if they work yet

American kids over age 8 spend an average of 7.5 hours a day watching or using screens

The Independent UK

How US students are bypassing a $25 phone-lock pouch with magnets, rocks and scissors

Schools are finding their expensive phone-lock pouches, designed to enforce phone-free learning, are being easily defeated by students using simple tricks like magnets or sharp knocks. While intended to reduce distractions, these $25 pouches are becoming a costly puzzle for districts. Experts suggest the real issue lies in addressing students'…

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The great cellphone purge in schools — something both sides of the aisle can agree on

IN FOCUS: Educators and state legislators across the nation are pushing to banish smartphones from the classroom as evidence mounts that compulsive tech use is harming young people, reports Io Dodds

The Independent UK

TechScape: Betting markets come for everything – and the FBI comes for a betting market

This week in tech news, online predictors are riding high after a slew of accurate US election wagers. Plus, Trump and Musk try to weaponize the communications regulator•

The Guardian - UK

Holyrood brings in phone signal-blocking kit in protest crackdown

THE Scottish Parliament has introduced phone-signal blocking pouches as part of a crackdown on protests in the Holyrood chamber - but refuses to…

The National (Scotland)

Reason behind strict no-phones policy at Kevin Hart's Manchester show tonight

The warning has been issued ahead of the comedian's show this evening

Manchester Evening News

Tommy Tiernan's new mobile phone rule came after Galway audience member confrontation

The comedian's new show policy has split opinion

Irish Mirror

Tommy Tiernan bans phones from gigs in a first for Irish comedy

The comedian required audience members at his recent string of Vicar Street gigs to lock up their phones through Yondr, a system that guarantees a technology-free presence at gigs

Dublin Live

Comedian Tommy Tiernan bans mobile phones from audience at stand-up gigs

People will no longer be able to film the comedian at his stand-up shows

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly schools will vote to spend $5 million to keep students’ cell phones locked up

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia School District wants to create “phone-free schools,” and officials will soon consider spending $5 million to do so.

Belfast Live

American comedian John Mulaney coming to Belfast in January 2023

Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 23

Wales Online

Cardiff audience told to lock away phones or face being kicked out of WWE legend The Undertaker’s £100 one-man show

The wrestling star is bringing his one-man show to the capital ahead of WWE's Clash at the Castle event at the Principality Stadium

Glasgow Live

Bob Dylan Glasgow: Fans 'unhappy' as singer announces 'non-negotiable' phone ban at concert

Tickets went on sale this morning (July 15) at 10am and have already sold out. However people going to Bob Dylan's concert will not be able to record the show, with phones being banned.

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Wales Online

Bob Dylan tour 2022: Can I take my mobile phone into the concert?

The 81-year-old "Like A Rolling Stone" singer has banned phones at his upcoming gigs. The new rule has been met with mixed reactions from fans.

Belfast Live

Kevin Hart's SSE Arena Belfast show to be 'phone-free'

Anyone caught using a device will be escorted out of the gig

Los Angeles Times

The great concert debate: Are cellphones ruining the live experience?

LOS ANGELES — On the opening night of Silk Sonic's residency at the Park MGM in Las Vegas, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak revived some of the best things about the 1970s: warm, sensuous grooves, tailored polyester suits and the throwback joys of an evening without a smartphone.

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