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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 · Sep 5

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 · Aug 2

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.

BANG Premier · Jun 22

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 · Jan 10

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 · Nov 19, 2024

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) · Dec 2, 2023

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 · Apr 25, 2023

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

The comedian's new show policy has split opinion

Irish Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

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 · Feb 15, 2023

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

Irish Mirror · Feb 13, 2023