Children now spend around three hours and 20 minutes each day messaging, playing games and being online, the report by Childwise found.

Many children own mobile by seven while half keep it near bed, report suggests

Madonna introduced a no phone and no smart watch ban at her London Palladium concert on Wednesday night.

Madonna bans mobile phones at first London performance of Madame X tour

Experts say the $1,500 phone will struggle to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.

Earlier this year Ramsey Barreto successfully appealed against a conviction for filming the scene of a crash while driving

Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan said she wanted to shake up planning restrictions.

Ofcom said the mobile phone group overcharged 2.6 million customers up to a total of almost £2.9 million over nearly eight years.

The Spanish-owned network also said it now has 33.3 million customers in the UK.

It won’t come cheap and it won’t be available everywhere, but it’s the start of what experts believe can bring “great benefits” to the UK.

Some users were unable to make phone calls after the telecoms company confirmed a 4G calling problem.

The consumer group Which? found the biggest mobile firms still rated worse than smaller providers.

Nick Gibb has concerns about the impact of excessive screen time.

Some countries have already tried to address the problem and the capital is taking suit. 

Consumers and businesses are urged to be particularly aware if they live near the Irish border.

The findings come after a mobile phone ban in schools across France comes into effect.