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The World Health Organisation officially classifies gaming addiction as a disorder. But evidence to support the idea that players are addicted to video games is lacking.

Access to mobile technology can be both a blessing and a curse. Smart phones are used to make calls, run businesses and organise social lives. But they also raise concerns over their potential impact on our health, society – and education.

The chief inspector of Ofsted is backing headteachers who ban mobile phones to prevent bad behaviour. In a speech, Amanda Spielman is expected to blame technology for making "low-level disruption" more common and endorse tough behaviour policies.

The U.K. government is considering limiting people’s anonymity online as part of a drive to clean up the internet — a change that could upend the social media landscape as we know it.

You may have been sick of getting GDPR emails in your inbox, but for Sheffield schools the headache of data protection changes shows no signs of abating. The Sheffield Telegraph reports.

The report into 'what causes young people upset online’ is the second in a series, titled Young People, Internet Use and Wellbeing in the UK.

Teenagers simply can’t help being attracted by being online, says Nicola Morgan – and anyone who works with them really needs to understand why…

The season arrives with the start of the summer holidays, when thousands of girls are at risk of being flown abroad to undergo the procedure.

The news was shared on ITV's This Morning and revealed how teenagers are becoming reliant on prescription drugs to cope with the pressures of tests - and risking 'serious side effects' in doing so.

"For me, having cannabis in the evening is the equivalent of having a glass of wine on a Friday night. "People of my generation see cannabis as safer than drinking and safer than smoking," says Faye, 22

The number of offences involving actual or attempted online sexual communication with a child has quadrupled in Northern Ireland, campaigners said.

Parents have been warned to keep their bank details safe after a young boy spent £691 playing gaming sensation Fortnite.

We need to provide safe spaces where kids can learn positive online behaviours

Children hooked on addictive video games like Fortnite will be able to seek treatment on the NHS after video gaming is classified as a medical disorder by the World Health Organisation (WHO) next week.

Scottish first minister takes action after secondary pupil posts offensive materials on popular online network for schools

Facebook is guilty of allowing British children to be exposed to violence and bullying, according to an analysis of “unsafe” networking and gaming sites.

Schools and parents should not be scared to take smartphones and other electronic devices away from teenagers, the headmaster of Eton has said.

Teachers have called on parents to ban their kids from the game after they began rocking up to school exhausted

Simon Henderson, head of the private school since 2015, says it is sometimes appropriate to take devices away. Speaking at a Girls' Day School Trust conference in London, Mr Henderson said Eton now requires its Year 9 boys to hand in their devices at night-time.

Violent bullying has fallen while name-calling and 'social exclusion' have risen