A town in Japan is asking residents to drastically cut back on their smartphone use in a bid to tackle rising concerns about online addiction, poor sleep, and declining mental health. Officials in ...

A Japanese town has asked its residents to sharply reduce smartphone use in an attempt to address growing concerns about digital addiction, poor sleep, and mental health. Officials in Toyoake, Aichi ...

Two Labour-run councils are considering legal action to stop the use of hotels to house migrants in their areas after Epping council won a temporary injunction. The leaders of Wirral and Tamworth ...

A Japanese city wants to limit residents' smartphone use to just 2 hours a day outside work or school. The proposal, aimed at preventing health issues like poor sleep, also suggests kids avoid phones ...

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Georgia game wardens caught two poachers last week in what must have felt like a scene from the past, when Southern outlaws still prowled the banks with telephones. The two poachers were caught ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The city of Toyoake in Aichi Prefecture will urge all smartphone users to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school under a proposed ordinance that includes no penalties. The limit — ...

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