内容摘要：Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel, as well as defence sector and critical infrastructure employees.

Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel, as well as defence sector and critical infrastructure employees.

“But I don’t want to get addicted.”Thomas’s mum, Julia, gave her older son a smartphone when he was 13. She says it has affected his behaviour.

“There’s been moments of rage and anger and frustration, because there is a big withdrawal which happens when you take it away or put it aside,” she added.“After a year and a bit we’ve grown a little bit, but I don’t want to make the same mistake with Thomas.”Minchinhampton Primary Academy has a ‘no phones’ policy, and carries out online safety sessions for the pupils.

Head teacher, Nick Moss, says children as young as six are being given smartphones, and almost all have them by the age of 10.Mr Moss, who has been at the school for more than 16 years, says this has led to teachers having to address topic they’ve never had to tackle before.

“[Subjects] like online bullying, sexualised behaviour, prejudicial behaviour, harassment,” he added.

“These kind of words have not been part of our lexicon in a primary school context, and it’s upsetting really to have to front foot that and talk to the children openly and honestly about it.They have been joined in recent days by big-name Wall Street figures. Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman - who supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election - has warned of "a self-induced, economic nuclear winter".

Even one of Trump's top aides, billionaire businessman Elon Musk, is reportedly against the tariffs, and spent time over the weekend lobbying the president to reverse them, according to two anonymous sources cited by the Washington Post.The tariffs have been designed to target almost all of the world's countries.

Trump claims that a 10% tariff on all nations and much higher rates on individual countries will boost the US economy and protect jobs.Companies that bring the foreign goods into the country have to pay the tax to the government.