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The latest available official UK updates on mobile phones, direct from the source.
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CompareDirect ·
Phones are sold unlocked, mid-contract price rises must be shown in pounds and pence, and switching takes one free text. Here is how to judge a phone deal on its full cost, not its headline price.
Read the story →Checked: 27 Oct 2026, 17:08 (UK time)
GOV.UK ·
Targeted measures announced to make SEP licensing clearer, more accessible and more efficient.
GOV.UK ·
Under reforms announced today, disclosure rules written before smartphones existed will be overhauled to free up officer time.
GOV.UK ·
The Government has launched the UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy.
GOV.UK ·
A trial version of the GOV.UK App is to be available to download on smartphones today, putting public services in people’s pocket to save them from wasting time on admin.
GOV.UK ·
Data including vital NHS, financial, and personal smartphone data is set to be safer from cyber attacks, environmental disasters, and IT blackouts as part of government’s drive for economic growth.
GOV.UK ·
Government has taken further action to help secure the UK's supplies of critical goods with the launch of the new Critical Imports Council.
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