Local people will be given a greater say in the siting of all mobile phone masts, under changes to the planning system announced last Friday. The changes -- to the planning rules which govern the ...

A mobile phone mast is being blamed for the disappearance of over 50 racing pigeons. Monday's edition of The Times reports that pigeon fancier David Blain has lost two-thirds of his birds since the ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Mobile-phone masts in Africa could be used for other development initiatives, such as filling gaps ...