Italy unveils plan to tackle smartphone addiction

Italy is putting forward a bill to help with 'nomophobia'.

It's a condition that mostly affects young people, where you become addicted to your mobile phone or computer, and can’t handle not having access to social networks or messaging apps. 

Figures show half of Italians aged 15-20 consult their mobile phones at least 75 times a day.

Around 61 per cent also use their tablet or mobile phone in bed, and that figure has gone up to 81 per cent among 18-34-year-olds.

If it’s passed, the "No-Mobile-Phone Phobia" Law will seek to introduce education programmes for parents and schools, so they can help spot the signs of the condition in children.