Smartphones and other personal electronic devices like tablets could be banned from UK classrooms over fears they cause too much disruption to lessons.

British behaviour expert Tom Bennett is to look into the impact of such devices used by pupils under an expansion of his investigation into how to train teachers to tackle poor behaviour, Schools Minister Nick Gibb said.

Bennett said: “This is a 21st century problem and the majority of schools are dealing with it effectively. But I will now probe deeper into this issue, and behaviour challenges more broadly, to uncover the real extent of the problem and see what we can do to ensure all children focus on their learning.”

Fans to fork out for goalie’s gums

Football fans have been asked to dig deep to put a smile back on the face of a non-league goalkeeper who lost four teeth on the pitch.

Halesowen Town goalie Daniel Platt, 23, clashed heads with Tividale striker Joel Ayetti during a game on August 8 - with Platt leaving the pitch with a broken jaw causing his teeth to fall out by the roots.

The club, who play in the Northern Premier League, did not have sports injury insurance to cover the dental work, so Platt has been left with a £6,000 bill to pay for the reconstruction of his four teeth.

Queen returns gift to sender

A royal enthusiast who sent the Queen a £50 note was delighted to find she had written back and thanked him - and returned the money.

David Vaz, 43, wanted to express his gratitude to Britain’s longest reigning monarch by sending her a £50 note and a letter encouraging her to “treat herself to her favourite cup of tea”, BT News reports.

But rather than spending the money on a cup of the finest Darjeeling, the Queen - who is estimated to have a £300 million fortune - refused to accept the cash and sent Vaz a reply thanking him for the gift and saying that she was “deeply moved” by the gesture.

Vaz, who works as a controller at A1 Minicab in Romford, north-east London, said: “I wrote to congratulate her and to use the money to treat herself to a cup of tea or something.”

Child killer Hindley’s letters

Child killer Myra Hindley pledged she would “never, never” kill again in a series of secret papers that include hand-written letters where she reveals plans to flee the country and write a book about her life, the Mirror reports.

The murderer revealed she had a hidden nest egg that she would use to fund her disappearance while also outlining plans for her “survival” behind bars.

The details were revealed in a stack of papers linked to parole interviews the vile killer undertook in the 1990s. Hindley was convicted in 1966 of murdering Edward Evans, 17, and Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and of being an accessory in the murder of John Kilbride, 12.

Couple rescue ‘trapped’ woman

A couple looking for a scenic spot to take a photo found an injured woman who had been trapped inside her wrecked car for two days in a secluded part of a canyon.

Sergeant Spencer Cannon of Utah County said the couple heard faint calls for help and discovered 29-year-old Heather Blackwelder. Spencer Dryden said he initially thought the sounds were children playing, but after the woman cried that she was stuck in her vehicle, he rushed to look for water while his girlfriend called 911.

Authorities said Ms Blackwelder had been trapped since crashing through a guardrail and plummeting several hundred feet down the mountainside south-east of Salt Lake City. She was flown to a hospital and was expected to recover.

Mystery ice crashes through roof

A California woman said she cannot explain how a large chunk of ice came hurtling from the sky and crashed through the roof of her family’s home, startling everybody inside.

Monica Savath said she and her family were in the living room of their Modesto home when they heard a loud crash. In the garage, they found a gaping hole in the roof and shattered ice. Neighbour Lisa Lawrence said she was outside when she heard a whizzing sound and saw the chunk the size of a basketball.

National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Mathews said he believes it was frozen vapour that broke loose from a plane flying high overhead. He said the family is lucky nobody was injured.