A QUARTER of all seven to ten year olds now own a mobile phone (Evening Advertiser Too much too young, January 20).

There are fears that radiation from handsets may damage the brain and increase the risk of tumours.

It took decades for people to become aware of passive smoking, with people constantly using mobile phones in proximity to others it will be interesting to see if people develop illnesses from passive radiation.

N E GOUGH

Eldene, Swindon