More than half the population in the UK claims to suffer from "nomophobia" - the fear of being without a mobile phone, a study suggests.

Some 54% of those surveyed said they worry about being "out of mobile phone contact" - with women 17% more likely to suffer from "nomophobia" than men, the poll revealed.

But only 50% of people bother to secure their devices with a password, the research commissioned by web security firm AppRiver found.

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