Parents in Northern Ireland are the most cautious about what they allow their children to do on the internet, a new survey by telecoms regulator Ofcom has found.

The study found that 23 per cent of parents in Northern Ireland do not think the benefits of broadband deals outweigh the potential risks of the internet to their children, compared with 12 per cent nationally.

Additionally, the Media Literacy in the Nations report found that children aged between eight and 15 in Northern Ireland are less likely to have lessons about the internet in school.

The research also showed that parental concern in Northern Ireland extends to both television content and what children can access through mobile broadband.

Meanwhile, the same report found that children in Scotland would be more likely to miss their games consoles than the internet or TV, as well as using mobile broadband more than any other children in the UK.

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