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The Late Late Toy Show watched by over 1.6 million viewers worldwide
Host Patrick Kielty has paid tribute to the ‘amazing kids’ who took part
What germs are lurking in your children’s toys?
Toys are meant to be hard-wearing, but how grubby is too grubby?
These are the 20 must-have toys for kids this Christmas
The DreamToys list of the predicted most popular toys for Christmas has been revealed. Lisa Salmon takes a look.
Toy industry seeing ‘remarkable resurgence’ ahead of Christmas, figures show
The Toy Retailers Association has released its annual DreamToys list of the 20 predicted top sellers this Christmas.
Hornby to sell loss-making Oxford Diecast business
Shares in the scale models group rose after it confirmed the deal.
It’s the nicest thing to do, says woman who makes and repairs teddies
Sarah Wilkinson said her most common repair was fixing up teddies that had been chewed by dogs.
Lego profits fall amid ‘toughest toy market for over 15 years’
The Danish toymaker reported a 5% fall in operating profits to 17.1 billion Danish kroner (£8.1 billion) in 2023.
Lego earnings plunge 19% in tougher toy market
The Danish group reported operating profits of 6.4 billion Danish krona (£738 million) in the six months to June 30.
Father completes 1,000th day of toy car photo project started in lockdown
Ross Burns, from Edinburgh, posts a daily photo of one of his son’s vehicles in an interesting location.
Father completes 1,000th day of toy car photo project started in lockdown
Ross Burns, from Edinburgh, posts a daily photo of one of his son’s vehicles in an interesting location.