Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of build a bear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi
Difficult, especially with the degree of disruption of the infrastructure but i think that there is a lot of experience on delivering polio vaccine campaigns in difficult circumstances and if you ve got three essential things you can get success and one is having vaccine, people stood vaccinating and people to be vaccinated. I have every hope that it will be a success. With the pauses in the fighting that have been agreed, did they were maybe going on for as long as necessary for this to be implemented or other weight workers under a time pressure to get vaccinations? my understanding to get vaccinations? ij i understanding is to get vaccinations? m: understanding is that to get vaccinations? m; understanding is that they said daytime pauses for three days with an option for a fourth day but again, i sincerely hope that if the work isn t completed, there will be more opportunities to get every child vaccinated. That is what will be needed. will be needed. With the vaccination will
To be vaccinated. And i have every hope that it will be a success. With the pauses in the fighting that have been agreed. Do they go? will they be going on for as long as is necessary for this to be implemented, or are the aid workers out there under a time pressure to roll out the vaccinations? my understanding is that these are daytime pauses for three days with an option for a fourth day. But again, i sincerely hope that if the work isn t completed, there will be more opportunities to get every child vaccinated, because that s what will be needed. With the vaccination programme. As it stands then, with the caveats and limitations, how likely do you think it is to tackle this resurgence in polio in the area? i m sure it will be difficult for the logistic reasons that are pretty obvious. But again, if a success is achieved and a second round will be needed in september, then hopefully this transmission of polio virus will be stopped and it s really important that it is stopped. How cr
Here s met police commander charmain brenyah. Many of you are aware that following the notting hill carnival we shared information about two people with very serious injuries. I am very sad to tell you now that both have since died. First i will talk to you about mussie imnetu. He was 41 years old and he was visiting the uk from dubai. He was found unconscious with a head injury in queensway at 11:22pm on monday, 26th of august. Officers and paramedics provided emergency first aid and mussie was taken to hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he sadly died on friday afternoon. A 31 year old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and the matter is now being treated as murder investigation. I will now talk to you about cher maximen. Cher was 32 years old and was stabbed shortly before 6pm on sunday, 25th of august. Officers and paramedics provided first aid and cher was transported to hospital in a critical condition. Despite the hard work
Israeli vehicles moving into the city, with helicopters circling overhead. Israel has said it is targeting what it calls terrorists, and says it killed a hamas commander injenin. The un has called for israel to avoid spreading conflict in the middle east, and the uk s foreign office has said it is deeply concerned about israel s methods and reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. Lucy williamson, reports from inside the west bank, and a warning that her report contains distressing images from the start. On a road outsidejenin this morning, israeli forces came face to face with the man they believe led hamas here. Inside the white car, wissam khazem, shot dead by the army. And with him two other men, who tried to escape, killed in an air strike as they run. Israel says all were involved in shooting and bombing attacks. The eastern areas ofjenin and its refugee camp have both been sealed off for the past three days, and that are fresh reports of cas