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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 ....
Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum worries he ll never be able to walk. He was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it paralysed his leg because of the war he wasn t vaccinated and now medical care is limited. He want to live and be treated. He wants to live and walk like other children. I feel a lot of guilt that he didn t get the vaccination, but i couldn t give it to him because of our circumstances. Displaced five times, the baby s family now lives in a crowded tent camp in deir al balah in central gaza. Raw sewage flows through streets nearby. Conditions are ideal for diseases to spread, especially polio, which is highly infectious. Since discovering the virus, un agencies have been racing to set up an emergency mass vaccination programme and with war raging, they ve negotiated three localised three day pauses in fighting with israel and hamas. Un officials say the plan is not ideal, but it s workable. What we re aiming at is to have 640,0 ....
Gauff tookjust 66 minutes to get past her opponent at the arthur ashe stadium, winning in straight sets. Shell now face qualifier Tatjana Maria in the second round as she looks to retain her title, and despite a difficult few months that saw her lose in the third round of the paris olympics, gauff is feeling confident. I dont have to prove anything to anyone except myself, so this whole two weeks are about proving all the expectations i have on myself, so i thinkjust learning and realising i have a lot left to give this game. Whether it will happen this year or in the future, i have many more years coming back year and i would win every year. I thinkjust that perspective. Also safely through her opening match is last years runner up, aryna sabalenka. She beat qualifier Priscilla Hon in straight sets and will face italys Lucia ....
Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister says the governments first budget in october will be painful. Sir keir starmer was speaking in the rose garden at Downing Street ahead of parliaments return next week. He said labour had inherited an economic and societal black hole, but the conservatives called the Speech A Distraction from the promises he had no intention of keeping. Our Political CorrespondentHannah Miller reports. On Hannah Miller reports. A Beautiful Day in the down street on a Beautiful Day i ....
Its a really, really tragic situation so well hope for the best in terms of additional recovery but were bracing for some bad news just given the destruction were seeing. But i do think the Quick Response was very important and i do think it saved lives. I want to thank the folks for their bravery in doing that. Harris local affiliates are reporting 51 people are unaccounted for. Fox news is working to independently confirm that. Steve harrigan is near that building gathering information and well have a live report from him coming up. I want to move to this. Vice president Kamala Harris finally caving to pressure agreeing to visit the border tomorrow as the crisis there is raging. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. She waited 93 days after President ....