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THE TOP TEN TOYS OF ALL TIME

The top ten bestselling toys of all time have been revealed in a recent survey by high street retailer Debenhams. The study has also predicted best sellers for this Christmas 2013. After thorough sales analysis from the last fifty years, 1980s favourite the Cabbage Patch Doll has come out on top. Whereas the predicted bestselling toy for this year is a tablet. Despite the gap in years, the report…
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Exclusive offer on nude pregnancy portraiture

When it comes to nude pregnancy portraiture there’s so much more available nowadays than having your partner take a quick snap shot. The only problem is finding the right photographer with the right approach, London-based photographer Grace Vane Percy has made nude female portraiture her niche. Her signature atmospheric, flatteringly feminine portraits focus on the beauty of the female form…
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Prince George receives a special Royal Christening gift from the Prime Minister and the Cabinet

The Prime Minister and the Cabinet have sent a Christening gift to Prince George. It is a classic hand crafted solid pine toy box from Leeds company Hibba Toys UK Ltd. The toy box is made from solid pine. It features rope handles, a hand carved teddy and soldier and has a slow closing mechanism. The toy box was paid for by contributions from the Cabinet. They also chose to make a donation to…
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Royal Baby Christening Gift Guide Inspired by George and fit for a Prince (or Princess)

It’s official! The baptism of Prince George will take place at 3pm in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace. Everyone is wondering which gifts he will receive for this occasion, what he will wear, who will be visiting him on that day. Your dear friends, siblings, cousins, or future Heirs to the throne have just given birth to a wonderful little bundle of joy. But what do you get for…
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What You Should Watch Out For When Buying A Used Car

If you’re relatively new to the car scene and the thought of buying a car seems alien to you, it’s essential to know what to consider when looking to buy a used car and what to watch out for. Although these two terms sound quite similar, they’re actually very different in meaning – consideration might be thoroughly thinking where you want to buy the car from, is the dealership right…
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2013 The Best Films Of The Year... So Far

Feeling beaten down and obliterated by the blitzkrieg of summer movies? Well, just remember it’s just a couple of months left and we’re back to movies that don’t involve toys, brands and franchises. And one you should definitely put on your radar is Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda. Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda (out in cinema from 19 July 2013) In a country where rights…
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Royal Baby inspired products

The Royal Baby hysteria has started on 22 July 2013! Since that moment, we have been bombarded with emails featuring lots of quirky products inspired by the Royal Birth. Take a look at some of them! Auction Houses buzz with baby memorabilia as the Royal Baby fever rockets. Christies has recently seen a Victorian silver christening mug circa 1857 sell for £1,500 for example, while an English…
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Exclusive interview with the film makers behind Disney Planes

It was a real honour interviewing the film makers behind Disney Planes, director Klay Hall and producer Traci Balthasor Flynn. Enjoy the video interview. Monica CostaMonica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006 after her son Diego’s birth together with a group of mothers who felt the need of meeting up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and…
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Film review: Disney Planes

I was not surprised at the brilliance of Disney Planes, which is in my view the best Disney movie after the release of Cars in 2006. Disney Planes flies into UK cinemas on 16 August, 2013. Overall, the story is good – although I found the idea of crop duster Dusty winning a bit of a stretch (something like the original Cars where he loses the race but learns some lessons about friendship and…
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