Today’s queues may be digital, but the fight to secure that must-have present and avoid small, disappointed faces is timeless. Tom Howells looks at the toys topping recent (and less recent) Christmas wish lists

Instructions for Santa’s elves in 2025: we want small plush toys with round fluffy bodies, gruesome grins and spiky teeth, rabbit ears, large wholesome eyes and keychains to hang on our bags. We want

Let’s take a nostalgia trip back 30 years to discover how the most-wanted toys of the festive season season worked

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When famed country singer Willie Nelson’s home caught fire in 1969, he fought his way through the flames to rescue his best friend and bandmate, Trigger. Fifty-six years later, they’re still making mu

A furry hot-water bottle? Or a restless snoring pest? Sharing a bed with a dog isn’t ideal for everyone, but it certainly warms the soul, says Bethany Stone