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Toys to treasure: The best Christmas gifts for kids in 2025

It’s never too early for the shopping-savvy. These are the toys most likely to spark joy, imagination, and a little festive magic this Christmas

Evening Standard

Merch Madness: KPop Demon Hunters gear is flying off the shelves - here’s the best out there

Netflix’s glitter-soaked series has bewitched a generation with its earworm anthems and high-kick heroics – here’s the merch to buy for its newfound superfans

Evening Standard

The weird, wonderful world of 4K Blu-ray Steelbooks – the highs and lows of physical media special editions

As a 4K Blu-ray fan, I've managed to avoid Steelbooks so far. But that might be about to change.

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Fancy some 90s nostalgia? These 7 amazing movies turn 30 this year

Feeling old? Here are 7 films celebrating their 30th birthday this year.

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HMV puts UK expansion on hold because of budget tax rises

Retailer had hoped to open more stores in Britain in coming year but will do so in Ireland and Belgium instead

The Guardian - UK

‘Dark and dingy’ or ‘a real loss’? Shoppers react to possible loss of WH Smith

Stevenage is one of 500 UK towns where threatened closures will affect local retailers and the publishing trade

The Guardian - UK

WH Smith sale plan could turn some areas into ‘postal deserts’, says union

Retailer operates 200 post offices and potential closures called ‘devastating, but sadly all too predictable’

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‘I take karaoke seriously. I’ve got a good falsetto’: Asim Chaudhry’s honest playlist

The actor and writer used to be obsessed with Michael Jackson and loves Teddy Pendergrass, but which rap banger does truly inhabit when passed the mic?

The Guardian - UK

From music to books: HMV to open literary space at flagship Oxford Street store

From November 18 an entire floor of the shop will be dedicated to books and literary events

Evening Standard

Price hikes, terrible adverts, customer crackdowns: how the joy in streaming TV died

Disney+ is the latest platform to stop people sharing their password for free. It’s yet another step in an industry meltdown that puts pressure on customers – and leads to genuinely bad television

The Guardian - UK

Oasis vinyl and CD sales soar after reunion tour confirmed, says HMV

Sales up more than 500%, while streaming of band’s music on Spotify has also surged

The Guardian - UK

‘Looks like £400 a month. That can’t be right!’ Readers on their music spending

Are you keeping an eye on spending thanks to expensive vinyl and concert tickets? Guardian readers explain how they’re keeping fandom alive in a cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

I’m ditching streaming services for Blu-ray this year — and I’m not alone

One UK retailer just reported a rise in physical media sales, and believes streaming might be partly responsible.

Tom’s Guide

Netflix and other streamer price hikes are driving people back to Blu-rays

DVD and Blu-ray disc sales are on the rise again, according to HMV.

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Major UK retailer says its 4K and Blu-ray sales are rising, and it should be a wake-up call for ad-riddled streaming sites

HMV confirms its physical media sales are on the rise – are we finally seeing people steer away from the ever price-increasing streaming giants?

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4K Blu-ray strikes back against streaming according to one of Britain's largest entertainment retailers

Take a nail out of that coffin; 4K Blu-ray is fighting back against streaming according to recent sales figures from HMV.

Evening Standard

Best turntables with speakers for a ready-to-use setup, tried and tested

All-inclusive auditory experiences with which to blast your plastic

Evening Standard

Oxford Street 2.0: How £1bn investment will transform candy store blight back into premier shopping destination

Last year one retail boss branded Oxford Street a ‘national embarrassment’ because of the large number of empty premises

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Evening Standard

Best retro-style turntables to play vinyl records in 2024

Reject modernity; embrace tradition

Metal Hammer

"It's not over": Bruce Dickinson is ready to start writing again for the follow up to his forthcoming new solo album The Mandrake Project, says he "already has 10 or 12 different ideas for it"

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is a busy man, and is already keen to start work on his next project

The Guardian - UK

Oxford Street sweeter – with fewer shops empty or selling candy

Openings in past year include HMV, Under Armour and Rituals, with Ikea poised to join them in the autumn

Evening Standard

Best budget record players 2024: Turntables to make the most of your vinyl collection

Low-cost turntables to spin you right round, baby, right round

Metal Hammer

“People have been saying it’s one of the greatest lead guitar parts of all time!” While She Sleeps share new single To The Flowers, announce UK record-store tour

UK metalcore favourites While She Sleeps have released the third single from upcoming album Self Hell, accompanied by an emotive music video and news of some UK record-store performances

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"If you were after a girlfriend, by the time you’ve got ten minutes into A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers she’s usually jumped out the window." Bruce Dickinson on his prog heroes

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson's 10-song solo album The Mandrake Project will be released on March 1

Metal Hammer

Bruce Dickinson announces album signing appearances at five UK record shops

Want to have Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson sign your copy of The Mandrake Project, his first solo album in 19 years? Then try to keep some time free in early March

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