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Hasbro signs deal with Lego Group and Alton Towers operator Merlin EntertainmentsPeppa Pig is to make her Lego debut in a new range of toys and theme park attractions, in the latest lucrative deal to immortalise a popular character in plastic brick form.The multibillion-dollar global preschool phenomenon known for her love of jumping in muddy puddles is to be given the Lego treatment, appearing for the first time in a range of Duplo sets for children and a series of themed Lego experiences at big theme parks. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/23/peppa-pig-lego-theme-parks-hasbro-alton-towers-merlin-entertainments Author : Mark Sweney Publish date :

The shadow health secretary’s speech will be an attack on ‘waste’ in the NHS and say Labour will make it more efficient David Cameron, the foreign secretary, has urged peers to back the government’s Rwanda bill after the House of Lords last night voted for a motion intended to delay its implementation.As Rajeev Syal reports, peers voted for a motion saying ratification of the UK-Rwanda treaty, that underpins the Rwanda bill going through parliament, should be delayed until Rwanda has shown that it has enacted the legal reforms set out in the treaty intended to show it is a safe

In today’s newsletter: Despite a national programme of vaccinations since 1967, measles cases are on the rise – why?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Before a vaccine for measles was created, there were regular epidemics that caused approximately 2.6 million deaths worldwide each year. In England, the year before the vaccine was introduced in 1968, there were 460,000 cases of measles – by the 1980s that number had dropped to about 10,000 suspected cases a year.To drive home the importance of getting protected from this highly contagious infection, the government implemented a national vaccination campaign

Follow the latest updates liveScott Morrison to resign from politics, Liberal sources sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHomelessness increasing across Australia, report findsIn January every year, the Productivity Commission releases its Report on Government Services, which “monitor the performance of Australian governments in the delivery of important services to the community”.The first thing is to stay connected with the emergency messaging and understand the alerts that may and will come out as the cyclone approaches the coast.But more importantly, use the next 48 hours to 72 hours to prepare yourself and your family