6 d. ago Iconic toy maker Burt Meyer dies after giving Mouse Trap board game to the world

Burt Meyer, the creator behind some of the 20th century’s most beloved toys, including Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap, has died aged 99.

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1 week ago Howard Webb denies allegations against PGMOL at employment tribunal hearing

Professional Game Match Officials Board chief Howard Webb appeared before an employment tribunal to defend the organisation following allegations by Lisa Benn

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2 w. ago Woke council accused of 'levelling down' one of Britain's prettiest villages over plans to buy up quaint homes for temporary housing

Steeped in history, with smugglers' tunnels, beautiful timber pubs and a hotel that inspired the Cluedo board game, many detached four-bedroom homes come with a £2million price tag.

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3 w. ago Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson: We launched a board game business in lockdown and it snowballed

Edmondson is the Radio 1 DJ hosting a new Daily Mail podcast about celebrity money. Here he opens up on his own finances

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3 w. ago Fans of BBC The Traitors can get £5 board game 'perfect' for Christmas at John Lewis

'Highly recommended as a great family game for the family'

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3 w. ago Green Brigade hit back at Celtic over ‘disingenuous’ lockout claiming it’s a ‘cynical attempt’ to silence board critics

THE Green Brigade have hit back at Celtic over their Parkhead lock-out claiming it's a "cynical attempt" to silence dissenting voices against the board. The Hoops ultras have been slapped with a six-game ban, starting with Kilmarnock on Sunday, after club chiefs' patience with the group finally fizzled out. It's after Parkhead bosses released a...

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3 w. ago ‘Matt Smith is so hot it’s problematic’: inside the TV version of Nick Cave’s disturbing, sex

After 16 years, Cave’s scandalous book The Death of Bunny Munro about a sex addict on the run with his son finally lands on our screens. He and star Smith talk Kylie regrets, bad dads and how to do a strip club scene with a nine-year-oldNick Cave claims that at least four different production companies have tried to turn his frequently hilarious, always disturbing, sex-filled novel The Death of Bunny Munro into a film or TV show in the 16 years since its release. The problem? “No one would play the character!” he says, sitting, impeccably suited as always, in a room at London’s Corinthia Hotel. As it turns out, the material was just waiting for the right actor. Step up Matt Smith to play the titular sex-addicted travelling makeup salesman.It’s not surprising that it ended up being Smith. Since his Doctor Who days, he has tended to pick roles that trend slightly twisted – and the role of Bunny, who in Cave’s book is depicted as a borderline animalistic misogynist who sweats pure...

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3 w. ago How to open up to friends and family about your money concerns

Following the launch of his new podcast about personal finances, presenter Matt Edmondson argues that money shouldn’t be a taboo subject.

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3 w. ago Magic Johnson and Alex Morgan join advisory board to boost growth of women’s soccer

The new advisory board has been set up to help grow the women’s game and was announced on Thursday

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3 w. ago The 10 best board games you need for your shelf this festive season

Pass the snacks and light the fire - board game season has begun.

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3 w. ago London chess clubs create new communities as more people get on board the ancient game

London chess clubs create new communities as more people get on board the ancient game  South West Londoner

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3 w. ago Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to reunite for new Mummy movie – reports

Fourth in the series will be directed by horror-comedy specialists Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, AKA Radio SilenceBrendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are to reunite for a new Mummy movie, the fourth in the series of films featuring Fraser as adventurer Rick O’Connell that are part of what has become known as Universal Studio’s Monsters franchise.According to Deadline, Fraser and Weisz are lined up to return to an as-yet-untitled project to be directed by horror-comedy specialists Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, AKA Radio Silence, who previously made Ready or Not, Abigail and two instalments in the Scream series, Scream and Scream VI. Continue reading...

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