In gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a Mass Immunisation Programme is due to begin. Palestinian Health Workers carried out the vaccinations in Nasser Hospital in khan younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. Our middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell sent this new report from jerusalem. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a mass immunisation campaign in a Combat Zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum Worries Hell never be able to walk. He was the first child found
By 2030, and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling Birth Rates and some of the highest Inflation Rates weve seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers, and signal more tough times to come. While the Covid Pandemic boosted sales of toys and games temporarily, big name companies report that sales have started to slip back once again. Lets have a look at some of those numbers. Global Toy Sales reached 108] billion in 2023, a 2 drop compared to 2022, with Toy Companies calling it a Normalisation Process after that exceptional growth linked to the pandemic. But across the 612 countries, including the uk, france, germany, and spain, sales declined by 7 in 2023 compared with the previous year, but they were still 17 higher when compared to 2019, before the pandemic. I caught up with the boss of Build A Bear, a much loved company which allows shoppers to customise their own teddies. Shes also the head of the global organisat
Brands barbie, Fisher Price and moi, that is mattel to find out how his companys fortunes are being revived. Wherever you are joining around the world, once again hello and welcome to the programme. It is A Billion Dollar Industry driven by Creativity And Innovation with a global reach and a diverse market. The Toy Industry is forecast to reach 302 Billion in sales by 2030 and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling Birth Rates and some of the highest Inflation Rates we have seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers and signal more tough times to come. While the Covid Pandemic boosted sales of toys and games temporarily, big name companies reported sales have started to slip back once again. Lets look at some of those numbers. Local Toy Sales reached 108. 7 billion in 2023, a 2 drop compared to 2022 with toy companies calling it a Normalisation Process after that exceptional growth linked to the pandemic. But across t
On the app. So it was kind of a Laundry List of issues. More broadly, mike, were you surprised that this happened in france . So, this is. One of the fascinating aspects of this case is, you know, its a big deal in any sort of country at this point, i believe, to really take under arrest the ceo of a major tech company, especially one used by almost A Billion people, that telegram is. I think the distinction thats important here is that the arrest was made not under Eu Sort of broader laws, but specifically under french sort ofjurisdiction. And i also think that other Tech Ceos are looking at that and what that means for travel across different countries, not. I think durov is a different case because of how uncooperative he has been with different countries over the years but its something to look at. Related to that, my Bbc News Colleague joe tidy has been reporting in the last few hours that telegram refuses to join international programmes aimed at detecting and removing Child Abus
Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of build a bear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi