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Heinz creates new limited edition pink Barbie sauce - but shoppers are divided
The sauce is inspired by the 'Barbiecore' trend that took off last year, and is being released to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand
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Shakira brands Barbie movie 'emasculating' and says her sons 'hated it'
Shakira said women should be empowered 'without robbing men of their possibility to be men' as she gave her say on Greta Gerwig-directed movie Barbie
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Kylie Minogue, Dame Helen Mirren and more honoured with special Barbie dolls
To mark International Women's Day and the Barbie doll’s 65th anniversary, Mattell have honoured stars like Kylie Minogue and Shania Twain with their very own mini-mes
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Forget the Nokia 3310 - nostalgic new phone that's way more fun is coming soon
The team behind the latest Nokia-branded phones has announced it will soon be launching a new device inspired by Barbie.
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Rare Pokémon card worth $4.75m as toy expert urges fans to check their attics
If you have any of the following '90s toys you might be delighted to discover you hung onto them as you could be sitting on a fortune - with one worth a staggering £4.75 million
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Barbie Land is becoming a reality at a huge new theme park - including a ride
Mattel Adventure Park will feature a Barbie Beach House as well as two Hot Wheels theme rides and a number of Thomas the Tank Engine attractions when it opens in Arizona later this year
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Margot Robbie 'robbery' being 'investigated' by police after brutal Oscars snub
Margot Robbie didn't receive a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for her starring role in Greta Gerwig's Barbie... but Ryan Gosling did
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Taylor Swift's humbled reaction to defeat as she loses Golden Globe to Barbie
Taylor Swift was a gracious loser when Margot Robbie's Barbie proved more popular than her Eras Tour concert movie at the prestigious awards ceremony
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Inside Barbie house after woman spends £28,000 turning her home into pink decor
Being a real-life Barbie and having that style has become so more attractive since the film – but one woman is ahead of the game in taking the lifestyle – and decor, to a whole new level
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Home Improvement's Jonathan Taylor Thomas unrecognisable at rare public outing
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who is best known for playing Randy Taylor on Home Improvement, was seen leaving his apartment in California
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Win a Barbie & Hot Wheels prize bundle!
5 lucky winners will be in with a chance of winning the Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage and the new Barbie Dreamhouse!
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Research discovers how playing with dolls benefits neurodiverse children
A long-term study by Cardiff University has looked at the different ways neurotypical and neurodiverse children play with dolls - and how this sparks their brain activity
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Over half of parents feel their children's toys are crucial to their development
And it emerged that three-quarters of mums and dads choose which toys to buy - based on the hope that these will help their youngsters be successful in later life
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Barbie release brand new version of movie with extra footage
Barbie fans will get to see brand new post-credits footage in a new release of the summer blockbuster hit – which recently raked in more than £1 billion in the box office
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Dua Lipa to shatter chart records with Barbie song as it soars to top spot
The Barbie movie has been a huge success, with the likes of Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish benefiting from the film's influence as they both created songs for the flick
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'Elaborate Barbie stunt sheds light on urgent need to make toys less plastic'
The hoax entailed US Barbies firm Mattel had decided to go plastic-free by 2030 - saying its plan to shift to recycled plastic would have a negligible impact on pollution
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Deranged Putin ally wants Russia to ban Barbie and only sell kids 'pro-war toys'
Marina Butina, 34, was once imprisoned in the US after being charged with "conspiring to work for a foreign government", but has turned her targets from espionage to the Barbie childrens' toy because she believes it promotes "LGBT values"
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'I'm the world's biggest Barbie fan - but I never play with my 18,500 dolls'
Bettina Dorfmann's lifelong obsession with Barbie began when she was just a child and she has spent decades amassing thousands of dolls and even writing books about the craze
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Oodie launch official Barbie range featuring cooling summer sleep tees
Featuring the iconic logo and hot pink colour, the Barbie™ Oodie is the ultimate cosy accessory
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Pink Barbie café with 70s décor, cocktails and nods to Malibu doll nostalgia
Barbie fever is in the air with themed restaurants popping up in New York and Chicago and fans getting excited for the July release of the Great Gerwig film
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Dis Life: 'Down’s Syndrome Barbie. She’s plastic. But it might not be fantastic'
It’s great that Mattel has taken such care to represent a Disabled person as true to life. But it’s still presenting non-Disabled people with an unachievable ideal of beauty in traditional Barbie
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'Foodbank use shames Tory Party inflicting misery on people who could once cope'
Devalued wages, soaring prices, rocketing bills and inadequate welfare help in a terrible cost of living crisis is impoverishing people at a rate thought impossible only a few years ago
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Parents praise Mattel for Barbie which creates representation for 'community'
The launch of Mattel's first-ever Barbie doll with Down's syndrome has been met with widespread acclaim as excited parents say they're looking forward to seeing the barbie in shops
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Mattel unveils first-ever Barbie doll with Down's Syndrome in historic launch
Mattel has launched its first-ever Barbie doll with Down's Syndrome. To mark the launch, the iconic brand has teamed up on a campaign with British model Ellie Goldstein, who has the condition
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Barbie doll maker to produce first ever disabled doll with scoliosis
Barbie doll maker Mattel is due to release its first ever disabled doll, with the famous toy's little sister Chelsea having scoliosis and coming with her own back brace in an effort to normalise the condition and celebrate inclusion