Melissa Symonds, Circana's executive director of UK toys, said that, for many adults, soft toys and collectible figures offer comforting nostalgia and represent "escapism from global turmoil".
From Barbie dolls to a Kung Fu Panda with a paw raised in triumph, the toys that have been left behind by children are made ready to be gifted once more. This is the work of the Hospital for Soft Toys ...
The cuddly monkey, which had been with the boy since he was born, was given a makeover by Network Rail A three-year-old boy's soft toy that got lost on a train and went on a 600-mile round trip ...