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New dads, with little ones aged up to four, show their affection most often through playing games

Dads have revealed key moments that shaped their fatherhood journey

The study was commissioned by Mattel to explore how play is evolving for a new generation of children, following the launch of its Disney and Pixar ‘Toy Story 5’ line

Three quarters of parents are emotionally attached to childhood toys

Kiki Dee will appear at St George's Venue with acclaimed guitarist Carmelo Luggeri.

Seventies star Kiki Dee set to perform at town venue

Former Bake-Off judge, Dame Prue, paid tribute to her brother Jamie.

Celebrities pay tribute ahead of nationwide memorial toast

The entrance to Central Station, Newcastle, with St Mary's church and spire in the background, in around 1900

41 pictures taking you back to the Victorian era in the North East

Flashback to the 1970s and a sign which showed the admission prices to Beamish back then. Photo: North East Film Archive

Relive the early days of Beamish Museum in this rare cine film

A poll of 2,000 travellers revealed almost half enjoy comparing the number of destinations they've visited abroad with others

This new tool reveals how much of the world you've travelled

Tesco Mobile encouraged the public to focus on meaningful moments by bringing a frozen van to King’s Cross to hand out complimentary frozen yogurts to passers-by.

The top 30 moments Brits would love to relive include their first kiss

These photos show life as it was in the 70s around the North East. Do they bring back any memories for you?

25 of the best photos to bring back memories of growing up in the 70s

Bigg Market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pictured sometime between 1925 and 1930

27 nostalgic photos capture forgotten way of life

How many of these once-popular lost shops from around the North East do you remember?

39 photos of lost stores where you may remember shopping

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s
Don’t forget the cuddly toy
Robert Cumber

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Rush hour traffic in Sunderland town centre in March 1961

26 nostalgic photos show how different our streets looked in the 60s

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s
These forgotten desserts were huge in the 70s, 80s and 90s
Robert Cumber

A number of popular sweet treats have changed their names over the years

7 popular sweet treats you may remember by a different name

Some of the firework safety films of the 70s, 80s and 90s are seared into the memory of those who watched them as children

Firework safety films that terrified children of the 70s, 80s and 90s

There were many crazes during the 70s, some of which lasted longer than others

7 crazes you'll only remember if you were around in the 70s

There are some sights and sounds which will transport you straight back to the 70s

9 sights and sounds you'll only remember if you grew up in the 70s

A coach service run on Sunday nights to take young men from the Forest of Dean to their sweethearts, most of whom are in domestic service in Cheltenham, in 1932

31 atmospheric photos show the UK after dark

There are some things you could do in the 80s and 90s that are no longer possible

7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

Thousands of baby hand and footprint keepsakes across the UK are fading away, leaving parents heartbroken as what they believed were permanent mementoes quietly vanish, according to a new report.

Ad Feature Report reveals baby keepsakes are disappearing from memory boxes

These photos capture life at some of the UK's most famous lost breweries

34 nostalgic photos capture life at UK's lost breweries

There are some bathroom products you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

9 bathroom products that cleaned up in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Children using dustbin lids and broomsticks as shields and lances during a game of knights in Liverpool in May 1956

When the streets were our playground

These photos capture the happiest side of the 60s and 70s

28 of the most joyous photos from the 60s and 70s

Many things that seem like they've been around forever didn't exist before the 1950s

9 things it's hard to believe didn't exist in our lives before the 50s

People and places of the North East in the early 1900s

40 photos capture people and places of the North East before WW2

There are many things we all owned in the 70s and 80s that could be worth a small fortune today

7 things you owned in the 70s and 80s worth a small fortune today

A youngster tucks into a bag of crisps in the 80s

9 of the best lost crisp flavours we once loved

These celebrities lent their star power to some of the most memorable adverts of the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

9 surprising celebrity ads you might have forgotten about

These were some of the best-loved puppets on children's TV in the 80s and 90s

6 of the best-loved children's TV puppets of the 80s and 90s

If you were around in the 60s and 70s, you will remember some of these adverts

30 adverts for popular products you'll remember from the 60s and 70s

People often look back upon the 60s through rose-tinted glasses, but some things really were better back then

6 ways in which the 60s really were better than today

There are many popular myths from the 80s that have been disproved

6 popular myths we grew up believing in the 80s

If you own any rare comics from the 60s and 70s, like this 1962 edition of Amazing Fantasy, featuring Spider-Man's debut, they could be worth thousands of pounds

The 9 most valuable retro comics you might own, worth up to £4,800

There were plenty of ways for children to keep themselves entertained after school in the 80s

7 after-school activities you'll remember if you grew up in the 80s

There are some things everyone used in the 60s and 70s, yet many people today would struggle to identify

8 things we all used in the 60s and 70s but you rarely see

These were some of the most popular perfumes and aftershaves of the 80s

9 of the most popular 80s perfumes and aftershaves

The contents of a Quality Street tin have changed considerably over the years

11 of the most popular lost sweets from chocolate selection boxes

Many once-popular biscuits have been discontinued or are much harder to find in the shops today

7 forgotten biscuits we once loved

These photos show some of the ways in which school in the 60s and 70s was very different from today

15 ways school today is very different to the 60s and 70s

These are some of the most magnificent Victorian landmarks sadly lost to time in the UK

15 of the UK's most magnificent lost Victorian buildings

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