The growing phone-in competition scandal engulfed the BBC's 'Blue Peter', which was found to have faked the results of a competition after a technical problem kept callers from getting through. A child visiting the studio was asked to pose as a caller and answer a question live on air.
The Daily Express revealed that the cost of a child's party bag has risen to an average of 7.48 as parents vie to outdo each other, and bagged goodies such as model cars, plastic sunglasses and fake tiaras are now taken for granted.
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