IT might be only 107 days to Christmas but some people are already toying with ideas for what to buy as presents for their children.

Procter & Gamble is buying razor and battery maker Gillette for about $57bn (€43.7bn) in a stock deal that would create the world’s largest stable of consumer products, the companies have announced.

THE festive season will be making more of a mark than usual this year as a do-it-yourself tattoo set hits the No 1 spot in the top toys for Christmas list.

Marks & Spencer may have spent the last few months under threat of a takeover, but the company is still Britain’s favourite retailer, it was announced today.

Gillette the world's leading maker of shaving supplies, announced it has agreed to acquire the Rembrandt brand of at-home and professional teeth-whitening products from Den-Mat, a private firm based in Santa Maria, California.

Gillette rolled out a new high-tech, premium razor today, a souped-up version of Mach3Turbo with a battery-powered handle that sends electric pulses to the cartridge to make hairs stand on end.