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The perfect treat for Valentine's Day
Forget cupcakes, Whoopie cakes are the next big cake craze to hit the UK. Let someone special know you care with a delicious Valentine's Whoopie: Romantic Red Velvet, made with sumptuous chocolate pillows, strawberry cream and topped with pink sugar hearts.
Available at Harrods Food Halls, £2.50 each



The first ever 3D Virtual Farmers Market (VFM) has opened its gates
The VFM is a new website that allows you to ‘stroll around’ a 3D farmers market, where you can ‘meet’ the people that produce your food & drink via video streams and buy delicious farmers market produce from more than 45 market stalls - with your very own Virtual Farmer helping to guide you around. Some of the producers you can expect to find include Gower Brownies, William Chase vodka, Paxton & Whitfield cheeses, O’Shea Butcher and Burnt Sugar fudge. To find out more visit www.vfmuk.com



New wall sticker company
magicwalls.com is a new website selling stylish wall stickers for adults and children. All wall stickers are made of a removable, matte colored vinyl. Products can easily be applied on even, smooth surfaces, such as painted walls, windows, refrigerators, finished wood furniture, plastic surfaces. So in a matter of minutes you can transform your interior.


One charger for multiple devices
Rather than clutter your home with numerous chargers you will soon be able to buy a One For All Universal Multi-Charger that can charge three different devices at once.
As well as creating less clutter the Multi-Charger also reduces charging time, due to its turbo-charge technology. The Multi-Charger works with mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, digital cameras and other devices. The One For All Universal Multi-Charger will be available from the end of February at leading electrical retailers priced £59.99. For more information visit www.oneforall.com


Homebase launches new Value range
The new range aims to keep the cost of DIY and gardening to a minimum, encouraging people to pick up a paintbrush or trowel and not worry about the pounds. Individual product prices range between 99p for a tape measure to £24.99 for a blind. Key products include 44 white tiles for just £4.49 and 5 litres of white matt paint for £5.99! For more information on products in the new range visit www.homebase.co.uk