A kitten was saved from likely death when rescuers found it with loom bands around its throat. The small, brightly coloured rubber bands are popular with children, who weave them into jewellery. Tania ...

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The hugely popular Rainbow Loom craft kit has spawned many imitations, and there are questions whether these colourful bands - real and fake - are safe for children. Spring Singapore is investigating ...

Parents are being warned of a cancer-scare involving fake accessories for loom bands after tests revealed some imported batches were laced with deadly levels of chemicals. Safety officials have issued ...

But unlike most of her peers, this six-year-old is incredibly worried about the effects her hobby of looping hundreds of tiny synthetic rubber bands together to make jewellery could have on the ...