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Find all your perfect Christmas gifts at Rudell the Jewellers in Birmingham and Wolverhampton

Rudells ensure that they are always up to the minute on the latest trends for the year ahead. They pay careful attention to the key jewellery and fashion looks for the upcoming seasons, but always ensure that each piece they select has longevity, making sure that it is a design classic that you will be able to wear for a lifetime.

Scintillation is the word of the party season, with dropper and chandelier earrings featuring heavily. These shimmering versatile pieces span the day to night look easily, adding glitz to your casual wear and drama to your cocktail dress.

The recent London fashion week featured exciting upcoming collections for Spring/Summer and Rudells have the perfect choice of jewellery that will complement any of these gorgeous styles. Spring is all about bright colours for 2012. Bold colours and statement jewellery are the perfect way to welcome in the new season. Rodney Rayner have a beautiful and striking collection in-store that features fabulous tzavorites, amethysts and sapphires mounted in precious metals, the perfect way to add dramatic colour.

For those of you looking for a softer touch of colour, Rudells versatile ropes of coloured pearls come in many beautiful shades and can be worn in a variety of several different styles, adding instant lustre and glamour to any outfit.

Layering your jewellery will continue to be a statement look for the year ahead. The easiest way to wear this look is on the wrist, so stack your Links of London friendship bracelets together for an on trend cuff effect and then add a stylish George Jenson silver bangle to complete the look.

Larger watches will continue their popularity in 2012 and everyone is talking about the Rolex Explorer II. Compared to its predecessor the new model had a increased case diameter of 42mm and in a stylish nod to its origins the second time zone hand has reverted to the cover and shape of the original 1971 model.

Rudells jewellery manager Amy Wilkes said “we choose our jewellery and watches very carefully. We not only consider the trends of the industry but also the tastes of our clientèle this ensures that Rudells always have the most desirable and wearable selection of jewellery.

From Diamond Rings to Necklaces, Earrings, Watches and Engagement Rings in Wolverhampton - Rudells currently have two showrooms, one in Wolverhampton and the other in Harborne, Birmingham. Please visit them for a warm, friendly service and to view their quality jewellery ranges, prestigious watch brands and giftware.

Go Bananas for Christmas! Five great games to banish Boxing Day boredom

If you’re monkeying around seeking last minute gifts and stocking fillers this December, look no further than the range of award-winning games from BANANAGRAMS INC. No matter who you’re buying for, you’ll find there’s a game to suit every age:

BANANAGRAMS® (RRP £14.99) – the global word-play phenomenon is the ideal gift for kids aged seven to 107: a fast and fun anagram game that’s perfect for bringing the family together and banishing Boxing Day boredom. Requiring no pencil, paper or board, Bananagrams comes in a small portable banana-shaped pouch and was named Toy Fair 2009’s “Game of the Year”. Created by the word game-obsessed Nathanson family of three generations, ranging in age from seven to 75 years old, Bananagrams is a labour of love that that has quickly become an international hit, selling millions of copies worldwide and attracting celebrity fans including Scarlett Johansson, Kelly Clarkson and Cindy Crawford.

FRUITOMINOES® (RRP £14.99) – for players aged 5+, it features 28 beautifully crafted fruit-emblazoned dominoes in a compact pouch. It’s a fresh, fruity and colourful twist to the classic game of dominoes.

ZIP-IT® (RRP £14.99) – the perfect gift for the jet-setter in your life, Zip-It is a two-player crossword race that can be played anytime, anywhere in as little as 20 seconds. For players aged seven and up, Zip-It features 24 high-quality letter cubes packaged in a unique cloth pouch with scoring zippers. The ability to play compactly on an airplane or train tray make Zip-It the ultimate travel game.

APPLETTERS® (RRP £15.99) – originally designed with younger players in mind and features three levels of play to amuse children and challenge adults. The game comes in an apple-shaped cloth pouch containing 110 ivory-like tiles. In addition to the version for a younger audience, the game also includes instructions for more adult play - APPLE TURNOVER™ for an extra challenge and APPLESCORE™ for word lovers who like to have fun with palindromes and semi-palindromes.

PAIRSinPEARS® (£15.99) – a word construction game for children aged 6+, where players race to make pairs of connecting words in matching patterns. The pear-shaped cloth pouch contains four full alphabet sets in four distinct designs and the game provides a great way for children to develop memory and cognitive skills while learning the alphabet, pattern recognition, vowels, vocabulary, rhyming and more.

The games are available to buy from all good book and toy stores on the High Street or online from www.bananagrams.com.

FACTFILE:
Bananagrams®, Inc., is the family-owned Rhode Island company behind a range of innovative word games, including the international phenomenon BANANAGRAMS - the fast, fun anagram game that will “drive you bananas!” 

Currently available in 31 countries and multiple languages, original Bananagrams has spawned digital versions on Facebook, the iPad™, iPhone™ and iTouch™ and a series of books. Bananagrams, Inc. also offers the award-winning Appletters®, Pairs in Pears® and brand-new ZIP-IT® and Fruitominoes®. All the games feature attractive cloth pouches and need no board, pencil or paper - ideal for children and adults aged seven to 107 who enjoy witty word play, at home or on the go.

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Who is Senuna? Where would you find the islets of Langerhans? Mr Deasy, Gabriel Conroy and Robert Hand are all characters from works by which author? Which of the following is larger: 0.00099 or 0.001? ...and many, many more fiendishly fun questions to test your old-school knowledge

Do the simplest questions have you scratching your head? Or are you happiest shouting out the answers to Mastermind and QI? The Homework for Grown-ups Quiz Book will provide hours of fun for the whole family. Test your knowledge and remind yourself of everything you learnt at school and promptly forgot.

The book accompanies the bestselling Homework for Grown-ups series of books by E. Foley and B. Coates, described by the Daily Telegraph as "An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible."

Published by Random House.