Fancy feline

Selling for even more than ebay listed PlayStation 3s, the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo has a platinum Hello Kitty figure for sale from Tuesday; the 5.6 centimetre cat priced at a staggering 18.9 million yen (82,000 pound). A figure that perhaps not surprisingly makes it the most expensive Hello Kitty figure in existence.

Feline fanatics however are advised to get there early, as the platinum pussy is a one-off. Plus with the added option of attaching ribbons and using the object as a pendant, interest is expected to be intense.