Get ready for your mission with PAW Patrol toys and playsets! Your favourite pups are now available in super pup mode with Mighty Pups Super PAWs pups and playsets, or as supercharged heroes with brand new PAW Patrol Charged Up toys. Which features are more fun is, of course, subjective. But for what it's worth, we found the lane changing offered out of the box in Carrera's set added a bit more magic to the race than pit stops and fuel management.

Ways to keep your family living costs down, and kids of all ages happy Get our Family newsletter – it's free monthly Scalextric, Carrera or Anki Overdrive: which did we like best? The Carrera cars were more fragile, with windscreens and rear spoilers shearing off in our durability tests. We tested the Scalextric Ginetta Racers set with Arc Air powerbase upgrade, Carrera Digital GT Face off set and Overdrive: Fast and Furious Edition. Overdrive vehicles were the toughest - you could have a multi-car pile up and they'd emerge unscathed.Scalextric is the synonymous brand in the UK, but others, such as Carrera and Anki Overdrive (now owned by Digital Dream Labs), offer racing ecosystems to rival the popular Scalextric sets. It raises the question: is Scalextric still the best? While the supplied instructions are text-heavy, they are clear and easy to follow. By the time we'd got used to how to change the speed and braking settings for our cars we were doing it as fast as an F1 pitstop. It does offer unique racing modes compared to the other systems: including Battle (race until you drain opponents of all their health points), King of the Hill (take out the leader to steal the crown and score points) and One Shot (one health point, last person standing). Autumn Statement: Workers to pay less in national insurance – but rate cuts don't offset the freezing of personal tax thresholds

Autumn Statement: State pension confirmed to rise by 8.5% from April 2024 – while some benefits will go up by 6.7% Carrera digital is also relatively expensive compared to the other slot-car racing systems. It's bigger in European countries and the USA. Prices are more expensive here and if being shipped from abroad, beware import charges.

Arc Air powerbase has wireless controllers, allows up to two cars and adds pit stops, fuel, tyre wear, changeable incident/weather conditions and pace car for single player racing

Martin Lewis: What the Autumn Statement means for you – including wages, benefits, pensions, ISAs, national insurance and more The Overdrive cars didn't drive that fast in our tests. Unless you were using a boost there was no jeopardy of falling off. All this comes at a greater cost though, which means more detriment in terms of money wasted if you choose the wrong set. Compatible with Scalextric spark plug where you plug a dongle into the powerbase to control cars with your smartphoneWhether you're after a fun race with friends and family this Christmas, or the perfect gift to give a budding hobbyist, a slot car racing set is the ultimate big-kid present. Connecting to the Carrera Go!!! Plus app for additional smartphone mini games when told to stop in the pits. NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank to close at least 172 branches in 2023/24 – here's the full list, plus alternatives The cars fared better in our durability tests, though rear spoilers did pop out and have to be reattached. The base set works straight out the box.

The app didn't work smoothly, we found an iOS phone just couldn't join a race being hosted by an Android phone, for example. Team up with Chase and his PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Mighty Transforming Cruiser vehicle for exciting rescue adventures straight off the big screen. It has a super-sleek design, an awesome vehicle transformation, and exciting sound effects and music, with synchronised flashing lights that you see and hear in the film. This deluxe police-themed race-car rescue vehicle makes a great gift for kids! NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will now shut at least 172 of their bank branches in 2023 and 2024. The brave PAW Patrol members are celebrated heroes in the children's series. Whether people are in need, problems have to be solved or just help is required in everyday matters – the dogs are always there with their equipment. Each PAW Patrol member not only has his own special character, but also his own means of transport – that calls for a race! Now the only question is: which of the cute dogs will be the winner? The friendly dog team will prove itself in any case and you will have so much fun with these canine friends.The Scalextric Arc Air powerbase adds a pit stop feature to refuel your vehicles. Simple, but increased the fun factor and tactics needed to race well. When the meteor creates a super-cat with all of the pup’s powers, the Mighty Pups must harness their new charged up superpowers to take down the villainous Copycat. Now you can charge up your PAW Patrol adventures with brand new Charged Up Hero Pups and vehicles. Read on to find out the seven lessons we learned that will equip you if you're planning to buy a Scalextric or other slot car racing set. You can also discover what we ultimately thought of the sets we tested, and which brand is best for you. Scalextric vs Carrera vs Anki Overdrive The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (Wednesday 22 November) announced a range of tax, benefits and savings measures. We round up the key announcements and what they mean for you. Both employees and self-employed workers will pay less in National Insurance from next year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today's Autumn Statement.