More than 3m looms have been snapped up since they first hit toy store shelves in 2011. Loom band products account for nearly every one of Amazon's top 50 best-selling toys. Their cheap cost has ...

A boy of eight could have lost his fingers playing with loom bands, his father said. Brandon Lambert fell asleep with the elastic bands wrapped around two of his fingers, which turned black.

Doctors are warning parents of the need to be vigilant after a spate of children with loom bands stuck up their noses. Although medics can usually get them out, there is a real risk children could ...