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More than 100 Barbie dolls – some individually valued at up to £500 – are among a huge range of “next generation” collectables going under the hammer in Kent this week. The lots also include a vast number of rare Pokemon cards, model superheroes and cars and a ticket and programme to one of the last Beatles gigs in the UK. The three-day sale at the Canterbury Auction Galleries is on April 12, 13 and 15, and the items are among 1,400 lots which include paintings, porcelain, jewellery, furniture, silver, clocks and militaria. But auction house boss Dave Parker says the business has to move with …

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