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Store rapped over children's 'skinny' slogan T-shirt
AN ONLINE store has come under fire for marketing a T-shirt for youngsters with the slogan, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!"
Travellers were 'misled' by Ryanair
RYANAIR has been condemned by a watchdog for "misleading" holidaymakers into believing they could fly to Dublin to celebrate New Year for £7.
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Scottish MP wins ban on 'altered image' ad
A SCOTTISH MP has succeeded in having a skin cream advert featuring Hollywood star Julia Roberts banned, after lodging a complaint with a watchdog about the photographs being airbrushed.
'Equal ops' ad got a bum rap so we had another cheeky go
IT was the sort of bare-faced cheek that led to a dressing down from the country's advertising standards watchdog.
TalkTalk rapped for £140 savings claim
Phone and broadband provider TalkTalk has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for an advert which exaggerated the savings potential customers could make by switching to their service.
Sorrell set to join Stanhope as adviser
SIR Martin Sorrell, chief executive of advertising giant WPP, is set to join the advisory board of boutique wealth management group Stanhope Capital in September.
Scots eye firm rapped over adverts suggesting they treated top golfer
A SCOTS optical firm has been ordered to withdraw one of its adverts, which claims golfer Padraig Harrington had laser eye surgery with the company.
Car ads 'not racist about Germany'
TWO adverts for a Nissan car attracted 32 complaints that it was offensive and racist towards Germans, the advertising watchdog said yesterday.
Beyonce perfume ad 'too raunchy'
AN ADVERT promoting singer Beyonce's perfume has been banned from daytime television after being ruled unsuitable for young children.
Baby milk advert banned over claims
AN ADVERTISING campaign for baby milk has been banned for claiming the product helps to develop the brain and nervous system of young children.
TV ad escapes ban over child spitting
A TV advert showing a child spitting during a football game has escaped a ban following more than 50 complaints from viewers.
Call to ban junk food adverts
A COMPLETE ban on junk food advertising could cut Scotland's troubling childhood obesity levels by as much as 14 per cent.
Commercial for God tops league table of most 'offensive' ads
A BUS ad that declared "There definitely is a God", was the most complained-about advert of 2009, according to new figures.
'Teenage sex' advert for pet neutering banned
A PROVOCATIVE television commercial called "Sex Talk", produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) which hoped to run it in communities across Britain, has been banned by the advertising authority Clearcast.
Saucy sausage advert rapped for innuendo
A SEXUALLY suggestive ad campaign for smoked pork sausages was rapped by the advertising watchdog today.
Model says ice cream advert did not set out to offend
A MODEL from the Capital at the centre of an advertising row has insisted she did not intend to cause offence by posing as a nun tempted into a kiss with a priest.
Advert for 'Polyfilla' beauty treatment inaccurate
AN ADVERT for a beauty treatment dubbed "Polyfilla for the face" that claimed "wrinkles disappear instantly" was in breach of advertising rules.
Apple iPhone ad left sour taste
APPLE has fallen foul of UK advertising regulations for exaggerating the speed of its hugely popular new iPhone.
Watchdog approves 'sexy' tea advert
A LIGHT-HEARTED TV advert for Twinings tea in which three white women flirt with a young black American was yesterday cleared of playing on negative racial stereotypes.
Saab advert broke the rules - ASA
AN ADVERT for an eco-friendly car overstated its environmental credentials, a watchdog ruled yesterday.
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