Britons may have to wave goodbye to daytime adverts on cheese, yoghurts and olive oil in Boris Johnson’s ‘nanny-state’ war on obesity. In a desperate attempt to fight the nation’s bulging waistlines, the Prime Minister today announced a raft of measures to take pressure off the NHS after admitting he was ‘too fat’ when he … Read more
Junk food TV adverts will be BANNED before the 9pm watershed as part of Boris Johnson’s anti-obesity campaign Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to unveil a new anti-obesity strategy next week His weight may have contributed to brush with death after contracting Covid-19 Ban on online junk food adverts is also expected, as well as … Read more
AAMI hilariously confirms that Rhonda and Ketut from the iconic adverts are ‘STILL TOGETHER’ – and you’ll never guess what the actors look like now! By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:59 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 23:59 BST, 16 July 2020 Everyone remembers the iconic AAMI adverts that featured the fictional … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week topics tackled include ‘misleading’ adverts for Wizz Air flights to Bulgaria, arranging refunds for Interrail passes, re-booking cancelled Ryanair flights and accepting Refund Credit Notes from Tui. Q. I received a Wizz Air promo email saying ‘Bulgaria is open’ and advertising 20 … Read more
Investors have demanded to know how failed mini-bond firm Basset & Gold’s potentially misleading adverts slipped the net, despite rules meaning they should have been checked. After the West Ham shirt sleeve sponsor became the latest mini-bond firm to go bust and lose 1,800 ordinary investors £36million, there is pressure on financial authorities to unpick … Read more
Now it’s £5M for our small firms booster! More free adverts up for grabs – but huge demand means now is last chance to claim By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 The Mail on Sunday’s groundbreaking advertising giveaway for small firms … Read more
When the news broke that Britain was going into lockdown, Mark Cribb admits his first reaction was to panic. His 12-bedroom boutique hotel, beachside cafe and restaurant in Bournemouth would have to close, slashing his income to almost nothing – potentially for many months – just as the crucial summer season approached. But with dozens … Read more
Homeware store boss Liz Lawson has furloughed half of her 65 staff ‘Fund will save firms’ Liz Lawson is the fourth generation to run 116-year-old Lawsons, which has four Devon homeware stores. It usually has an annual turnover of £2.8 million, but has had to close its Totnes and Plymouth shops to the public. Liz, 52, … Read more
The Government has launched a series of bizarre coronavirus adverts in a bid to get them shared online. The adverts, which include deliberate errors, are designed to be mocked online so that people share them and spread the ‘stay at home’ message. It is a repeat of the Tory party’s general election strategy in which social … Read more
Banning junk food adverts before the watershed will only cut two calories from a child’s diet a day, research shows. The Government revealed plans in March to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, fat and sugar on television and social media until after 9pm. They hoped the strict rules would curb soaring childhood obesity … Read more