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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 22 - Caught on Camera

Adidas advert featuring naked breasts banned for being offensive

24 people complained, saying the image sexualised and objectified women

Wales Online

Adidas sports bra ads banned for being likely to cause widespread offence

Twitter and poster campaign featuring dozens of sets of breasts was harmful and offensive, says ASA

The Guardian - UK

Adidas ads featuring bare breasts banned over likelihood of causing offence

The ads drew complaints that their use of nudity was gratuitous and objectified women by sexualising them and ‘reducing them to body parts’.

The Independent UK

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Tesco Mobile ads banned for replacing expletives with food names

The ads used ‘shiitake’ and ‘pistachio’ as allusions to swear words in ways that ‘were likely to cause serious and widespread offence’, the ASA ruled

The Independent UK

Land Rover ads banned for 'misleading' cliff-edge parking sensor scene

It is confirmed that the warning sounds are only heard if there are objects behind the vehicle not empty space

Daily Record

Land Rover ads banned as vehicles won't stop you reversing over a cliff

The Advertising Standards Authority said the adverts were misleading

Wales Online

Land Rover ads banned for misleading cliff-edge parking sensor scene

It is confirmed that the warning sounds are only heard if there are objects behind the vehicle not empty space

Wales Online

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Land Rover ads banned over cliff-edge parking sensor scene

Jaguar Land Rover agreed that parking sensors would not warn of empty space behind the vehicle.

The Independent UK

Stephen Bear under fire by the ASA after 'unfair £80k giveaway - which girlfriend won'

Controversial reality star Stephen Bear has landed himself in hot water with the Advertising Standards Agency after his £80k giveaway was challenged over whether the promotion was administered fairly

Daily Mirror

Sexist horse product ad banned for being highly offensive to women

The manufacturer said the term was commonly used by trainers to describe a problem filly

Wales Online

Star Struck: Champagne Supernovas

The ASA has awarded its revered Page Medal to two amateur astronomy projects for the first time in its history.

Zenger

Leeds burger boss responds to his 'offensive' Madeleine McCann adverts being banned

Joe Scholey, who owns The Otley Burger Company, said his posts reignited 'awareness to a kid that’s gone missing'

Leeds Live

'Distressing' Madeleine McCann burger van advert banned for causing offence

It was rapped for making light of her disappearance

Wales Online

Leeds people fuming at burger boss after his 'offensive' Madeleine McCann advert for Mother's Day

The Advertising Standards Agency slammed The Otley Burger Company's ad and said 'reference to a missing child was likely to be distressing'

Leeds Live

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Bristol Post

Madeleine McCann burger van advert banned after 'distress' caused

The post was removed for violating policies

Daily Mirror

'Distressing' burger van advert banned for making light of missing Madeleine McCann

The advert had a picture of Madeleine and mum Kate and a caption reading: 'With burgers this good, you'll leave your kids alone. What's the worst that could happen. Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there'

Leeds Live

Otley Burger Company banned from using 'offensive' Madeleine McCann images to promote company

The Otley Burger Company was heavily criticised for an advert last month that 'made light' of missing Madeleine McCann

Daily Record

Madeleine McCann burger van adverts on Mother's Day banned by watchdog

Posts on The Otley Burger Company's social media accounts on March 27 read: 'With burgers this good, you'll leave your kids at home. What's the worst that could happen.'

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Manchester Evening News

'Offensive' adverts for burger van on Mother's Day depicting Madeleine McCann rapped by watchdog

Text read: "With burgers this good, you'll leave your kids at home. What's the worst that could happen?"

The Independent UK

Advert for burger van banned for joking about Madeleine McCann

Yorkshire takeaway warned over potential for ‘widespread offence and distress’

The Independent UK

Burger trailer ad making light of missing Madeleine McCann banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads ‘trivialised the circumstances surrounding Madeleine’s disappearance’.

The Guardian - UK

Online casinos face crackdown on exploiting gamblers’ superstitions

Guardian understands advertising regulator is likely uphold complaint against firm’s claims about ‘hot or cold’ games

Daily Mirror

ECB reprimanded after blunder saw emails sent to kids promoting junk food

The Advertising Standards Authority have upheld a complaint against KP Snacks and the ECB over a campaign which included email promotion and paid-for adverts on social media

Chronicle Live

Cricket bosses under fire over junk food adverts targeting children

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two ads for The Hundred cricket tournament that were promoting crisps and toffee popcorn

The Guardian - UK

English cricket on back foot after ad watchdog bans junk food campaign

ASA found that campaign from KP Snacks, which sponsors ECB’s Hundred competition, targeted ads at children

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