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Dating website ad on One Direction app for juniors

NSPCC says the appearance of the advertisement is 'extremely concerning'
The Green Deal offers to cover the cost of energy-saving work which is then paid back over 25 years

Energy Department misled consumers over Green Deal savings, ad watchdog rules

Adverts starring Oliver Heath have been banned

Matthew McConaughey and his son Levi at the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros at Fenway Park on August 17, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Matthew McConaughey signs advertising deal with Lincoln Motor Company and joins host of A-list actors selling cars

‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ star is continuing a recent Hollywood tradition

IPG: Are fresh faces turning things around for advertising's least exciting company?

Traditionally faceless marketing group is looking rather interesting

An advert for Pantene ad showing how men and women are judged differently

Adverts for women: The gender agenda

A new marketing campaign by Always is the latest to stress the importance of a woman's appearance. Natalie Haynes looks at whether this is a positive strategy – or exploitative

The Media Column: British Mad Men shine amid tension in Cannes

British newspapers have long had a snooty attitude towards this country’s £20bn-a-year advertising industry. Better to avoid mentioning it all than bite the hand that feeds, might be a summary of how most editors feel, despite the fact that advertising is something the Brits are good at.

The bookmaker Paddy Power shared this image after receiving hundreds of messages from people angered by its latest stunt

Paddy Power World Cup rainforest stunt was faked ‘to raise awareness of deforestation’

Bookmaker received a furious backlash on Twitter over 'disgraceful' stunt - but says images were elaborate computer-generated fakes

A shot from the Church of Scientology advert shown on ITV on Monday 12 May

Church of Scientology advert played on ITV prompts complaints from viewers

Viewers were worried the advert was targeting vulnerable people

The Yves Saint Laurent campaign that sparked Shannon Bradley-Colleary's petition

Should Yves Saint Laurent be using 'seemingly malnourished' models? Over 45,000 signatures say 'No'

Shannon Bradley-Colleary, a blogger who writes about body image issues, has started an E-petition to convince Yves Saint Laurent’s CEO Francesca Bellettini to stop using “seemingly malnourished” models in the brand’s advertisements.

Wonga is Britain’s most-profitable payday lender

Wonga payday loan ad banned for implying 5853% rate was 'irrelevant'

Advertising Standards Authority said TV campaign created confusion and was misleading

Sonic boom: Advertising is increasingly making use of tiny tunes to catch our attention

'Mmm, Danone." As I watch another Gok Wan-fronted advert for Activia yogurt, I know what's coming. It's always there, right at the end. "Mmm, Danone." It's a sound that usually washes over me, but I suddenly became intrigued by this pseudo-sexy appreciation of a multinational food corporation. How did it come about? Who wrote that three-note melody? How long did it take them? Do they get paid whenever it's broadcast? And if so, how much?

Kiefer Sutherland returns as Jack Bauer

Fox to charge $500,000 for 30-second advertising slot during debut of new 24 series

For Jack Bauer, the grizzled US secret agent, 24 hours is only just enough time to save the world from disaster. But even he might blanch at the value set on just 30 seconds for the new season of Fox’s cult series 24.

Last year's KFC Christmas advert pokes fun of the festive season

Colonel Sanders isn't anti-Christian! KFC advert cleared of offending Christians after 30 people complain campaign 'mocked religion'

The complainants argued that it mocked a key element of Christian worship

Gambling Bill threatened by concerns over surge in pre-watershed adverts seen by children

Concerns that a generation of children are being schooled in gambling by an explosion in television betting advertisements before the 9pm watershed have led to plans in the House of Lords to derail the Government’s Gambling Bill.

The ASA branded the Payday Pig website as 'irresponsible'

ASA bans 'Payday Pig' advert for irresponsibly trivialising borrowing

Using a cartoon pink pig to encourage you to “treat yourself and a loved one to a weekend away or a slap-up meal” is not a responsible way to flog payday loans, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.

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Have we fallen out of love with e-readers?

Amazon is launching a new Kindle, but people are going back to books
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Is rugby too dangerous for children to play?

One mother's alarming discoveries about the risks of the game
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A studio with a view - but a view worth £495,000?

Take a peek inside the Battersea Power Station apartments
Skinny models? Pushy parents? No, it's the genetics of anorexia

The genetics of anorexia

Anorexia has been blamed on skinny models and pushy parents – but more than half of the risk is inherited
A right mess: the 100-foot poem painted on a cliff face in Snowdonia they can't wash off

A right mess

The 100-foot poem painted on a cliff face in Snowdonia they can't wash off
No, Tracey – being a mother doesn't mean you can't be a good artist too

No, Tracey – being a mother doesn't mean you can't be a good artist too

Monica Ross and Nancy Spero were both mothers and made Emin's success possible
The old stereotypes of what it is to be a 'man' are a load of rubbish

Dear young men

The old stereotypes of what it is to be a 'man' are a load of rubbish
Depardieu: My mother tried to kill me in utero with a knitting needle

Gérard Depardieu reveals his mother tried to kill him in womb

Controversial actor’s autobiography describes troubled childhood
Meet the Toronto band offering misogyny-free heavy metal

‘We’re what Bournemouth needs’

Vag Halen take on the macho posturing and sexist objectification of 'cock rock'
The timebomb inside the NHS: Our health system's founding principles are at stake

The NHS timebomb

Our health system's founding principles are now at stake
Twitter provides one of the few forums in which Saudis can discuss what they really feel - and it says they blame the clergy for Isis

Twitter says Saudis blame the clergy for Isis

The social network's free discussion contrasts with Riyadh's official line on the rise of radicals, says Patrick Cockburn
The Rainbow List 2014: We need your help to identify gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people who make a difference

The Rainbow List 2014

We need your help to identify gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people who make a difference
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Mexico's train of death

Entry into the Land of the Free isn't merely unlikely – it's potentially lethal
David Baddiel: All kids think about having different parents

David Baddiel: All kids think about having different parents

The comedian and writer on 'The Infidel', alternative parenting, and religious stereotypes
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Is Oscar Wilde’s reputation due for another reassessment?

As a new play and book put the writer back in the dock, his reputation may be set to change once again