Banned Adverts

'Distressing And Insulting' Advert Banned

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK

An advert showing a surgeon performing a brain operation while organising a holiday online has been banned after complaints it was offensive, distress...

WATCH: Naked Ham Advert Pulled After 'Misleading Claims About Meat'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.12.2012 | UK

An advert for ham featuring naked picnickers prompted 371 complaints but it was misleading claims about meat that saw the Advertising Standards Author...

Cheese Ad Moved Post-Watershed Over 'Trivialising Violence' Complaints

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK

A cheese ad in which a miniature cowboy wields a razor and a gun has been shifted to a post 9pm slot following complaints that it trivialised violent ...

VIDEO: As Ryanair Is Slammed For 'Red Hot' Ad, What Else Is Too Racy For TV?

Posted 15.02.2012 | UK

Ryanair's latest advert has been banned after a string of complaints. The poster, featuring scantily-clad girls underneath the slogan "Red Hot Far...

Which Airline Just Had Its Ads Banned?

PA | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK

Budget airline Ryanair has been rapped by a watchdog for a "sexist" advertising campaign which "objectified" women. The promotion, which showed a s...