Junk food ad ban attacked from both sides
Proposals to combat childhood obesity, including a ban on junk food ads around kids' TV, have been attacked for placing profits ahead of children's health. By Owen Gibson and Rebecca Smithers.
‘The worst thing is constant ads on Channel Five’
Six-year-old Simon Szalay clutched his Coco Straws defensively as his mother, Eva, explained why she agreed with Ofcom's decision on junk food ads. By Rebecca Smithers and Alexi Mostrous.
Domino’s set to axe Simpsons sponsorship
4.15pm: Domino's Pizza is set to become the first casualty of Ofcom's junk food ad ban, saying it is "highly likely" to scrap its sponsorship of The Simpsons. By Mark Sweney.
Brown backs junk food ad ban for kids’ shows
Reaction: Gordon Brown has welcomed Ofcom's junk food ad ban, saying he will host a seminar on the issue. By Leigh Holmwood.
Ofcom defends advertising restrictions
3pm: Ed Richards, the Ofcom chief executive, has defended the new wide-ranging restrictions on junk food advertising to children. By Mark Sweney.
Junk food ad ban ‘draconian’, says Five
Reaction: Channel Five and Turner Broadcasting have criticised Ofcom's decision on junk food advertising, calling it 'draconian'. By Tara Conlan and Leigh Holmwood.
Ad industry attacks ‘flawed’ proposals
Reaction: Advertising industry has reacted with alarm to Ofcom's junk food ban, saying that the proposals go much further than originally envisaged and would harm British television. By Leigh Holmwood.
TV junk food ads escape crackdown
Campaigners say the failure to ban commercials before 9pm will harm the fight against obesity. By Denis Campbell and Gaby Hinsliff.
Live filming could terrify women, charity says
Women could be scared off having babies by seeing the intimate experience of childbirth served up as a television spectacle, a leading childbirth charity warned yesterday, as Channel Five screened the first live birth on British TV. By Jeevan Vasagar.
Pay more or we quit, canteen operators to tell schools as vending machine purge hits profits
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