The Latest Breaking News from ASA

Scottish Power ad featuring TV architect George Clarke banned

The advertising watchdog found that viewers were likely to believe, at least initially, that they were watching a programme.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Everton shirt sponsor Stake under investigation over social media posts

The gambling company’s logo has been superimposed on disturbing images and the Advertising Standards Authority is assessing the posts

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

The big menopause swizz: do hormone supplements really work?

The global market for menopause products is worth £16.93bn, the majority of that spent on dietary supplements – but is there any evidence they do anything?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

Tube adverts for Islamic investment platform showing burning US and euro banknotes banned by regulator

The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the burning of the US dollar and euro banknotes would have caused serious offence to some people

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

‘Wild west’: experts concerned by illegal promotion of weight-loss jabs in UK

Guardian review finds many online pharmacies flouting strict advertising rules that govern prescription-only drugs

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024

Shrinking waistlines and growing profits: the weight-loss drug boom

Drugs such as Wegovy amd Mounjaro are an attractive prospect for online businesses and traditional pharmacies as well as the firms that make them

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024

‘Free and impartial’ addiction helplines paid secret commission by rehabs

Advertising regulator reprimands services that claim to offer unbiased advice but then direct people to partner facilities

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024

Greenwashing complaints prompt cruise company to remove adverts

Some of the cruise company’s newest ships use LNG, often touted as more ‘clean’ than other fuels

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

Lloyds advert banned for making false environmental claims

Watchdog ruled social media post failed to provide balanced information over bank’s ongoing financing of polluting industries

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

Lloyds Bank advert banned over ‘misleading’ low carbon claims

The ASA found the ad left out material information about the bank’s financing of greenhouse gas emissions and was ‘likely to mislead’ consumers.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024