Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford turn the ‘grey pound’ gold with new adverts

Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford turn the ‘grey pound’ gold by promoting everything from bingo to treatments for puffy feet and ankles By Katie Hind, Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:20 BST, 5 June 2021 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 5 June 2021 TV stars Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth … Read more

British Gas engineer who starred in firm’s recruitment adverts axed after refusing pay cut

Mother-of-three British Gas engineer who starred in firm’s recruitment adverts is put through ‘hell’ and axed after refusing pay cut under ‘fire and rehire’ plan despite 12 years’ service Hundreds of British Gas engineers have lost their jobs after refusing new deal Holly Mailey, 33, worked for firm for 12 years and was part of … Read more

The global Scamdemic: Fraud victims losing millions to fake online adverts

The devastating failure to stop the online fraud scourge is today laid bare.  A Money Mail investigation reveals how – despite years of worrying warnings – internet fraud has now hit record levels, driven by a surge in investment scams targeted at savers searching the web for better deals. Sophisticated ‘impersonation’ frauds have also doubled … Read more

Footballers aged 16 wear betting adverts on shirts due to loophole

Children are being exposed to betting adverts worn by footballers as young as 16 because of a legal loophole. Celebrities and sporting stars under the age of 25 are banned from promoting gambling in light of their influence over young people. However logos emblazoned on team strips are not considered advertising under the rules. Kaide … Read more

Priyanka Chopra apologises for appearing in adverts for skin-lightening creams

‘I can’t go back and change what I did’: Priyanka Chopra ‘sincerely’ apologises for appearing in adverts for skin-lightening creams and felt ‘sad’ when she saw them By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 22:31 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 01:06 GMT, 11 February 2021 Priyanka Chopra has apologised for doing a series of advertisements … Read more

Dustin Diamond was set to bring back his Saved By The Bell robot Kevin for insurance adverts

Dustin Diamond had plans to bring back Screech’s robot sidekick from Saved By The Bell in new adverts, it was revealed on Wednesday. The actor tragically died on Monday at the age of 44 after a brief battle with stage four lung cancer. Dustin’s friend Dan Block revealed to TMZ that Dustin had been working on … Read more

Children are bombarded with betting adverts on social media… by some of our top football clubs 

Children are bombarded with betting adverts on social media… by some of our top football clubs Critics accused some Premier League sides of giving the game ‘a bad name’  Fears for the children who are among the followers on Twitter who see adverts Former goalie Peter Shilton describes gambling in football as ‘morally wrong’  By … Read more

Peter Shilton calls on football to take a stand against wall-to-wall gambling adverts

England goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton calls on football to end its ‘conspiracy of silence’ and take a stand against wall-to-wall gambling adverts Peter Shilton, 71, has called on football to end its ‘conspiracy of silence’ He and wife Steph, 52, launched a campaign called Shilton’s Shirt Gambling Ban  Calls on sport to ‘take a stand’ to … Read more

Advertising regulator bans ‘misleading’ debt adverts from impersonators

The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned the adverts of two unregulated lead generators after they were found to have mimicked legitimate debt charities and claimed to be endorsed by the Government. The websites ‘writeoffmydebt’ and ‘stepdebtsupport’ were criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority after a series of complaints by the Government-funded Money and Pensions Service, … Read more

Mobile barbers and hairdressers post adverts on Gumtree despite lockdown

Barbers and hairdressers are offering black market cuts and styling in spite of the lockdown restrictions.  Analysis by MailOnline has revealed self-employed workers are advertising their services online, despite strict guidelines prohibiting them going into people’s homes.  Dozens of barbers, beauty therapists and hairdressers are offering to work in homes, via the online marketplace Gumtree.  … Read more