UK ban on junk food adverts targeting children is delayed until next year

Experts say delay from October to January after lobbying by food industry is huge setback for public healthMinisters are to delay introducing a ban on junk food adverts targeting children until 2026, sparking outrage among health campaigners.Labour made new rules prohibiting unhealthy food ads online and before 9pm on television a key election manifesto pledge, and after winning power it promised the ban would come into force across the UK on 1 October. Continue reading...