Ads Based on Paedophiles Not Good SHOCK

We've seen some pretty rum advertisements in our time - anything starring Michael Winner for example - but a recent email campaign by travel site Lastminute.com takes the biscuit. "Like Gary Glitter in a sweet shop, you too can have your pick of kiddy treats in London's theatre world," ran the blurb, which we assume was written by an adman who thought linking children's theatre with a registered sex offender was a grand idea.

The website has apologised after having its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority. Presumably, that puts paid to the follow-up 'Fred West / B&Bs' campaign too...