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Mike Tyson is the face of Black Energy

Marketing fail: Protesters back Mike Tyson into a corner

Mike Tyson's reputation for controversy has taken new turn. The former boxing champ, convicted rapist, biter and bankruptcy claimant has a new job as the face of the drink Black Energy, for which he has been accused of being party to mysogyny and racism.

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Student beats extradition to US by paying compensation

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Royal Opera chief set to take over at BBC

Such was the rejoicing that greeted the appointment of Tony Hall as the new Director-General of the BBC yesterday that one could not help by wonder why the Royal Opera House chief executive had not been appointed before.

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Oh yes? Oh no, no no! Martin Clunes dropped from Churchill adverts after driving ban

Men Behaving Badly actor Martin Clunes has been dropped from a car insurance advert after being disqualified from driving.

Barack Obama with his wife Michelle

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Encouraging polls for President Obama on his last ever day campaigning. David Usborne reports in Madison, Wisconsin

Chris Baird recovers for Fulham after collision with advertising hoardings

Fulham defender Chris Baird is fit for the visit of Everton.

Babyjabs.co.uk warned over advertising prescription-only medicines to public

A parenting website has been warned about advertising prescription-only medicines to the public just months after it was ordered to remove discredited claims that the MMR vaccine is linked to autism.

Daniel Craig and Naomie Harris pose during the photocall for Skyfall

The car, the watch, the make-up, the beer advert: James Bond - licence to print money

Skyfall is set to break box office records this weekend – but it’s not just tickets that Daniel Craig’s selling. Nick Clark on 007’s killer marketing campaign

New York Times: Falling ad sales present a challenge to in-coming Mark Thompson

New York Times plunges as advertising slump leads to surprise loss

The New York Times Co. on Thursday tumbled the most in at least three decades after reporting a surprise loss on falling advertising sales, adding to the challenges for incoming Chief Executive Officer Mark Thompson.

Exam time: sample questions show what teachers can expect in new tests (no calculators please)

Sample questions from the current and new teacher tests

Simon English: Sir Martin's many reasons to worry

It is tempting to think that Sir Martin Sorrell gets taken way too seriously; that his position as chief (M)Ad Man makes journalists hang on his every word rather more than a dispassionate analysis of his predictive record merits.

Market Report: ITV braced for bad news on advertising

ITV chairman Archie Norman has described television advertising as a "faulty shower" and it looks like the metaphorical water pressure could well be on the blink again.

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