Watchdog slams "misleading" pro-Heathrow expansion ad

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ASA rejects claim that third runway would not make airport "noisier or dirtier"

The long-running saga surrounding the controversial plans to expand Heathrow took another twist yesterday when advertising watchdog the ASA banned an ad from a pro-expansion group backed by airport operator...

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