First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm

Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impact The UK will have its first Easter without the traditional barrage of TV ads for...

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Guardian: First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm.

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First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm

Guardian •published Mar 29, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC •fetched Mar 29, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC