"We absolutely recognise the importance and value of policing as a career path and understand that the
advert copy did not reflect this.
The self-imposed ban on gambling
adverts was announced by the industry group for responsible gambling last December after an outcry about betting
adverts during the Fifa World Cup in Russia last year.
Three people complained about an
advert for the Volkswagen eGolf car showing a sleeping woman and man in a tent on a cliff face, two male astronauts floating in a space ship and a male para-athlete with a prosthetic leg doing the long jump before a final scene showed a woman seated on a bench beside a pram.
User @justkatierose said: "PREDICTION: Lewis Capaldi will sing the song for this years John Lewis Christmas
Advert."
The
advert was named the UK's "most iconic" in April after research firm Kantar surveyed more than 1,000 consumers on the most heartwarming and memorable
advert.
Who could forget great-gran Jean Jones from Middlesbrough who became a TV sensation in 2011 after declaring her love of gin in an
advert for the Aldi She later made numerous returns for the supermarket chain, including the chain's 2015 Christmas
advert - a tongue-in-cheek take on John Lewis' tearjerker - and then to deliver her Christmas speech.
The backing soundtrack, which has always been such an important part of John Lewis' annual Christmas
advert offerings, is none other than Elton John's anthem 'Your Song'.
John Lewis Christmas
advert's REAL star - baby Elton John played by adorable 4-year-old
Reactions to the
advert were mixed between Israelis who perceived it as an offenseive, by comparing Israel to Iran.
It took five days to film the
advert, which had 82 children in the cast and 11 adults.
Councillor McDonald told the Observer he wants them to pull the
advert and make a donation to Women's Aid by way of apology.
The
advert by Fairyhill in Reynoldston, Gower, which is part of the Oldwalls group, included an image of plates and cutlery which were not straight with the caption "Slightly OCD?