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Brickbats

Brickbat: Out of Sight

Charles Oliver | 12.3.2018 4:00 AM

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that ads for junk food and sugary beverages will be banned from Transport for London buses, trains and stations. Khan says the move is aimed at reducing obesity in children.

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