- Guardian, Thursday, July 7, 2011 9:30 AM
Procter & Gamble, Asda and Tesco are thinking of pulling ads from the fairly unbalanced
News of the World. Halifax, Co-op, Vauxhall, Butlins and Virgin Holidays have joined Ford in pulling ads
from this weekend's the paper following the latest phone-hacking allegations.
Mitsubishi Motors will also likely pull its ads from the paper and is donating its ad spend to the
charitable Childline.
Boots, the seventh-largest advertiser with the tabloid, said it will "review and monitor customer views" before making a decision. Renault said it will not be
committing any advertising until the investigation is complete.
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