Nando's latest edgy satirical TV ad, "last dictator standing", that's currently running in South Africa will be cancelled, the Nando's restaurant chain has said - in reaction to outrage over the ad in Zimbabwe from militant Mugabe supporters.

To stand out in the crowded vodka category of the distilled spirits market, brands try all manner of methods to get attention. A particularly popular tactic is to go naughty in advertising and marketing efforts, with themes and images that walk the fine line between wicked and evil. Drinks giant, Diageo has joined the edgy party with Smirnoff...

When the owner of a small bakery outside London posted a deal for cupcakes on Groupon, she ended up getting more than she bargained for. Rachel Brown (left), who runs Need a Cake bakery in Reading, Berkshire, offered a 75 percent discount on a dozen cupcakes in the spring. She expected the offer would generate perhaps a few hundred orders. Instead, thousands started pouring in.

Last year there was chaos at Waitrose checkouts when his Christmas puddings containing a whole candied orange sold out in weeks. Now Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity chef, has come up with another upmarket Christmas gimmick aiming to replicate the pudding’s success: a mince pie that smells of Christmas trees.

The annual Ig Nobel award ceremony took place at Harvard recently (late September) and for many scientists around the world it's a highlight of the year. The Nobel parody awards prizes to serious scientific studies about, well, whacky and offbeat things. This year's crop of winners include the inventors of a wasabi alarm clock, a study that shows we make better decisions when we have to pee, and the discovery of a beetle that likes to mate with a certain brand of Australian beer bottle.

Got a food that made you sick once and now you can’t touch it? It's not your fault. Blame a million years of evolution...

Halloween approaches - and with it, a focus on pumkins and the annual tradition of pumpkin carving. American artist, Ray Villafane, has taken pumpkin carving to a whole new level. His skill and art is extraordinary....

Ever wish you could mainline your coffee? Well, here's the next best thing: AeroShot, a new product that delivers "inhalable" caffeinated puffs... and from the same man who gave the world 'Le Whif', inhalable chocolate.