PETER HITCHENS: Axe the Monarchy? Yes, if you want us to be like North Korea… or the USA 

We’ll be sorry when the Monarchy is gone, which it will pretty soon be if we all go on behaving like this. If you want a Monarchy, you need grown-ups, not just to sit on the throne, but to support it. Sentimental slop won’t keep it going, and nor will cheap temporary popularity or glamour. … Read more

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes return to This Morning for the first time since Friday slot axe 

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes returned to This Morning on Monday for the first time since they were axed from their Friday slot. The presenters, aged 60 and 61 respectively, delighted viewers as they enthused: ‘It’s lovely to have them back where they belong!’, after the pair replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary in December … Read more

Mrs Brown’s Boys spin-off chat show ‘faces the axe’

Mrs Brown’s Boys chat show All Round to Mrs Brown’s is reportedly faxing the axe due to coronavirus restrictions around filming. Bosses are said to be having a difficult time trying to book celebrity guests for the spin-off series amid the ongoing pandemic. According to the Daily Star, the show is now ‘hanging in the … Read more

Manchester: Food firm boss, 45, avoids jail for hurling axe at windscreen in furious road rage row

This is the shocking moment a driver smashed a car bonnet with an axe during a furious road rage row on a one-way street. Company director Marchillo Satt, 45 has avoided jail after initially hurling his axe at a windscreen during an argument a judge branded ‘worthy of a TV sitcom’.  Footage posted online shows … Read more

Ryan Reynolds hilariously uses Hugh Jackman as his target as he hones his axe throwing skills

He’s already successful actor, producer and entrepreneur. But Ryan Reynold was ready to add another string to his bow as he tried his hand at axe throwing in the second episode of his new Snapchat series Ryan Doesn’t Know.  And it was bad news for fellow actor Hugh Jackman, 52, as the Deadpool star, 44, … Read more

Rufus Hound will RETURN to Dancing On Ice for final performance after axe

Dancing On Ice’s Rufus Hound will return to the show for a final performance at the end of the series after being axed following a positive Covid test. The comedian, 41, confirmed on Wednesday he’d been dropped by ITV bosses after contracting coronavirus, with his skating partner Robin Johnstone later revealing they’d be back for ‘one … Read more

Dancing On Ice host Phillip Schofield admits bosses have run out of stand-ins after Rufus Hound axe

‘It’s the first time we’ve used both reserves!’ Dancing On Ice host Phillip Schofield reveals bosses have run out of stand-in stars… after Rufus Hound was axed following positive Covid test By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 18:43 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 20:03 GMT, 4 February 2021 Dancing On Ice host Phillip Schofield has … Read more

Myleene Klass steps out in a chic black trouser suit as she returns to work after Dancing On Ice axe

Myleene Klass steps out in a chic black trouser suit as she returns to work after becoming the first celebrity to be eliminated from Dancing On Ice By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 10:49 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 10:51 GMT, 28 January 2021 Myleene Klass got back to work on Thursday after becoming … Read more

Minister Therese Coffey hints at U-turn over plan to axe £20 Covid benefits boost

Universal Credit £20-a-week uplift could be replaced with a £1,000 one-off payment amid growing pressure on ministers not to axe extra support as No10 insists Rishi Sunak is yet to make a final decision Therese Coffey said ministers will decide ‘soon’ whether to extend the increase  Chancellor has been resisting growing pressure to extend the … Read more

Early Bronze Age people used rings, bangles and axe blades as an early form of money 5,000 years ago

Europe’s first common currency: Early Bronze Age people used rings, bangles and even axe blades as an early form of money 5,000 years ago Researchers examined more than 5,000 objects from 100 ancient hoards Around 70% of the rings were similar enough to be indistinguishable by hand This consistent similarity in shape and weight are … Read more