X Factor ‘axing’ is met with delight and relief from TV fans after 17 years

TV fans could not contain their glee when it was reported on Wednesday evening that Simon Cowell had pulled the plug on The X Factor.  Insiders revealed that it the music mogul, 61, has accepted the UK’s version of the show ‘has become slightly stale’, so has reportedly decided to ‘shelve’ the programme for five years, … Read more

Jeffrey Dean Morgan reveals that The Walking Dead’s sudden axing was completely unexpected

Jeffrey Dean Morgan has revealed that he was surprised when he heard about The Walking Dead’s axing last year, hinting that season 11 wasn’t supposed to be the finale of the long-running show.  In an interview published by Collider on Wednesday, the actor spoke about the decision to end the hit AMC horror drama series, which was … Read more

Why we should mourn for Mondeo man: STEPHEN BAYLEY on the axing of Ford’s iconic model

When the humourist Dorothy Parker was told that the dull and ineffectual President Calvin Coolidge had died, she exclaimed: ‘But how can they tell?’ Isn’t it the same with news that Ford is to stop making the Mondeo? Did anybody even realise that these cars were actually still in production? To announce the end of … Read more

Melissa Doyle reveals how she found confidence again after Sunrise axing

Melissa Doyle has revealed that living by the mantra ‘s**t happens’ helped her after she was controversially sacked from Sunrise eight years ago.  The 51-year-old, who parted ways with Channel Seven last August after 25 years, spoke to Nova’s Powerful Steps podcast this week about how she recovered from being replaced as anchor by Sam Armytage in 2013. … Read more

St Andrews University under fire after axing only female gender studies professor

St Andrews University comes under fire after axing only female gender studies professor and replacing her with two men Dr Alison Kerr helped set up St Andrews University’s Institute for Gender Studies But bosses have chosen not to renew her fixed-term contract after two years Thousands of students and academics have signed petition for Dr … Read more

Sainsbury’s axing 3,500 jobs with all deli counters to close

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is axing 3,500 jobs as it shuts all its deli, fish and meat counters and closes swathes of standalone Argos stores. The supermarket, which is the second biggest in the country behind Tesco, sank to a £137million loss in the six months to 19 September, which it blamed on closures and ‘market … Read more

Will Covid-19 hasten axing of state pension ‘triple lock’?

Pensioner guarantee: Full flat rate state pension will rise to £9,300, and old basic rate to £7,200 a year The state pension ‘triple lock’ will boost pensioner income by 2.5 per cent next April, after what looks set to be a grim winter dominated by Covid-19 and economic hardship. The triple lock means annual state pension … Read more

Teddi Mellencamp admits RHOBH axing has been ‘like a break-up’

‘I feel sad’: Teddi Mellencamp admits RHOBH axing has been ‘like a break-up’… and reveals she first learned about her firing on DailyMail.com By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 18:59 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 18:59 BST, 1 October 2020 Teddi Mellencamp is opening up about her firing from The Real Housewives of Beverly … Read more

Brannigans crisps are being sold for £3 a pack on eBay after KP announced it was axing brand 

Now they cost a packet! Brannigans crisps are being sold for £3 a pack on eBay after KP announced it was axing popular brand Brannigans crisps have been discontinued by Slough-based company KP Snacks Fans mourning the loss of the snacks are buying the last available packets online Some are selling on eBay for up to … Read more

Perfume firm Jo Malone apologises to Star Wars actor John Boyega after AXING him from advert

Perfume firm Jo Malone apologises to Star Wars actor John Boyega after AXING him from advert he filmed for them and using entirely non-black cast for version shown in China Perfume company Jo Malone apologised to the black British star John Boyega They had cut him out of an advert when it was remade for … Read more