The Mash Report, the BBC show which was accused of left-wing bias, will not return for another series. The broadcaster said it is ‘very proud’ of the programme but will be axing it ‘in order to make room for new comedy shows’. The show, a satirical take on the week’s news which featured Nish Kumar … Read more
Channel Seven axes primetime reality show Ultimate Tag after it failed to find an audience – hitting a low of only 260,000 viewers on Monday night By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:48 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 05:48 GMT, 11 March 2021 Channel Seven’s new series Ultimate Tag has been dropped … Read more
Marks & Spencer axes its 29 in-store bank branches and tells customers it is shutting their current accounts Customers of M&S Bank will have to either move current accounts or close them The move was prompted by ‘customers changing habits’ over the last year No action has to be taken straight away and customers will … Read more
A 17-year-old boy has been detained on suspicion of axing his parents and sister to death ‘because he didn’t want to go to school’. The Russian went on the run after disfiguring his father’s face and dressing the corpse of the welder, 40, in the youngster’s own clothes, say police. This initially confused detectives who … Read more
Primary school headteacher replaces Houses named for ‘oppressive’ figures such as Sir Walter Raleigh and Lord Nelson with Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford after ONE ex-pupil complained Howden Junior School, in East Yorkshire, announced four new names this week Lord Nelson, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake will not be used as names Pupils … Read more
Primary school headteacher replaces Houses named for ‘oppressive’ figures such as Sir Walter Raleigh and Lord Nelson with Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford after ONE ex-pupil complained Howden Junior School, in East Yorkshire, announced four new names this week Lord Nelson, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake will not be used as names Pupils … Read more
Duden (pictured), which is similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, has scrapped the masculine form of nouns to be used to describe whole professions [Stock image] Germany’s most influential dictionary has stirred debate by issuing guidance to make the language more gender neutral. Duden, which is similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, has scrapped the … Read more
Duden (pictured), which is similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, has scrapped the masculine form of nouns to be used to describe whole professions [Stock image] Germany’s most influential dictionary has stirred debate by issuing guidance to make the language more gender neutral. Duden, which is similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, has scrapped the … Read more
Fortnum & Mason has axed the sale of its foie gras after decades of pressure from stars including Sir Roger Moore, Joanna Lumley and Ricky Gervais. The luxury department store based in Piccadilly, London, will stop purchasing the controversial food product branded ‘torture in a tin’ by critics because of the way it is produced … Read more
The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more