direct to your inboxA wholesalers from Manchester has been prosecuted by a council and fined for selling an axe to a 13-year-old online.Under the Offensive Weapons Act 1996, it is illegal to sell an axe, knife, knife blade or razor blade to anyone aged under 18.But the teenager - who was used as a test purchaser for the council - was able to buy the 1.85lb hand axe on eBay in March last year.No checks were made on the buyer's age.As a result Topline Wholesale Ltd, based on Derby Street in