Ex-Royal Marine’s home is destroyed in arson attack after he stood up youths who were terrorising his village during lockdown Sean Ivey and family inside home in Wingate when it was set alight on March 18 Force confirmed second blaze at property took place at around 1am today Mr Ivey said home targeted because he … Read more
Ex-Royal Marine commando, 32, who set up £19,000 cannabis farm with his pregnant girlfriend, 27, in suburban semi they share with their newborn baby is jailed for a year Adam Burtoft, 32, set up cannabis farm with his girlfriend Charlotte Carr, 27 Former Royal Marine Burtoft was jailed for a year at Minshull Street Crown … Read more
Ben McBean, 33, with his blue badge at the disabled parking space where he was abused A double amputee ex-Commando hailed a ‘hero’ by Prince Harry was abused by a woman passer-by as a ‘government-draining d***head’ for parking in a disabled bay with a blue badge. Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, 33, lost an arm … Read more
Tragedy as Tesco worker and ex-Royal Marine, 81, who stepped in to help on Christmas Eve dies of Covid just two weeks later John Deacy worked at Tesco Extra in Cardiff to keep busy after his retirement He picked up a shift on Christmas Eve and was admitted to hospital days later His son Wayne … Read more
The death of a former Royal Marine has been ruled an ‘unlawful killing’ almost ten years after he was stabbed, beaten and dumped in a ravine. Carl Davies, 33, was found dead on the south Indian Ocean island of Reunion on November 9, 2011 – two days after disappearing from a night out with colleagues. … Read more
Ex-Royal Marine, 33, who lost an arm and a leg in Afghanistan and suffers flashbacks and phantom pain has been denied a blue badge by local council for 13 years – because he is ‘not disabled enough’ Ben McBean, 33, had his parking permit stripped by Plymouth Council in 2009 Council workers had spotted him running … Read more
Mel B’s ex-Royal Marine bodyguard, 31, hanged himself wearing his uniform and medals at home amid PTSD battle after seeing friends killed in Afghanistan Corporal Ashley Bernard Nickless, 31, was discovered at his Conwy, Wales Mr Nickless worked as Spice Girl Mel B’s bodyguard after he was discharged He left the Royal Marines Commando in 2017 … Read more
On a wing and a prayer: Daredevil ex-Royal Marine leaps off 4,00ft peak of Scotland’s An Teallach to become first person to fly a wingsuit from top of UK mountain Tim Howell, 31, from Somerset, was the first person to successfully fly with a wingsuit from a UK mountain Mr Howell climbed to the nearly … Read more
Why we’re defending the Cenotaph: Ex-Royal Green Jacket and an SAS veteran reveal their ‘horror’ at having to protect memorials to fallen soldiers Former soldiers guarded London’s Cenotaph yesterday fearing it was a target The father of two was also among soldiers guarding the Cenotaph on Saturday He said it was a small group of … Read more