Marine le Pen could WIN French election, senior Macron minister admits 

Marine le Pen could WIN French presidential election next year, senior Macron minister admits Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister, warned Le Pen victory is a ‘possibility’ He said far-right National Rally party must be ‘opposed’ with ‘ideas and results’   Le Marie spoke out after polls showed support for Le Pen at record levels  First … Read more

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused of being ‘too soft’ on Islam in election debate 

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is left stunned as President Macron’s interior minister accuses HER of being ‘too soft’ on Islam in election debate Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said her position would ‘disappoint’ her base Le Pen responded by confirming she ‘does not intend to attack Islam’ if elected The debate on French TV saw … Read more

French leader Marine Le Pen denies breaking hate speech laws by tweeting images of ISIS atrocities

French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has denied breaking hate speech laws by tweeting ‘monstrous’ pictures of ISIS atrocities, a case she slammed as a politically motivated attempt to silence her.   The leader of the National Rally party appeared in a Paris court today after she was accused of spreading hate by publicising the … Read more

Ocean marine life endangered by noise pollution from human activity

Waves crashing and water churning are typical sounds humans may hear from the ocean, but creatures that call it home are being objectified to noises from ships, drilling and even surfing – and it is becoming unbearable. A team of 25 international scientists analyzed more than 10,000 papers of marine acoustics starting back to the … Read more

Double amputee ex-Royal Marine hailed hero by Prince Harry abused over disabled parking space

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

Study finds 10% of Marine recruits who tested positive for COVID before basic training did so again

Getting reinfected with the novel coronavirus may not be as rare as previously believed, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among young Marine Corps recruits who had previously tested positive, more than 10 percent had a second positive test during a six-week follow-up. What’s more, the group that became infected again had lower antibody … Read more

Poll puts Marine Le Pen almost level with Emmanuel Macron if they make French election final round

Poll puts Marine Le Pen almost level with Emmanuel Macron if they make the final round of next year’s French elections as far-right gains on the president The Harris Interactive saw Macron receive 52 percent of the vote to Le Pen’s 48 percent, according to Le Parisien Le Pen has confirmed she will run in … Read more

Tragedy as Tesco worker and ex-Royal Marine, 81, dies of Covid

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

Network of marine protected areas could help safeguard penguins

Antarctic penguin numbers could be boosted by a proposed network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean, according to new research. MPAs set up around Antarctica would help protect four species of penguins – the Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo and Emperor, researchers say.  Like nature reserves and national parks on land, MPAs are places at … Read more

Chasing whales and catching kingfish – Kenya’s marine life makes for an epic sea safari

Catch of the day: Writer Sadie Whitelocks with a kingfish Sadly, it’s not a whale but there is a frenzy of excitement on the boat as one of our fishing lines pulls tight. A young deckhand wrestles with the line and, with one final tug, a 4 ft-long kingfish flips and flaps on to the … Read more