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France is heading for 'Frexit in disguise' if National Rally or the far-left see success in Sunday's elections, Macron's allies fear

The first round of the French parliamentary election on Sunday propelled Marine Le Pen's hard right National Rally party closer than ever to government. Le Pen's opponents in the left-wing alliance of the New Popular Front, as well as President Macron's weakened centrists, are all seeking to deny the hard right an absolute majority by rallying supporters in high-stakes campaigning this week. Macron's finance minister Bruno Le Maire, who hails from the centre-right, has ruled out voting for either Le Pen's National Rally or the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, saying both are unacceptable options that would harm the values of France and wreak havoc on the country's economy. Le Pen, meanwhile, accused Macron of mounting an 'administrative coup d'etat' by appointing state officials she claimed would obstruct any government appointed by the National Rally, which could seal a working a working majority in parliament.

EXCLUSIVEFirst picture of Briton who booked £40-a-night Airbnb where missing teen Jay Slater stayed hours before he vanished - as his mother pleads, 'We just want to find our beautiful boy'

The man, using the name Ayub Abdul, booked the £40-a-night holiday rental online - and later hosted missing Jay at the holiday let in Tenerife just hours before he vanished.

Tragic father who collapsed and died in Magaluf had taken cocaine before he died, autopsy reveals, as cops say 'hit-and-run' car injuries on the body could not have killed him

The full results of the autopsy performed yesterday on father-of-four Michael Grant, 45, have not yet been made public. But medical examiners found traces of the banned Class-A drug in his system

Derby County winger and former England U-16 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is arrested along with his wife after 'British woman who kept taking their photos at Magaluf nightclub is punched in the face'

The Derby County winger was hauled to court on Sunday following the early-hours incident a day earlier. He allegedly punched the woman in the face before taking her phone

Hidden camera footage shows Italian hard-right leader Giorgia Meloni's youth wing performing fascist salutes and chanting 'Sieg heil'

In the wake of the scandal, Prime Minister Meloni told her Brothers of Italy party on Tuesday that it should expunge from its ranks anyone who idolises Italy's fascist past.

Can YOU spot the leopards hiding in these photos? You'll need a keen eye to spot these camouflaged cats

With slender bodies covered head-to-toe in a dense, camouflaged fur 11million years in the making, it's no wonder leopards are renowned the world over for their ability to evade detection.

Ukraine is too CORRUPT to join NATO, US says, in major blow to Zelensky… and boost for Putin

Ukraine is too corrupt to join NATO, the US is set to tell leader Volodymyr Zelensky in a major blow to his nation's security ambitions.

Horrified husband discovers his wife has been EATEN by python after spotting the creature's 'huge belly'... and the victim's slippers nearby

Mother-of-five Siriati, 36, was visiting her brother to go to the market together to buy medicine in Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday morning, July 2. But she was set upon by a gargantuan 30ft-python that sank its teeth into her leg as she trekked along a jungle trail. The killer reptile then coiled itself around her body - crushing her to death - and then began to eat her. Siriati's husband Adiansa, 30, became worried when her brother called to say she had not arrived. He walked the same route she had taken and found her slippers on the grass. He was horrified to find a huge snake with 'a very large belly' lying in the undergrowth just a few steps away from the path.

Dutch pensioner, 77, decides to die by euthanasia after failing to cope with horrifying injuries from being brutally beaten by robber while he was in bed

Jan Beulenkamp, 77, suffered brain damage and a slew of other horrific injuries when he was violently attacked as he lay in bed at home in Liendenhof, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, in November. Shocking images from the aftermath of the assault showed the elderly Dutchman sporting horrendous bruises and lacerations across his face, neck and chest as he lay in a hospital bed. The doting grandfather, supported by his wife, children and a host of doctors and therapists attempted to rehabilitate but his quality of life plummeted as he battled with impaired speech, partial paralysis and mental trauma. Three months after the deplorable attack, Mr Beulenkamp opted to die via euthanasia, having been granted permission to end his life by Dutch authorities. His attacker meanwhile remains at large

Missing Jay Slater's mother Debbie tells of 'pain and agony' of his Tenerife disappearance as she pleads 'We just want to find him'

Debbie Duncan tonight issued the heartbreaking plea saying 'our beautiful boy' had 'his whole life ahead of him'.

EXCLUSIVEMajor development in hunt for Jay Slater as police search Tenerife Airbnb: Officers spend two hours inside holiday let where missing teen stayed with two mystery men before disappearing two weeks ago

The 19-year-old went back to the remote cottage in the village of Masca with two mystery British men in the early hours of Monday morning after a rave in Playa de las Americas on June 17.

Around 100 worshippers are crushed to death in stampede at Hindu religious gathering in India

The death toll has risen to 107, with scores of others injured, a government official said. There are fears the toll could increase further. Crowds had been celebrating near Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.

Brit father and his son are found dead on Brazilian rainforest nature trail 'after being electrocuted by broken power cable'

Investigators said their corpses sported burns consistent with receiving a powerful electric shock, while the father had one end of a broken mains power cable trapped underneath his body

Greece brings in SIX-DAY week in response to 'ticking timebomb' of shrinking population and skilled worker shortages - but unions declare the move 'barbaric'

At a time when many nations are considering four-day weeks, officials in Athens are adamant that Greek citizens need to work even harder - and longer (PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis pictured)

Putin 'plans to deploy thousands of North Korean soldiers to dig tunnels beneath the front lines, and attack Ukraine from the rear'

Russia has already used tunnels twice in the conflict, in Avdiivka and Toretsk, says United Ukraine analyst Aleksey Kushch, who has warned of a Putin bid to break the war 'deadlock' by digging.

Bigamy Brother: Indian version of Big Brother sparks outrage as contestant enters the show with his TWO wives... one of whom is voted off and reveals how miserable the relationship made her

India's version of Big Brother has sparked controversy, after the showrunners were accused of promoting bigamy to millions by including a male contestant and his two wives in the lineup. Influencer Armaan Malik, 36, and his two wives, Payal and Kritika, were brought onto Bigg Boss OTT, a reality TV programme which attracted 8.8million viewers last week. The three of them painted a harmonious portrait of married life together, even though the complicated relationship began after Armaan began an affair with Kritika seven years after he married Payal, her 'best friend', in 2011.