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Twelve dead after tourist bus crashes in Hungary

At least 12 people were killed after a packed tourist bus crashed into a ditch in Hungary. The fatal collision happened at about 1am local time today when the bus travelling on Hungary’s M3 motorway

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/16/twelve-dead-tourist-bus-crashes-hungary-29389255/

Luxury £6,800,000 superyacht sinks just days after being delivered to owner

Angiola II capsized between L'isola dei Cappuccini and Capo Ferro in Costa Smeralda, following a fire onboard on Tuesday evening.

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/14/luxury-6-800-000-super-yacht-sinks-just-days-delivered-owner-29376077/

Why rawdogging watching the eclipse is a bad idea

No, seriously, don't look at the sun.

08-13 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/12/happens-look-a-solar-eclipse-without-glasses-bad-29360668/

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza and said Israel will not pull out until Hamas is ‘genuinely’ disarmed.

08-10 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/09/israel-rejects-trumps-15-point-plan-gaza-29335605/

‘Unstoppable’ wildfires force 220,000 residents to flee their homes

A national emergency has been declared.

07-27 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/24/apocalyptic-wildfire-forces-total-evacuation-french-holiday-spot-29216008/

Nineteen members of child trafficking ring jailed over illegal adoptions

One man and 18 women were handed sentences of between three and seven years.

07-22 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/members-child-trafficking-ring-jailed-illegal-adoptions-29189244/

First 3D images of doomed Terra Nova shipwreck are captured after languishing for 83 years

Rotting at the bottom of the ocean, it is the ill-fated ship that carried Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his final Antarctic expedition.

07-22 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/first-3d-images-doomed-terra-nova-shipwreck-captured-languishing-83-years-29180324/

The seven Greek islands that have declared drought emergencies this summer

Astypalaia relies on bottled water for drinking and didn't receive much of the rain which drenched the rest of Greece this winter.

07-18 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/17/seven-greek-islands-declared-drought-emergencies-this-summer-29161070/

Mysterious ‘Mexican Batman’ is duct taping bike theft suspects to street poles

The police are looking for the mystery man.

06-29 https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/28/mysterious-mexican-batman-duct-taping-bike-theft-suspects-street-poles-28957359/

Celebrated Liberian doctor Jerry Brown warns of Ebola spread

As new cases of Ebola are reported in DR Congo, memories of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia remain vivid for Dr. Jerry Brown

06-15 https://www.africanews.com/2026/06/14/celebrated-liberian-doctor-jerry-brown-warns-of-ebola-spread/