INLIGHT: Bringing a Thousand-Year Lantern Heritage to the World

08-24

Five teenagers killed after car drives wrong way on motorway are pictured

Kamil Pustkowski, Joe Carthy, Alex McCarthy, Jack Kennedy and Jeremy O’Brien sped the wrong way down the M9 in Co Kildare, crashing into a family heading on holiday.

08-18 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/17/five-teenagers-killed-car-drives-wrong-way-motorway-pictured-29396867/

Influencers are putting their lives in jeopardy for the perfect shark snap

Quite literally anything for the content.

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/16/influencers-putting-lives-jeopardy-perfect-shark-snap-29391762/

Teen dies on holiday after being ‘electrocuted during a shower’

The tragedy struck on the small island of Kimolos,where the family were visiting during the summer holidays (Picture: Adler/imageBROKER/Shutterstock)

08-14 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/13/teen-dies-electrocuted-shower-family-holiday-greece-29365977/

Former US Marine reunited with family after Russia releases him from four-year imprisonment

His family had warned that he was 'near death' before the government intervened.

08-12 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/11/former-us-marine-reunited-family-russia-releases-four-year-imprisonment-29355111/

Top Influencer AboFlah Enjoys a Tour of China's Bay Area

Top Influencer AboFlah Enjoys a Tour of China's Bay Area

08-10

‘Russian missile’ leaves 33ft crater in Nato territory after hitting Polish field

The crater left in a Polish field last night,which Ukraine says was a Russian missile (Picture: Radio ESKA/ east2west news)

07-31 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/30/russian-missile-leaves-33ft-crater-nato-territory-hitting-polish-field-29258077/

Governor fired for wearing tight cycling shorts that were ‘too snug’

Is he too sexy for his shorts?

07-24 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/23/turkish-governor-fired-wearing-tight-cycling-shorts-too-snug-29210165/

Two firefighters killed fighting inferno at Bordeaux airport

'It's burning like crazy.'

07-22 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/two-firefighters-killed-fighting-inferno-bordeaux-airport-29193653/

‘We use a fridge built in the 1930s – it still works after 90 years’

The fridge is small but mighty – and very very old (Picture: SWNS) A couple has proven that older may just be better when it comes to keeping food cold during the UK’s heatwaves.

07-22 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/uks-oldest-fridge-built-1930s-still-working-90-years-29188363/