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Australian politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’, denies texting it to a sex worker

Mark Parton is facing a complaint about sending a text to a ‘sex worker’ (Picture: ABC) An Australian politician has been left red-faced after being forced to admit on Thursday he texted ‘my job i

08-07 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/06/australian-politician-admits-texting-my-job-boring-denies-texting-a-sex-worker-29312635/

Muay Thai fighter hailed a hero for stepping in to protect women in road rage showdown

A professional Muay Thai fighter has gained international praise after he intervened to protect two women during a road rage incident.

08-06 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/05/muay-thai-fighter-hailed-a-hero-stepping-protect-women-road-rage-showdown-29304631/

Air India flight suddenly drops 300ft in turbulence injuring at least 17

Passengers and crew were taken to hospital.

08-05 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/04/air-india-flight-suddenly-drops-300ft-turbulence-injuring-least-17-29297343/

Putin’s ‘doomsday radio’ crackles into life after Russian missile hits Poland

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow (Picture: Alexander Kazakov/Pool Sputnik K)

07-31 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/31/putins-doomsday-radio-crackles-life-russian-missile-hits-poland-29266019/

Toddler dies after being ‘forgotten’ inside sweltering minibus ‘for seven hours’

The 18-month-old girl was found in a ‘critical condition’ inside the vehicle in Almada on the southern bank of the Tagus River directly opposite the capital Lisbon (Picture: Getty Images)

07-24 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/24/toddler-dies-forgotten-inside-sweltering-minibus-portugal-29212171/

Music platform hit with 90,000 AI-generated tracks every day – can you spot them?

'With only a few words you can prompt a whole song.'

07-23 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/23/music-streaming-platform-hit-90-000-ai-generated-tracks-every-day-29197715/

Facebook and Instagram ‘down’ after users report widespread Meta outage

It’s unclear what’s sparked the mass outage this morning (Picture: SOPA) Facebook and Instagram are experiencing worldwide outages.

07-20 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/19/facebook-instagram-down-users-report-widespread-meta-outage-29173863/

‘Most beautiful’ meteor shower returns to UK skies – here’s how to see it

The gorgeous Perseid meteor shower has returned. Here's how to see it before it ends.

07-18 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/18/most-beautiful-meteor-shower-ever-returns-uk-skies-see-29144370/

Billionaire aiming to live forever says people are ‘pleased’ he has incurable condition

Bryan Johnson has revealed he has an incurable auto-immune condition (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

07-16 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/15/billionaire-aiming-live-forever-says-people-pleased-incurable-condition-29142475/

Dad in court over three-year-old son’s death while playing ‘aeroplane’

The dad, 37, was arrested on suspicion of negligence.

07-15 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/13/boy-3-dies-falling-hotel-window-playing-dad-29126068/