Domestic services

First picture of British tour group who crossed Nepal border and haven’t been heard from since

Pictured smiling and laughing in front of their bus

08-28 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/27/first-picture-british-tour-group-crossed-nepal-border-havent-heard-since-29478696/

Will glacier collapses become more common – and how devastating are they?

'They are a growing risk.;

08-28 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/27/will-glacier-collapses-become-common-devastating-29475541/

Storm Dolly is coming (but it’s not linked to Dolly Parton’s death)

Dolly Parton died on Tuesday (Picture: AP) Within days of the death of country music legend Dolly Parton yesterday,a new storm could share her name.

08-27 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/26/storm-dolly-coming-not-linked-dolly-partons-death-29468373/

Iran threatens to kill Barron Trump while he plays Xbox in chilling TV report

Iranian TV has targeted another member of Donald Trump’s close family with a report suggesting how they might be assassinated.

08-25 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/24/iran-threatens-kill-barron-trump-plays-xbox-chilling-tv-report-29447388/

Mystery as retired spy general with links to Russia’s Defence Ministry found shot dead

Several Russian intelligence figures have been found dead since Putin launched his invasion.

08-22 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/21/mystery-retired-spy-general-links-russias-defence-ministry-found-shot-dead-29433436/

Fighter jets destroy explosive-laden sea drone close to huge gas platform

A picture of the drone uploaded by Romania’s defence minister (Picture: Radu Miruţă) A marine drone packed with explosives was destroyed by fighter jets in the Black Sea a few hundred metres from

08-21 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/20/fighter-jets-destroy-explosive-laden-sea-drone-close-huge-gas-platform-29423918/

Teens killed in wrong-way crash ‘had been terrorising communities for weeks’

The five teenagers died in the collision on the M9,in County Kildare,on Sunday morning Five teenagers killed when their stolen BMW ploughed head-on into a family while driving on the wrong side of a

08-19 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/18/teens-killed-m9-crash-had-terrorising-communities-weeks-29405035/

Builders find hoard of gold worth £7,600,000 hidden in house walls

The haul of gold bars and coins was uncovered as workers drilled into the foundations of the building in Dendermonde, Belgium, while installing new sewage pipes.

08-18 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/17/builders-find-hoard-gold-worth-7-600-000-hidden-house-walls-29394658/

Ryanair passengers ‘vomit’ and ‘pass out’ after being left on sweltering plane

Ryanair passengers were held for nearly two hours in 30C heat without air conditioning on a delayed flight from Malta.

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/14/ryanair-passengers-vomit-pass-out-left-sweltering-plane-29378123/

‘I queued with hundreds for the last remaining solar eclipse glasses in London’

'Looking directly at the sun can cause serious and permanent eye damage.'

08-12 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/11/urgent-warning-issued-knock-off-solar-eclipse-glasses-stock-sells-29349627/