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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/

At least one dead after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with 91mph winds

'Stay home, stay sheltered, stay safe!'

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/16/one-dead-hurricane-lala-lashes-hawaii-91mph-winds-29388960/

Five teenagers dead after car drives wrong way on motorway

Three women and a child were seriously injured.

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/16/multiple-people-dead-car-drives-wrong-way-co-kildare-motorway-29389314/

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/

Moment woman jumps from burning 11th-floor building

'That was a real nail-biter.'

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/16/moment-woman-jumps-burning-11th-floor-building-29388637/

Nato fighter jets shoot down drone over Europe

A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet fighter jet of the Spain Air Force (Picture: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images)

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/16/nato-fighter-jets-shoot-drone-european-member-state-29388596/

At least 38 people dead after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

Search and rescue teams have continued combing through rubble to free people trapped in buildings after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia.

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/15/five-dead-7-7-magnitude-earthquake-indonesia-sparks-tsunami-fears-29382697/

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/

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/

UK warned it ‘doesn’t have the firepower’ to stop Russia seizing ships

Multiple defence planners have revealed that they are concerned about potential Russian 'hijackings' of British ships in the Indo-Pacific.

08-17 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/14/uk-warned-doesnt-firepower-stop-russia-seizing-ships-29375540/