Theme park cable car plunges to the ground and narrowly avoids people below

The accident happened at a fair in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico, on Friday night during the event's second day of activities.

07-21 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/20/theme-park-cable-car-plunges-ground-narrowly-avoids-people-29182419/

Fisherman survives nine days lost in the wilderness

The 79-year-old had headed out into dense woodland near the remote village of Pilvo on Russia's Sakhalin Island.

07-18 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/17/man-manages-survive-lost-wilderness-nine-days-going-fish-29150145/

British man jailed in Iran has ‘unjustifiable’ sentence extended by two years

'We didn’t think we could be any more shocked at their appalling treatment, but in this case we are absolutely flabbergasted.'

07-16 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/15/british-man-jailed-iran-unjustifiable-sentence-extended-two-years-29144174/

‘Missing’ black holes holding together a galaxy have been found deep in space

The breakthrough came after researchers studied images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, along with new observations from the powerful James Webb Space Telescope.

07-16 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/15/missing-black-holes-holding-together-a-galaxy-found-deep-space-29131089/

‘My dad wouldn’t have been kidnapped if the IRGC were proscribed as terrorists sooner’

Anoosheh Ashoori,a former Iranian prisoner who spent five years in the notorious Evin jail (Picture: Anoosheh Ashoori/PA Wire)

07-15 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/14/my-dad-wouldnt-kidnapped-irgc-proscribed-terrorists-sooner-29126889/

Fake air conditioning units are being flogged online in heatwave

Some of the units are advertised as having been 'designed by former Nasa engineers'.

07-15 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/14/fake-air-conditioning-units-flogged-online-heatwave-29104944/

ASTAR: Building the Future of Prediction Finance

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Dog found burned and pole put through it on council estate in Ballymun

'This is one of the most distressing cases our Inspectors have encountered. No animal should ever suffer or be treated in this way.'

07-07 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/06/dog-found-burned-most-distressing-case-animal-cruelty-dublin-suburb-29069033/

Mystery of silver balls appearing on Australia’s beaches finally solved

'There were questions of the bomb squad being involved.'

07-07 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/06/mystery-silver-balls-appearing-australias-beaches-finally-solved-29060642/

Nasa wants to send you on ‘deep space mission’ without ever leaving Earth

No social media but you get to do 'Martian walks'.

07-07 https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/06/nasa-wants-send-deep-space-mission-without-ever-leaving-earth-29064155/