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On Thursday at around 2:00 PM, a woman opened the doors of a train carriage herself and jumped from the moving train at Prague-Libeň station, police spokesman Jan Rybanský reported. The victim, believed to be around 30 years old, was soon f

In the Czech villages of Domašov, Rudka and Rzhychky, part of the Domašovsko Voluntary Association of Municipalities, the local water tower has run completely dry, and drinking water now has to be delivered to residents by tanker trucks. Th

Nighttime temperatures in Czechia have repeatedly climbed above 25°C in recent days, leaving many residents struggling with insomnia. Sleep specialists explain why it's so hard for the body to drift off in stuffy heat — and offer concrete a

A prolonged drought and a sharp drop in water levels along the Danube have exposed the remains of a German wartime flotilla sunk during the Second World War. Dozens of submerged vessels have resurfaced — grim reminders of the past that are

A major forest fire has broken out in Czechia between the villages of Šimanov and Kákov, in the foothills of the Šumava mountains. According to firefighters, the call came in around 1 p.m., reporting trees and dry grass ablaze in a hard-to-

The Czech Ministry of Culture has announced two days of free admission to state-owned heritage sites. According to the National Heritage Institute (NPÚ), the initiative will cover nearly all of the roughly one hundred sites under state admi

A court is hearing the case of a young man named Junek, who stands accused of nearly a dozen crimes — from attempted murder and rape to torturing a person living in the same household, animal cruelty, extortion and making dangerous threats.

Police in the Krkonoše Mountains are trying to establish the identity of an unknown man who was found lying near an ambulance station in the evening. The call came in shortly before 8 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Šárka Pižlová.Acco

The Czech State Labour Inspection Office has found violations in the work of the staffing agency Intervacantion, which had placed a 19-year-old Bulgarian woman who died in May 2025 at the "Vodňanská drůbež" poultry plant in Modřice. Despite

A four-year investigation into a major environmental scandal in Ostrava has ended without anyone being held responsible. In late June, the Czech Ministry of the Environment closed the case concerning the alleged illegal dumping of hundreds

As of Wednesday, Czechia has stopped granting temporary protection to Ukrainian men of conscription and reserve age — from 23 to 60 years old. This was announced by Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar (ANO), who noted that the government has l

The water level in Orlík, the largest reservoir in Czechia, has dropped by a full metre in just one week, falling below the 340-metre mark above sea level. According to water management officials, this is roughly nine metres below the desir