Satellite images from early August show significantly more parched, brown patches of land across Czechia than in previous years. The differences are especially striking in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and other mid-elevation regions, whe
A motorcyclist has died in the Šumava region after losing control on a bend, veering off the road and crashing into a tree. The accident happened on the road between the villages of Filipova Huť and Horská Kvilda. Police say the exact cause
A group of four Czech tourists — two men aged 22 and 27, and two women aged 22 — got lost on Mount Traunstein in the Austrian Alps. On Saturday, they set out to tackle a challenging via ferrata route they had picked using a mobile app, but
Near the village of Hradčany in the Brno region, a train travelling from Tišnov to Brno struck and killed a man. According to Pavel Švab, spokesperson for the South Moravian Regional Police, the victim died before rescuers arrived — his inj
"Like a Driving School, but You Start in Formula 1": Ukrainian Veterans Teach Czechs to Fight Drones
On the outskirts of Prague, an unusual three-week course is underway: Ukrainian veterans are teaching Czechs how to operate combat FPV drones — the very same quadcopters that have become a key weapon on the front lines in Ukraine. The progr
On Saturday afternoon, firefighters were called to V pevnosti street in Prague's Vyšehrad district, where a section of roofing measuring roughly two by two metres had caught fire. The house, protected as a national cultural monument and loc
A fatal accident occurred in South Bohemia, in the Tábor region, when a motorcyclist left the road and crashed straight into a cornfield. According to rescuers, the man suffered severe multiple injuries and died at the scene despite efforts
On the evening of 12 August 2026, people across Czechia will be able to watch a partial solar eclipse as the Moon covers roughly 86% of the Sun's disk. It will be the most striking eclipse visible from Czechia since 1999, while in other par
In the fish ponds of Třeboň in southern Bohemia, an unprecedented drought has forced fish farmers to carry out unplanned emergency catches, as fish face death from lack of water and oxygen. According to Vladimír Kukačka, director of the loc
Almost half of Czech municipalities are unable to run their own kindergarten and are forced to arrange for their children's education with neighbouring municipalities. According to a study by the Aspen Institute, out of the country's 6,254
Czech Railways (ČD) has raised prices for meals in its dining cars — lunch on board now costs passengers almost as much as at a regular restaurant. According to the carrier, a three-course seasonal menu — featuring garlic cream soup, beef b
An overwhelming majority of Czechs — 84% — support lowering the age of criminal liability for the most serious violent crimes, including murder, from the current 15 to 13 years old. That's according to a poll by the NMS agency, which survey