Iceland

Iceland

Voters go for change and lean towards the Left in general election

Now begins the tough talking - Iceland voters wait to see if Left will get a chance to form a government

30/10/2017

Iceland

Iceland's ruling conservatives weakened in snap vote

A left-leaning coalition may have more luck forming a government.

29/10/2017

Iceland

Outcome unclear after first results in Iceland election

Mood on the Nordic island favours change after a year of disappointment and distrust

28/10/2017

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Iceland celebrates after team qualify for 2018 football World Cup in Russia

Icelandic football fans join in the traditional chant with players after the national football team qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia

10/10/2017

Sport

Iceland make football World Cup history

Tiny Iceland, population 330,000, has made sporting history by becoming the smallest nation ever to qualify for the football World Cup.

10/10/2017

Next Series

Digging deeper: can hot air provide sustainable source of electricity?

“The new frontier of renewable energy is crossing Iceland.

25/09/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: Searching heat in the heart of earth

Geothermal resources can provide energy to humankind for thousand of years Here in Iceland they are testing a new drilling technic producing 10 times more power from the earth’s depths pix: turbine ro

25/09/2017

Iceland

Iceland: Unicorn baffles locals

According to reports from Iceland, the unicorn might be more than just a mythical beast... though this one is a little sheepish.

26/04/2017

Iceland

Equal pay land - Iceland looks to close the gender wage gap

Iceland’s parliament is considering a bill that would require businesses to prove they offer equal pay to workers.

05/04/2017

Iceland

Baby boom in Iceland nine months after Euro 2016 victory over England

Nine months on from Iceland’s historic win over England in the Euro 2016 tournament, clues of how the Nordic nation celebrated their 2-1 victory are starting to show, or more accurately, come into the

28/03/2017

Economy

Iceland lifts last of the government's cash movement restrictions

Iceland has announced the last of the capital controls that have been in place since the 2008 financial crisis are being lifted.

13/03/2017

Iceland

Iceland to give parliament a vote on EU referendum

Iceland has a new centre-right coalition government after a two-month impasse.

10/01/2017

Economy

Icelandic tourism industry boosted by EURO 2016

09/11/2016

Iceland

Pirates set to make big gains but not enough to take over Iceland

Iceland’s anti-establishment Pirate Party is set to make significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections, but not as big as previously predicted.

30/10/2016

Iceland

Iceland's radical Pirate party senses victory in parliamentary poll

Iceland ‘s anti-establishment Pirate Party is on course to either win or finish second in the country’s parliamentary elections on Saturday.

28/10/2016

Iceland

Icelandic MP breastfeeds baby daughter during parliamentary speech

Unnur Bra Konradsdottir, MP for Iceland’s Independence Party, breastfed her baby girl while giving a speech at the Althingi Parliament today.

12/10/2016

Iceland

Dazzling Northern Lights display takes place over Reykjavik

03/10/2016

Iceland

Iceland: rapid glacier melting drastically alters landscape

The rivers running from one Iceland’s largest glacier’s have combined to become one for the first time since the middle ages.

09/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Iceland: Puffin snorkeling!

Puffin snorkeling is the latest craze to hit Grimsey with tourists flocking to the Icelandic Island in the arctic circle to give it a go.

22/08/2016

Iceland

Iceland's new President Gudni Johannesson off to France for the football

Historian Gudni Johannesson has claimed victory in Iceland's presidential election.

26/06/2016

Iceland

Iceland in Euro 2016: at least 7 interesting facts

Iceland, the smallest country in the Euro 2016, face England in the last 16 round of the championship on Monday.

23/06/2016

Cult

From Iceland to Austin: Kaleo making waves across the Atlantic

While Björk may be Iceland’s best-known musical export, four-piece rock band Kaleo are making waves in the US with their bluesy rock sound.

16/06/2016

Iceland

Icelandic government survives no-confidence vote as protesters continue call for government to resign

Iceland’s government survived a no confidence vote on Friday. It was put forward by the opposition after revelations from the leaked “Panama Papers”

08/04/2016

Iceland

Iceland: protesters call for more resignations as government forms new Cabinet

The new prime minister of Iceland, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, has formed his Cabinet. The handover from the previous cabinet took place at two State

08/04/2016

Iceland

Iceland announces snap election as temporary leader takes over

The fallout from the Panama Papers has left Iceland with a new prime minister and the prospect of snap elections. Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson has been chosen to lead th

06/04/2016

Iceland

Not a resignation - Iceland PM says he's just 'stepped aside' for 'unspecified' time

The Prime Minister of Iceland’s office has issued a press release stating that prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has not resigned. Rather

06/04/2016