Iceland

Iceland

Wish you were here: Iceland pitches for post-lockdown tourists

Iceland has so far managed to contain COVID-19 and boasts that its vast open landscapes are ideal for social distancing.

20/05/2020

Green News

Rescued beluga whales are in training for their new home

After a decade in captivity, two beluga whales will be released into the first whale sanctuary in the world.

10/05/2020

Iceland

‘The Mountain’ actor from Game of Thrones sets new deadlift record

Hafthor Bjornsson, who won the title of World’s Strongest Man in 2018, lifted 501kg to set a new world record.

04/05/2020

Iceland

Well-being agenda: does this spell the end for GDP?

Iceland, Scotland and New Zealand leaders team up on social priorities

04/12/2019

Iceland

Iceland fined for display of Palestinian flags during Eurovision final

Iceland's Hatari are known for their opposition to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

22/09/2019

Iceland

Scientists in Iceland fuse carbon dioxide into rock in a bid to combat

Iceland's glaciers are changing every year, so scientists are developing new ways to neutralize the harmful effects of carbon dioxide.

20/09/2019

World

European Union member states make preparations for No Deal Brexit

As the European Union steps up contingency plans for a No Deal Brexit, individual member states are also taking steps to deal with the possible fall out.

05/09/2019

Iceland

Climate Change top of the agenda as Nordic ministers meet in Iceland

The meeting comes after environmentalists in Iceland laid a commemorative plaque on the site of a Glacier on Sunday that had been declared dead. The Okjökull glacier had existed for 700 years and was Iceland's first glacier to disappear.

20/08/2019

Iceland

Iceland's first glacier to disappear will be remembered with monument

Okjökull was the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status due to climate change.

12/08/2019

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Residents paint street in colours of rainbow flag for Reykjavik Pride

Reykjavik Pride has kicked off in Iceland, with events set to take place over the next ten days.

09/08/2019

Iceland

Twenty pilot whales die after getting stranded on Iceland beach

Volunteers from a local search and rescue squad worked through the night, trying to keep the animals in wet conditions. Another 20 whales were dead on the beach.

05/08/2019

Iceland

First glacier to disappear in Iceland will be marked with memorial

This is the site of Iceland's first ex-glacier.

25/07/2019

Iceland

Watch: Iceland's melting park fights for World Heritage Status

The area is so unlike anything else on earth that it has been used as a case study by astronauts.

04/07/2019

Iceland

Watch: Iceland 'heatwave' a little more manageable at only 20°C

In the eastern town of Eglisstadir, temperatures have almost reached 22°C and activities in the sun are in full swing.

27/06/2019

Living

Iceland gives tap water luxury branding

The country's tourism board wants to put a stop to the flow of plastic bottles into the ocean.

07/06/2019

Green News

How Justin Bieber shut down an Icelandic beauty spot

The Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon in Iceland has been closed to the public after hordes of visitors flocked to the site.

29/05/2019

Iceland

Iceland's Hatari raises Palestinian flags during Eurovision results

Iceland's punk rock band Hatari controversially raised scarves showing Palestinian flags during the announcement of their results in Eurovision 2019, which took place in Tel Aviv making it the first time Israel hosted the event in 20 years.

19/05/2019

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Glacier collapse sends large wave towards shore

A glacier collapse sent a large wave towards the shores of Iceland on Sunday, March 31.

02/04/2019

Iceland

Watch: Tourists flee large wave after Icelandic glacier collapse

"A good illustration why we always tell our clients to immediately leave the beach if the glacier calves."

02/04/2019

Iceland

Wow Air goes bust, leaves passengers stranded across two continents

After going bust on Thursday, Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air left passengers stranded across two continents.

28/03/2019

Green News

Adventure photography: witnessing the fate of Icelandic glaciers

Our interview with outdoor image makers Ulrika Larsson and Lukasz Warzecha.

28/03/2019

Iceland

Northern Lights-seekers putting own lives at risk, say Iceland police

Police in Iceland say too many tourists put themselves at risk searching for the Northern Lights, whose spectacular streaks of color light up the winter skies.

14/01/2019

Iceland

Iceland has 'dire need' for infrastructure reforms, PM

Iceland's Prime Minister calls for reforms after a car crash killed three British tourists

28/12/2018

Iceland

Three British tourists dead in Iceland after vehicle drives off bridge

Three British tourists dead in Iceland after their vehicle drove off a bridge

27/12/2018

Iceland

The 13 trolls keeping Santa out of a job in Iceland

Santa Claus may be coming to towns across the world this December, but in Iceland children await not just one Santa Claus, but 13 trolls known as the 'Yule Lads' who come to town during the 13 days before Christmas.

11/12/2018

World

Discussion: the sexism scandal that's shocked Iceland | Raw Politics

It has not been a good week for sexism.

04/12/2018