Welshman becomes first amputee to cross Greenland ice cap
An ex-Welsh soldier has become the first amputee to successfully cross Greenland’s treacherous ice cap. Peter Bowker, who said a nasty case of frostbi...
Animal rights group angered by dog-dying trend
Dog owners in Sweden who have jumped on the dying fur bandwagon have enraged an animal rights group, which claims it is turning them into “possessions...
Swimmers in Finland warned about peeing in the sea
Finland’s health authorities have pleaded with swimmers to go to the toilet rather than urinating in the sea after hundreds of people caught the conta...
Secret Solstice selling world’s most expensive ticket
Iceland’s Secret Solstice festival has announced that it is offering the world’s most expensive concert ticket for this summer’s event. The festival, ...
Iceland to lift capital controls
Iceland looks set to end its capital controls following a parliament vote in favour of tightening financial regulations. The Icelandic government has ...
Lonely Planet to reprint after Stockholm error
The travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet is reprinting its most recent issue after a picture of Uppsala featured on the front cover and not, as st...
Games of Small States kicks off in Iceland
The Laugardal Sports Hall in Reykjavik was the venue for the opening of the 2015 Games of Small States of Europe. The centre was a surprise setting fo...
Czech planes to guard Iceland airspace
The Czech Republic is deploying five multirole fighter jets to protect Iceland’s airspace for six weeks while Canada partakes in US-led operations aga...