Spring storm – Forty meters per second
Icelanders haven’t heard the last of the weather despite the long expected summer around the corner in Iceland.
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Northern lights cause car crash
A driver lost control of his car at midnight last night and crashed into a lamp post.
Latest presidential candidate – Andri Snær Magnason
Author Andri Snær Magnason is holding a public meeting in the National Theatre of Iceland today at 5 pm to formally announce his candidacy for the pre...
No confidence rejected – Poll shows discontent
The two ruling parties, the independent and progressive party failed the motion of no confidence submitted by the opposition yesterday.
A motion of no confidence under a steady drum of protest
A motion of no confidence of the ruling Progressive and Independent party´s government led by the newly appointed prime minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhanns...
Parliamentary elections in autumn
Early parliamentary elections have now been proposed in autumn, but the exact date is unclear
Offshore companies – Björk & Bobby Fisher
Around six hundred Icelanders are said to have eight hundred companies in tax havens so we can expect to see more names as journalists process the Pan...
Roskilde Festival announces Neil Young, Grimes and Slayer
The line up of Denmarks Roskilde Festival is taking shape, it now includes 179 acts, with 105 acts added to the Danish festival’s line-up.