British teenager to take the plunge in Iceland
A 13-year-old girl from the UK is to become the youngest person to dive between the tectonic plates separating Europe from North America. Charlotte Hi...
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Love thy neighbor; not in Denmark
Most Danes have admitted that their relationships with their next door neighbours are far from rosy, with many saying that the people on the other sid...
For sale house unwanted due to genital-themed name
A house in Sweden has remained on the market for over 1,000 days, leading to a number of people saying it could be because it has a name deemed rude i...
Wolf pack turns up on western Uusimaa
Finland’s first new wolf pack in around 100 years has been spotted in Raseborg, between the capital Helsinki and Turku. Four young cubs were caught by...
Police fired just two shots in Norway in 2014
Only two shots were fired by Norwegian police throughout the whole of last year, with neither of them killing or wounding anyone, revealed recent stat...
Iceland legalises blasphemy
Iceland’s parliament has scrapped laws that banned blasphemy, despite facing strong opposition from a number of churches. The Pirate Party, which has ...
Clubs battle it out for Icelandic star Birkir Bjarnason
Birkir Bjarnason is in hot demand, with Italian Serie A clubs Torino and Palermo, as well as England’s Leeds United, all keen on the Pescara’s Iceland...
Reykjavik nightclubs to close to allow space for tourism businesses
A number of nightclubs located in a single building in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik are to shut down in order to create space for more tourism busi...