Ex-British soldier aims to be first amputee to scale Greenland’s ice cap unsupported
A former British soldier is heading to Greenland in a bid to become the first ever amputee to cross the ice cap unsupported. Welshman Peter Bowker, wh...
Icelandic hostel displays country’s last McDonald’s burger
A hostel in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik is proudly displaying the country’s last ever burger and fries bought at McDonald’s. A year after the cata...
Iceland rising by 1.4 inches a year; volcanic activity could increase
As Iceland’s ice caps continue to melt as a result of global warming, the country is said to be rising by as much as 1.4 inches a year, according to a...
Northern Swedes have the most bizarre way of saying ‘yes’
A sharp intake of breath through pursed lips is all it takes to say yes in northern Sweden, a tradition that has been described as the world’s strange...
Ninety-year-old Icelandic man has lost ring returned after 65 years
An Icelandic man who lost his wedding ring shortly after marrying got the shock of his life when it was returned just before his 65th wedding annivers...
Norway: Conservationists offer sizeable bounty for info on missing wolf
Norwegian conservationists looking to locate a rare wolf that has been missing since August 2013 have offered a reward of 100,000 to anyone with infor...
Finnish ombudsman turns down appeals to ban ‘homo-erotic’ stamps
Finland’s parliamentary ombudsman Maija Sakslin has denied pleas for stamps featuring iconic gay artist Tom of Finland’s work to be banned because of ...
Swedish sex-ed ‘genital song’ for kids causes a storm on YouTube
A Swedish music video featuring a dancing penis and vagina that recently went viral and was later listed as “adult content” by YouTube, has triggered ...