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...
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Roskilde Festival to turn urine into beer
Organisers of the renowned Roskilde Festival have hatched a bizarre new plan that involves turning revellers’ urine into future beer. The Danish festi...
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...
Lucky fish in Norway too big for fisherman’s boat
A Swede fishing in neighbouring Norway caught a halibut so big that it would not fit in his boat so instead jumped into the water to get a picture alo...
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, ...
Pilot whale pod slaughtered in the Faroes
A large pod of pilot whales have been slaughtered in the Faroe Islands, in keeping with the archipelago’s ‘grindadrap’ tradition which sees the cullin...
Bjork releases 360-degree music video
Icelandic musician Bjork has released a 360-degree music video for her latest track Stonemilker. Having already released an interactive album and a 3D...
Iceland sends 1,700 tonnes of whale meat to Japan
A vessel transporting 1,700 tonnes of whale meat departed Iceland on route to Japan on Thursday, announced an activist group that is protesting the sh...