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Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:33:00 +0000
Murder suspects released from custody
The Metropolitan police released two men from custody today who were apprehended this weekend on the suspicion of having killed a woman in Laugardalur in Reykjavík.

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000
Waited eight years for his dream vacation
The American orthodontist Richard Burns and his wife Cindy waited for eight years before they were able to go on a cruise with North Sailing to Scoresby Sund in eastern Greenland. They went on the trip this August with a group of ten people and Bu...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000
A new album from Sycamore Tree
The duo Sycamore Tree released a new album today called Colors. In the band are Gunni Hilmars and Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, and the album has been in the works for three years.

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:42:00 +0000
One person still in custody in murder case
The investigation into the death of a man in Ólafsfjörður last Monday is going well according to an announcement from the Police North East. The investigation at the scene is finished and now the data is being analyzed. Furthermore, both suspec...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:09:00 +0000
Rescue teams are on standby
Rescue teams all over the country are now on standby because the first snowstorm is forecast for Sunday and supposed to last until Monday morning.

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:31:00 +0000
A Triceratop Dinosaur coming to Iceland?
A part of a dinosaur skeleton could be on its way to Reykjavík according to an announcement on the city's website. The skeleton would be a gift and are said to be approximately 65 million years old.

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:29:00 +0000
Custody extended for two weeks
Today the Reykjavík District Court extended the custody for two weeks of one individual who has been held on the suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. The ruling has already been appealed to the National Court by the man's defense attorne...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0000
9% more Icelanders tattoed since 2018
The popularity of tattoos have been on the rise in the last ten years. The rise has been 9% since 2018 and now 29% of Icelanders sport a tattoo, whereas there were 20% in 2018 according to a recent survey by Gallup.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Everything is not up to code in Fire Departments around the country
Approximately half of Icelandic Fire Departments do not meet the requirements for the job when it comes to smoke diving and fighting fire indoors, whether it be because of lack of equipment, training, education or the set standard for fire fighter...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:25:00 +0000
Central Bank raises key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
The Central Bank of Iceland raised the Bank’s interest rates by 0.25 percentage points this morning. The Bank’s key interest rate on seven-day term deposits is now 5.75%. According to an announcement from the bank the hikes in key interest ra...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Remanded to a week long custody
Two women and one man were remanded to a week long custody last night in relation to the murder in Ólafsfjörður. They went in front of a judge in the North East District Court in Akureyri where the police recommendations of custody was confirme...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 21:07:00 +0000
Iceland in 5th place in the 2022 UN E-Government Survey
Iceland is scoring high in international comparison when the topic is digital service and infrastructure. This is reported in an announcement from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs where there is furthermore the latest E-Government Surv...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:35:00 +0000
Four people arrested in Ólafsfjörður in a murder case
Four people have been arrested in Ólafsfjöðrður after the police was called out just after 2:34 AM because a man had been stabbed with a knife in a house in Ólafsfjörður says in an announcement from the local police in the Northeastern regi...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Carpe Diem could be this chef's motto
When Fanney Dóra Sigurjónsdóttir was around 30 years old she worked as a chef in a Norwegian hotel. She wasn’t planning on staying long but ended up living for five years in Norway and in the UK and her life took a U-turn.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:16:00 +0000
Iceland a favourite with this celebrity
The fashion designer and TV celebrity Tanveer Wasim, also known as Tan France, had a five day vacation in Iceland at the end of September. France is probably best known for his role on the Netflix show, Queer Eye.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:22:00 +0000
Staged plane crash at Reykjavík Airport
A lot of people were involved in a plane crash drill at Reykjavík Airport earlier today. A planecrash was staged and first responders were trained in how to manage this kind of situation and respond correctly.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:27:00 +0000
Widespread effects of the Seyðifjörður fire
The consequences of the fire is not only devastating for the community of Seyðifjörður and everybody involved, it is also negatively impacting the hotel business in nearby areas.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:22:00 +0000
Most of the weapons legally registered
Most of the weapons, found in the house searches in relation to the case under investigation regarding the alleged intent of terrorist attacks, were factory manifactured firearms and were also legally registered, as was conveyed in the Police pres...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:01:00 +0000
National Police Chief has excused herself from the alleged terrorist case
The National Police Chief has asked to be excused from the investigation into alleged attempts of terror, because a person who is in related to her family has been mentioned in regard to the investigation. The public Prosecutor agreed and now the ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:15:00 +0000
Keflavík Airport open for traffic
After closing Keflavík Airport last night due to a bomb threat in a cargo airplane coming from Cologne in Germany, the airport is now back in business. In an announcement from the Police authorities for the Reykjanes peninsula, the airport was op...



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