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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000Arrest in Laugardalur: Organised theft gang believed to be operating
Police in the capital area arrested three individuals in an operation last night on suspicion of organised theft, which police believe targeted both members of the public and retail stores across the Reykjavík area. Unnar Már Ástþórsson, chie...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:53:00 +0000Mjólkárlína power line is damaged
Significant damage to Mjólkárlína 1 between Mjólkár and Geiradalur caused a power outage around midnight in the early hours of the day before yesterday in the Westfjords, and repairs have taken longer than initially expected. This was reporte...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0000Malls see increased traffic despite rise of online shopping
With the rise of discount shopping days, Icelanders’ Christmas shopping has become far more spread out. This is reflected, among other things, in the fact that the capital area’s largest shopping centres, Kringlan and Smáralind, are starting ...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:28:00 +0000Westfjords running on backup power
The Mjólkár Line 1 went out just after midnight, causing a power outage across the Westfjords.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:54:00 +0000Húnar rescue team comes to the aid of a lamb
The Húnar search and rescue team in Hvammstangi received a request for assistance yesterday afternoon after a lamb got into trouble in Vesturárdalur. The Vesturá river flows into the Miðfjarðará south of Laugarbakki.
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:17:40 +0000Nice Air Begins Flights To Copenhagen
The newly re-established Akureyri-based airline Nice Air aims to start flights from North Iceland to Copenhagen in February, 2026, RÚV...
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:32:45 +0000Grapevine Events: Holiday Opening Hours, Blaze & Brakes, JÓLASAMPL
Staring out of this office window into the pitch-black sky, we can’t help but count down the hours until this...
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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:57:34 +0000Public Confidence Towards National Church Shoots Up, Membership Never Lower
Public trust towards the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Iceland’s national church, has not been higher since 2008, according to a recent...
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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:51:53 +0000Minister Of Education And Children On Medical Leave
On December 9, Minister of Education and Children and People’s Party MP Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson went away on medical leave,...
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:13:04 +0000Investigative Committee Highlights Failures Ahead Of 1995 Súðavík Avalanche
The report by Alþingi’s investigative committee into the 1995 Súðavík avalanche was presented yesterday, reports RÚV. The findings state that...
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