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Iceland volcano lava flow seen from space
As well as monitoring activity from sensors on the ground, Nasa satellites have been keeping an eye on Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano from space – providing some spectacular images.
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Iceland volcano: Houses set alight as rivers of lava surround town
Residents of a fishing village in Iceland are waiting to find out if they’ll ever be able to return, after a volcano sent rivers of lava precariously close to their homes.
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Iceland volcanic eruption could last months warn experts
Residents in the Icelandic capital Rekyajik have been warned of the risk of gas pollution – after a large volcano erupted in the southwest of the country.
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Iceland’s ‘Women’s Day Off’: Tens of thousands of women strike in name of gender equality
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland refused to go to work today, including the country’s female prime minister, in the name of gender equality. Known as the “Women’s Day Off”, the 24-hour strike saw shops shuttered, and hospitals operating on skeleton staff, as women protested against wage discrimination and gender-based violence in the country.…
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Rishi Sunak attends Council of Europe summit in Iceland
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Iceland for a Council of Europe summit where he’s been pushing for closer coordination to deal with illegal migrants.
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Iceland reintroduces palm oil into products due to Ukraine war shortages
High inflation, Covid and the war in Ukraine have all put more pressure on hard pressed families.
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Additional Covid testing sites feel ‘a bit like spin’, says Iceland boss
Covid cases have fallen for the seventh day in a row across the UK, but the number of deaths has risen to its highest level in more than four months.
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Icelandic Volcano erupts near the capital Reykjavik
A volcano has erupted in western Iceland, 20 miles from the capital Reykjavik. A no-fly zone has been declared around the volcano and people told not to travel to view it. Ten years ago ash from a volcanic eruption on Iceland forced planes to be grounded across Europe.
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Three British tourists including child killed in Iceland crash
Three British tourists have died after their 4×4 crashed, falling eight metres from a bridge in Iceland this morning. Police say a child was among those who died. Four others have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Symeon Brown has the details.
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Iceland’s plastic-free pledge
We throw away mountains of plastic. More than three and a half million tonnes of it, chucked out by Britons every year, clogging up landfill and polluting the seas. Now one supermarket chain, Iceland, has promised to turn all its own brand goods plastic-free by 2023. And Europe wants to make all plastic packaging recyclable…
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‘Bollocks’: Iceland CEO on Jim Sillars warning
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of budget supermarket Iceland, responds in a traditionally Anglo-Saxon manner to warnings of a “day of reckoning” for companies who oppose independence.
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Stunning video captures erupting Icelandic volcano
Iceland’s meteorological office raises its aviation alert level to maximum after an eruption in the Bardarbunga volcano system.
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Earthquakes rock Iceland volcano
Iceland’s Met Office reveal two earthquakes have shaken the Bardarbunga volcano, hours after authorities raise their warning for the aviation industry to red, signalling possible major disruptions.
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CPS drops case against #Iceland3 over food theft
Charges are dropped against three men accused of stealing food from a skip outside a branch of Iceland, after the supermarket questioned the criminality of taking £33 of wasted food.
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Iceland hit by unusually bad autumn storm
An autumn storm has affected Iceland in the past few days, with heavy rain, strong winds and mountain snow. Flights were cancelled, mountain roads became impassable and homes were damaged.
