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Iceland (country)

The latest news, updates and features on Iceland, an island country located between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, on the geological border between Europe and North America. It is well known for its glaciers, geysers, and volcanic eruptions. The capital city is Reykjavík.

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Aerial view of Trunk Bay in the US Virgin Islands, on a sunny day.

9 of the best beach destinations to beat the January blues

Travel December 27, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

Dated: 12/12/2025 Police Crime Scene Investigators gather evidence today (FRI) after a Christmas tree which had stood for more than ten years was "deliberately" cut down in a "disgusting act of mindless vandalism" just hours after festive lights were switched on the spruce in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on Wednesday night. See story North News

Christmas tree cut down 'deliberately' just hours after light switch-on

UK December 12, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an international forum of civil participation "We Are Together" in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Map shows safest countries to be in if Putin launches war on Europe

World December 3, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Old Town Square (Staromestske Namesti) in Prague, Czechia, on a sunny day.

Your favourite winter city breaks from Vilnius to Vienna: 'Not cheap, but worth it'

Travel October 28, 2025 By Alice Giddings

This is what happened when thousands of women refused to work in Iceland 50 years ago

World October 19, 2025 By Kirsten Robertson

Fly Play or Play low cost airline iconic red Airbus A320neo passenger aircraft as seen in Athens International Airport. Play is an Icelandic low-cost budget carrier with headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland and hub in Keflavik International Airport

Budget airline with UK flights announces sudden closure and grounds all planes

Travel September 29, 2025 By Alice Murphy

Dominic Gibbon standing in front of an Icelandic flag, on a snowy landscape.

The surprising country that healed my dopamine-depleted brain

Travel October 3, 2025 By Dominic Gibbon

Dad searched and stripped of Marmite he was trying to get to desperate daughter

Dad searched and stripped of Marmite he was trying to get to desperate daughter

UK September 6, 2025 By Luke Alsford

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TV August 22, 2025 By Pierra Willix

Volcano eruption in Iceland.

UK updates travel advice for Iceland after volcano erupts again

Travel July 16, 2025 By Alice Murphy

Volcano eruption in Iceland.

Tourists evacuated after volcano in Iceland erupts again

World July 16, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Map shows what countries are the 'safest' if a nuclear strike happens, including Switzerland, Greenland, Chile, Bhutan, Iceland, Fiji and New Zealand

Map shows safest countries to be in if global conflict breaks out

World June 26, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Map shows what countries are the 'safest' if a nuclear strike happens, including Switzerland, Greenland, Chile, Bhutan, Iceland, Fiji and New Zealand

Map shows safest countries to be in if global conflict breaks out

World December 3, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Supermarket catches cat thief who wouldn't stop nicking expensive food

World June 16, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

The Klapparstigur pedestrian street painted with the gay pride colors in Reykjavik, Iceland.

‘Full of life’ capital city with ‘laidback vibes’ gets new UK flights for £87

Travel May 22, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

Top view of the city harbour and marina of the town of Hvar from the fortress, on the island of Hvar on the Adriatic coast of Croatia.

I've been to 89 countries — these are the 7 best places for solo travellers

Travel May 14, 2025 By Alice Murphy

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Travel January 27, 2025 By Freya Graham

Aerial view of Trunk Bay in the US Virgin Islands, on a sunny day.

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Travel December 27, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

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UK December 26, 2024 By Oliver Jones

Map shows what countries are the 'safest' if a nuclear strike happens, including Switzerland, Greenland, Chile, Bhutan, Iceland, Fiji and New Zealand

Map shows the world's safest countries to be in if WWIII breaks out

World June 23, 2025 By Brooke Davies