Fresh fish for sale, reads the hand-written poster in remote Tálknafjörður in the West Fjords of Iceland. It's a sign for a self-service fishmongers where you simply just take your fish and leave money in a jar. The owners simply place good faith in their customers.

Nikolaj Wilhelm Herluf Olsen was ruled out as suspect in the case of the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir for a number of reasons, one of them being that none of Birna's DNA was found on his clothing whereas DNA was found on Thomas Olsen's clothing. The policeman in charge of the interrogation denies that any pressure was put on the suspects to confess to a crime.

The only convenience store in the village of Borgarfjörður eystri in Iceland’s Eastern Region will close on the 1st of September. The managers of the store, Eyrin, say that they can’t continue their business while losing money. Villagers say this is a great loss for the community as the next store is 70 kilometers away.

Nikolaj Wilhelm Herluf Olsen, fellow crew member of Thomas­ar Møller Ol­sen who stands accused of murdering Birna Brjánsdóttir in January, testified to a completely different version of events to the one described by Olsen.

Thomas Møller Olsen, accused of murdering Birna Brjánsdóttir, has just made his testimony at the Reykjanes district court and his story has completely changed.

The main hearing in the case against Thomas Møller Olsen, accused of murdering Birna Brjánsdóttitr in January and dumping her body in the ocean began this morning at 9.15.

A gunman who threatened passengers in a car outside a restaurant in Hafnarfjörður Friday night remains to be found.

The American Battle Monument Commission has sought permission to build a monument to World War II in Reykjavik.

The remains of the last male great auk, that was killed on Eldey island 173 years ago, has been found at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. The female bird, that was also killed on that same occasion, remains to be found.

The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, will be running a half-marathon in the Reykjavik Marathon today, in support of PIETA Iceland. Over 14 thousand runners have signed up for the run today.

A Reykjavik Excursions bus driver that was caught driving under the influence two weeks ago, temporarily losing his license, no longer works for the company.

If our inner self was a sound, what would it sound like? This question is central to Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir’s installation in Harpa, a part of the music festival Ung Nordisk Musik Festival.

Over 300 events are scheduled for Reykjavík’s 22nd Culture Night this Saturday.

Many a chocolate-lover will recognize Halldór Kristján Sigurðsson’s name as he has taught the delicate art of assorted chocolate making for almost two decades. Now he as acquired a special chocolate foodtruck for his lessons in downtown Reykjavík.

The claims that 100 percent of women in Iceland who receive a positive prenatal test for Down syndrome terminate their pregnancy are false, according to Hulda Hjartardóttir, chief of obstetrics at Iceland’s National University Hospital.

A French poacher lost the ability to speak English after being caught red handed in Norðurá river.

The members of Kaleo have been expats in the United States for about two and a half years now. They have been very successful so far but landing a gig with the grandfathers of rock and roll is still a huge accomplishment.

The South Iceland Police Department says that the body of a man found in Hvítá River in South Iceland yesterday is believed to be that of a 22-year old asylum seeker.

Rescue teams from South Iceland were called out at ten pm last night to find a lost tourist on Mount Hekla.

It's a beautiful sunny day in Reykjavik and a great number of people are participating in the Reykjavik Pride Parade.

Icelandic scallop is considered quite a delicacy and is caught in the Breiðafjörður fjord in West Iceland. Restaurant Sjávarpakkhúsið in Stykkishólmur is renowned for its scallop recipe which is divulged here.

This year, asexuals join the Reykjavik Pride Parade for the first time. The parade takes part in the city centre tomorrow bringing the Reykjavik Pride to a close.

Foreign scouts aged 10 - 25 staying at Úlfljótsvatn in South Iceland have come down with what appears to be the noroviirus. Over 170 scouts were transported to a rescue centre in Hveragerði with 62 of them sick.

The up-and-coming Hlemmur area is the focus for this year's Culture Night which takes place on Agust 19th.

Lifestyle website Refinery 29 published an article recently on how Icelandic women feel about their bodies and the bodies of other women.

The most expensive rental cars in Europe according to a survey made by CheapCarRental.net in 50 European destinations earlier this month, are in Reykjavik.

According to an announcement, an agreement has been reached on the merger of Iceland Travel ehf., which is fully owned by Icelandair Group and Gray Line Iceland., which is jointly owned by the founders of the company and Akur fjárfestingar slhf. Following the merger, Icelandair Group will own 70% of the merged company, while the owners of Gray Line will own 30%.

In recent months, Hafnarstræti 17 in the city centre of Reykjavik has been rebuilt. It's to become a part of the Reykjavik Consulate Hotel run by Icelandair.

Reykjavik Pride Week began yesterday with a rainbow being painted in the walkway to the City Hall in Reykjavik.

A number of people were surprised to see a tent in the traffic island next to Harpa concert hall in the centre of Reykjavik this morning. By noon the tent had gone.

Almost daily, people walk into the Hverfjall crater and draw some kind of image or write in it. Every other day the Environmental Agency have to send people to remove it.

Pacifists in Iceland have organised a candle float tomorrow night to commemorate 72 years sine nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Candles will be lit in memory of the victims of the attacks.

One of the summer's biggest salmons to be caught was caught by no other than British musician Eric Clapton on Friday in the Vatnsdalsá river. The salmon measured 105 centimetres and it took Clapton 40 minutes to land it.

Iceland’s Transport Authority has come to the conclusion that WOW air has to pay 400 Euros to any passenger that complains about a delay in the airline’s flight from Keflavík to Amsterdam on the 19th of June 2016.

With the long weekend coming to an end, festival goers and other travelers are making their way back to where they came from. About twenty drivers in the Southern Region have been stopped for driving under the influence.