An earthquake at a magnitude of 3.4 was felt in the town of Selfoss last night. Locals reported cupboards shaking and crockery breaking. An ongoing swarm of earthquakes has continued into the morning.
This weeks edition of Stundin has a black cover page. An injunction was placed on the newspaper last week along with Reykjavik Media for using documents from the collapsed Glitnir bank in their coverage.
A majority of Icelanders, or 77% are against the injunction put on Stundin and Reykjavik Media on documents from the collapsed Glitnir bank. These results are from a survey by marketing company MMR.
A motorcycle scene was shot last night in Hvalfjörður tunnel in West Iceland for a new video by US musician Elliot Moss.
Today heralds the beginning of a short mid-term holiday for children all around Iceland which ends on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson says to mbl.is that he neither asked for the injunction on Stundin and Reykjavik Media nor did he play any part in the matter.
A storm is raging on the South West corner of Iceland with winds up to 30 m/s. The weather in Reykjavik is not exactly great either!
A large earthquake measuring 3.3 occurred at Grímsey island at around 6 am. Another quake was measured at around 4.30 measuring 2.9.
As a response to Lars Von Trier and his coproducer saying that Björk was not sexually harassed during filming of Dancer in the Dark, Björk has come out with the details of what happened.
Jon Henley, journalist for The Guardian spoke to mbl.is last night and said that he had not heard anything about an impending injunction on The Guardian with regards to reporting made from documents from the collapsed Glitnir bank.
Storms are expected in Kjalarnes, beneath Hafnarfjall mountain, in the northern part of Snæfellnes and underneath the Eyjafjöll mountains today, and continuing this evening and into the night.
Icelandic actor Ingvar Sigurðsson joined Jason Schwarzman and Jake Johnson in the film short Appollo recently.
"I'm no Björk and I'm no Angelina Jolie, I'm just a small actress living in Hafnarfjörður. But that's why I want to speak publically with regards to this weeks story on Weinstein," writes Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir in a public Facebook post.
Icelandic musician Björk wrote a Facebook post yesterday stating that she had been sexualy assaulted by a director when she was acting in a film he directed.
WOW air transported 285 thousand passengers to and from Iceland in September whichis 47 % more than in September 2016.
A recent Vogue article features a host of cool Icelandic women and their tips for the best fashion, shopping, leisure and eating out in Reykajvik.
In his opening speech by the President of Iceland, Guðni Th.Jóhannesson at the Arctic Circle Assembly which began at Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre today,he spoke of that even though Iceland was small it could still play a large role in matters regarding the Arctic Region.
The Swedish Yule goat, made of straw, has once again been erected outside IKEA in the suburbs of Reykjavik and heralds the coming of Christmas. The big question, as usual, is: will somebody set it on fire this year?
All the piglets that escaped unscathed from an accident on Wednesday night when a lorry carrying to them to the slaughterhouse overturned, have now been slaughtered. Before being slaughtered they received care and were able to rest.
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson had an accident last night. On his Facebook page he writes that "as he was enjoying a hot and comfortable bath," he fainted, fell and hurt himself.
Heavy rainfall today from Strandir in North-West Iceland, Siglufjörður and east towards Skjálfandi could cause flooding and danger of rock slides warns the Iceland Met Office.
24 piglets died in a car accident in South Iceland last night when a lorry carrying them to the slaughterhouse overturned. Most of the animals were injured and all suffered from shock.
Chief of security of the Icelandic national men's football team is already preparing for the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup in Russia next summer.
According to a new survey by marketing company MMR, the Left Green Movement have the most following in Iceland with 21.8% of votes.
An article in German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung states that the German Federal Bureau of Investigation has passed information to Icelandic tax authorities on matters regarding former PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson. This has been confirmed by tax authorities in Iceland. The information is based on investigation of the Panama Papers.
Travellers are urged to take care when travelling in Iceland today due to autumn's first really icy road conditions.
Travel agencies in Iceland are already receiving requests from Icelanders looking for flights to Russia for the FIFA World Cup next summer.
Iceland rejoices as the Icelandic national men's team in football beat Kosovo 2:0 last night thus qualifying for the FIFA cup finals in Russia 2018.
When Iceland´s fish meal factories switched from oil to electricity Landsnet had to find a way to push more power through the system.
Inspired by Iceland, the official destination brand for Iceland in marketing has released a new marketing initiative called A to Ö of Iceland. As a part of this launch, they've also released a song called the "Hardest Karaoke Song in the World," featuring local comedian Steindi Jr.
If Iceland's national men's football team wins the match tonight against Kosovo they will have secured a place in the 2018 FIFA world cup. If they win, they will become the nation with the smallest population ever to qualify for the finals.
A new natural pool for bathing in will be opening next to Deildartunguhver hot spring in Reykholtsdalur, West Iceland at the end of October. Around 50 to 60 thousand visitors are expected to visit the nature pool annually.
A forecast predicting that Northern Lights activity will dwindle between 2019 and 2021 Sun’s activity slowly wanes towards Solar Minimum is not deterring tourists from booking Northern Lights trips to Iceland.
A man in his seventies died in a fire in Laugarnesvegur, Reykjavik, on Saturday. Nobody noticed the fire which seems to have been contained within the flat and was extinguished by itself.
Icelandic ram Einhyrningur (Unicorn) gained world attention this spring. The owners have finally decided upon his fate - he is to be auctioned for charity in November.
