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mbl.is,  07 December 2022 10:53 PM
A member of staff fired because of the porn video
A member of staff at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade who was responsible for a pornographic video filmed at Skógarhlíð, the headquarters of the Fire Department, has been suspended. more

mbl.is,  07 December 2022 10:00 AM
No charges yet in terrorist case
Weapons that the police confiscated while investigating the case. It is not yet known whether charges will be brought against two men in custody on suspicion of planning terrorist acts in this country. more

mbl.is,  07 December 2022 4:08 AM
A porn video seems to have been shot at the premises of the Fire Department
Skógarhlíð in Reykjavík. where the Fire Department headquarters are located. A very strange case was all over the news yesterday regarding a pornographic video footage of Icelandic people that seemed to be shot inside of an ambulance, and a screenshot was sent to the Fire Department. more

mbl.is,  06 December 2022 1:38 PM
Boys rescued when stranded in Elliðavatn
Elliðavatn seen from the air. The island where the boys got stuck yesterday can be seen there. A pump truck and an ambulance had to be called out after several boys had waded into lake Elliðavatn yesterday and were stranded there and couldn’t get back. more

mbl.is,  05 December 2022 9:08 PM
Permits that take forever delay the work
The blueprint for Hvammsvirkjun is already fully designed and the only hindrance to starting the job are the permits. Delays in issuing a permit for the power plant for Hvammsvirkjun can delay the entire permitting process for a whole year. more

mbl.is,  05 December 2022 12:44 PM
Searching for a man who fell overboard
Páll Geirdal, the captain and Eiríkur Bragason, the head pilot of the Coast Guard ship Þór, were going over the search area yesterday. The search for the man who fell into the sea off Garðskagi on the tip of the Reykjanes peninsula just before five o’clock Saturday has not yet been successful. Fifteen ships and boats, along with two helicopters, were participating in search operations in the area on Saturday. more

mbl.is,  04 December 2022 9:00 AM
Gunnarsson reveals his travel secrets
Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson loves travelling and wants to share his amazing experiences. The photographer Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson now has his own space on the travel website Rexby.com, a site where influencers, photographers and other travelers alike share their expertise. Gunnar is known for the Icelandic Explorer site, among other things. more

mbl.is,  03 December 2022 6:30 PM
"We couldn't be happier"
Hilmar Oddsson: "What I am doing in this film is very different from what I have been doing before in my film career." Hilmar Oddsson’s film, ‘Driving Mum’, received the Grand Prix, the PÖFF’s main-prize, at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, last weekend. The film stars Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson and Kristbjörg Kjeld, with important roles played by Hera Hilmarsdóttir and Tómas Lemarquis. Hilmar Oddsson is the director and he also wrote the script and Hlín Jóhannesdóttir is the producer. more

mbl.is,  03 December 2022 4:53 PM
Seven year old child critically injured
Hnífsdalur in the Westfjords. A seven year old child is among those critically injured after a severe crash on Hnífsdalsvegur last night. The child and two other people were taken to hospital in Reykjavík in an air ambulance. more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  02 December 2022 4:24 PM
Velvet Terrorism Will Save The World
The opening of the Pussy Riot concert at the National Theatre is almost unbearably sad. When Putin was first appointed... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  02 December 2022 4:14 PM
Visual Arts Are Booming And Christmas Is Coming!
“This will be the creme de la creme,” says Árni Már Erlingsson, visual artist and one of the owners of... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  02 December 2022 4:14 PM
In The Beginning Was The Word: Halldór Ragnarsson Searches For Meaning Through Repetition
“Do you see a paintbrush here?” artist Halldór Ragnarsson asks. He is buzzing around his studio in Skeifan, seemingly fuelled... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  02 December 2022 3:49 PM
Grapevine New Music Picks: Isafjørd and Baggalútur
HOW IS IT DECEMBER?! I mean… happy Friday. If you too are feeling overwhelmed by the final chapter of this... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  02 December 2022 3:35 PM
Great Moments In Icelandic History: Flatus Lifir Enn
Probably The World’s Longest Running Fart Joke On the road between Reykjavík and the North stands a wall that should... more

mbl.is,  02 December 2022 12:22 PM
Icelandic authors an instant hit on Tinder
Arnaldur Indriðason and Kristín Eiríksdóttir were the authors who got the most hits on Tinder, especially by users who were 65 and older. “I had no idea that Forlagið was advertising the Christmas books on a dating app. So I was completely shocked to hear that we had hit the jackpot in that arena,” says Egill Örn Jóhannsson, CEO of Forlagið. more

mbl.is,  01 December 2022 2:30 PM
The high interest environment is like a magic trap that literally absorbs money
Hanna Katrín Friðriksson is a Member of Parliament for The Liberal Reform Party. Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Member of Parliament for The Liberal Reform Party, says that if interest charges in Iceland were not the third largest item of expenditure, as they are today, then it would be possible to ensure sustainable prosperity alongside responsible economic management instead of continuing to borrow money to keep up the standard of living. more

mbl.is,  01 December 2022 10:59 AM
34 new HIV cases diagnosed this year
Einar Þór Jónsson is the director of the HIV Association in Iceland. “The HIV pandemic is sadly not over, and it is still stigmatized,” says Einar Þór Jónsson, the director of the HIV Association in an interview with Morgunblaðið today, but today is the International AIDS Day of the World. There are now four decades since the first person in Iceland was diagnosed with HIV. more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  13 October 2022 9:56 AM
Minor jökulhlaup in Grímsvötn
Updated 13.10.The glacial flood from Grímsvötn is still ongoing and maximum discharge of about 500 m3/s from Grímsvötn sub-glacial lake is expected to be reached later today or tonight. The ice-shelf on top of the sub-glacial lake has now subsided approximately 12 m since 5th of October. Since yesterday morning signals of floodwater have been detected in Gígjukvísl river by water level measurements and on images from a web cameramore

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  14 September 2022 2:56 PM
Fagradalsfjall eruption unusual in many ways compared to other eruptions
The precursors to the eruption at Fagradalsfjall last year were unusual compared to many other eruptions across the world and the composition of the lava changed as the eruption continued. These are among the findings of two papers published in the latest issue of Nature by scientists at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Meteorological Office along with a large number of colleagues. more

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