Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 11:47 AM
Probe into firework storage and wall construction

The owners of the buildings at Straumhella 4 in Hafnarfjörður have demanded explanations from the municipal authorities as to why permission is being granted for storage of fireworks, with the associated explosion hazard, at Straumhella 6, as well as the authorisation to erect seven-metre-high container walls between the buildings, which are intended to serve as a defensive barrier. The container walls are filled with rocks and sand.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 11:13 AM
"With parliamentary good will this will be law by Christmas"

Pensioners with disabilities, and old-age pensioners more generally, should be paid according to whichever index is more favourable to them, says Inga Sæland, Minister for Social Affairs and Housing, about the new social security bill she presented to Parliament in October.

It will always be the person who is supposed to receive the payments who benefits from any doubt [conflict between indices].

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mbl.is,   21 November 2025 11:08 AM
Widespread glaze ice reported on roads

Glaze ice is present on many roads around the country, and motorists are urged to check conditions before setting out and to drive carefully. more

Iceland Review,   21 November 2025 11:01 AM
Rural Children Most Affected as Obesity Rates Climb in Iceland

Growing numbers of Icelandic children are struggling with obesity. As reported by Vísir, experts are warning the trend is already driving increased demand for rehabilitation services later in life. Around 4,000 primary school-aged children in Iceland are currently affected, with significantly higher rates reported in rural areas than in the capital region. Doctors say this […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 7:45 AM
Slippery in many places

It is extremely slippery on roads in North East Iceland, East Iceland, the East Fjords, South Iceland and South Iceland. It is also slippery in many places in the north-western part of the country.

According to information from Lögreglan á Norðurlandi eystra (police in North East Iceland), it is very slippery in many places. The ice is often very hard to see and therefore drivers do not notice it, the police say.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 7:37 AM
RÚV English Radio - AUÐSKILIÐ - SIMPLE ICELANDIC LEARNING - ICELAND'S TAEKWONDO STAR

Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic.

In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic.

Here's today's episode, about Icelandic taekwondo sportsman Leo Speight.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 November 2025 7:32 AM
Email annuls assault judgement

Landsréttur yesterday annulled a judgement of Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík District Court) from 14 October 2024 and referred it for a new hearing.

The reason was an email from a district court judge to the defence lawyer of the accused in the case, which Landsréttur considered gave rise to doubts about the judge’s impartiality.

The district court had convicted the accused of a particularly […] more

mbl.is,   20 November 2025 2:00 PM
CCP to stream new EVE Online Expansion from inside a volcano

The world premiere of a new expansion for the video game EVE Online will be streamed tonight from deep inside Raufarhólshellir, a lava tube in the Brennisteinsfjöll mountains. more