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"Children are being beaten during recess. There is nothing normal about the fact that there have been several gang attacks in this year group," says the father of a girl in the year group.

Children afraid to go to school

yesterday, 10:14 GMT Children in one middle school year at Breiðholtsskóli have been subjected to bullying and violence by a group of their fellow students for several years. The violence has been mental, physical and sexual, according to information from Morgunblaðið. There has been little peace in the year group and the group's behavior has had a major impact on the children's studies.

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Video: Teachers' protests heard in the parliament

two days ago A number of teachers have gathered outside the Althingi building at Austurvöllur, where the prime minister's policy speech and her replies are being delivered tonight.

Asylum seekers protest at the Immigration Office premises in Hafnarfjörður. Photo from mbl.is's photo archives.

154 asylum seekers missing

two days ago A total of 154 individuals who have been denied international protection in Iceland are registered as missing in the police system and are hiding in this country. This is stated in the response of the National Police Commissioner to a query from Morgunblaðið.

Einar Þorsteinsson, borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur.

The city majority has collapsed

two days ago The majority of the Reykjavík city council is broken. The mayor, Einar Þorsteinsson, broke the majority during an hour-long meeting with the parties' leaders on Friday.

Sveinn Andri Sveinsson, Birgisson's defense attorney, in the Supreme Court this week.

The defense: "Not a Mormon, even though the ideology is studied"

8 Feb "I say a lot and maybe I don't mean anything by it. I'm not alone in that." These words that Sindri Snær Birgisson uttered are what his defense attorney, Sveinn Andri Sveinsson, wants to say are the essence of the terrorism case. The communication between Sindri Snær Birgisson and Ísidór Nathansson was only careless and vulgar talk, not part of the preparation for acts of terrorism.

Sindri Snær Birgisson in the Supreme Court last Wednesday.

The prosecution: “It’s crazy to label the matter as black humor”

8 Feb “We as a society must set boundaries,” said prosecutor Anna Barbara Andradóttir in her argument in the terrorism case in the Supreme Court. She said it would not be a good precedent if it was possible to prepare a terrorist act and then call it a joke without any consequences.

The verdict was handed down in the Supreme Court today.

The Supreme Court has upheld the verdict against Kourani

7 Feb Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the District Court against Mohamad Thor Jóhannesson, formerly known as Mohamad Kourani, who had his name changed this summer, as mbl.is reported.

After stormy days and severe weather, better weather is in the cards for the next few days.

No warnings on the maps for the next few days

7 Feb According to a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, after stormy days with red, orange, and yellow warnings across the country, there are no warnings on the maps for the next few days.

Roof panels were blown off this house in Stöðvarfjörður, like many others in the area.

Extensive damage: Rocks and loose objects scattered everywhere

6 Feb A great deal of damage has been caused in Stöðvarfjörður in the storm last night, night and this morning. Roof panels have blown off houses and, among other things, the entire roof of a garage has disappeared.

A large flood occurred in the Vellir neighborhood in Hafnarfjörður.

“The main thing is that there were no injuries to people”

6 Feb About 700 people responded to 300 calls across the country yesterday, according to Jón Þór Víglundsson, Landsbjörg's information officer.

Víglundsson says that the calls are all direct consequences of the wind and that they are just starting.

Bus skidded off the road with twenty people on board

5 Feb There have been a number of calls to rescue teams in the country due to damage to the weather. Several rescue teams in the capital area have been called out, and it is mainly roof panels, railings, and other loose items that are blowing away.

Screenshot of the weather, which can be monitored on the website earth.nullschool.net.

Watch the storm pass by

5 Feb Severe storms are forecast for the country over the next 24 hours, orange warnings from the Icelandic Meteorological Office cover the entire country, red warnings have been issued and the National Commissioner of Police has declared a civil protection level of uncertainty.

Red warnings have been issued for most of the country.

Red warnings almost all over the country

5 Feb Red warnings have been issued for almost the entire country, most of which will take effect this afternoon and again tomorrow morning and the National Commissioner of Police has declared a civil protection emergency.

This is the wind forecast for the country at 4 pm today.

“Probably the worst weather of the year”

5 Feb “This is not a good forecast and probably the worst weather of the year. Especially considering that this is affecting the whole country,” says Katrín Agla Tómasdóttir, a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, but bad weather, strong winds, and precipitation are forecast today.

Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, at the opening of the parliament.

Alþingi set: President quotes Norwegian proverb

5 Feb “There is no shame in turning back,” said Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, when she addressed the members of parliament at the opening of the parliament yesterday.

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