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Kælan Mikla: Sólveig Matthildur Kristjánsdóttir, (bottom left) Laufey Soffía Þórsdóttir (left) and Margrét Rósa Dóru og Harrysdóttir (right).

The Cure's Robert Smith invited Kælan mikla to perform at Meltdown Festival

11 Apr 2018 "We thought this was some sort of scam," says Sólveig Matthildur Kristjánsdóttir, one of the three members of Icelandic darkwave band Kælan mikla. They received an email with a personal letter from Robert Smith, singer, guitarist and songwriter of The Cure asking them whether they could perform at the upcoming Meltdown Festival in London in June.

Walking paths at Kerið criticised

6 Apr 2018 Photographer Auðunn Níelsson is critical of the walking paths at Kerið, a famous crater in South Iceland. The paths were covered in ice and iron bindings were sticking out of the ground when he visited.

Snowfall and plunging temperatures for Iceland

3 Apr 2018 The Iceland Met Office warns that snow and wind will hit North and East Iceland today, especially in teh East Fjords. Visibility will be poor and roads could become difficult to pass.

Icelandic cartoonist Hugleikur Dagsson is not allowed to make any more of these popular T-shirts.

Icelandic cartoonist not allowed to print the Icelandic "HÚ!" on T-shirts

23 Mar 2018 Dagsson.com, the company of famed Icelandic cartoonist Hugleikur Dagsson is not allowed to print T-shirts featuring a cartoon with the famous Icelandic football chant, the "Hú". The reason: It's become a registered trademark.

Iceland's energy not for the EU to decide

22 Mar 2018 Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson says Iceland's energy matters are not an issue that Icelanders should have to discuss with the European Union in Brussels. The country's energy matter are simply not a "Single Market issue" he said in a debate in the Icelandic parliament this morning.

Stefán Karl and his wife Steinunn Ólína.

New metastases detected in Lazy Town star Stefán Karl Stefánsson

14 Mar 2018 Actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson who has been battling cancer has been diagnosed with new metastases that cannot be surgically removed. Last autumn it seemed that the cancer had disappeared. "A difficult turning point," says his wife, actress Steinunn Ólina Þorsteinsdóttir.

VIDEO: A look inside Reykjavik's first cat café

8 Mar 2018 The café has been enormously popular since opening and it's clear that people love the company of felines whilst enjoying coffee and a host of vegan cakes or sandwiches.

Roads in the West Fjords are covered in snow.

Frost expected for coming week

7 Mar 2018 Little change is expected in the weather over the next few days. A north-easterly wind is blowing in the North and East but skies remain bright in the South and West. Temperatures are not expected to go above 0 for the next week or so.

Icelandic Easter eggs are slightly different to the ones found in other parts of Europe or the US.

Icelandic Easter eggs- A guide

4 Mar 2018 Every supermarket you go to in Iceland right now is literally flooded with Easter eggs of all sizes in good time for Easter which is in one months time. An Icelandic Easter egg has a few quirks that make it different to other chocolate eggs.

In the space of 48 hours, 422 doctors had signed the bill.

Icelandic doctors support ban on circumcision for boys

21 Feb 2018 Over 400 Icelandic doctors have signed a declaration of support for the bill against the circumcision of boys in Iceland except for particular medical reason. They believe that circumcision made without such reason go against the Declaration of Geneva made by doctors.

A violent storm with hurricane force winds hits the city tomorrow morning.

Children should be accompanied to school Wednesday morning

20 Feb 2018 The Reykjavik Fire Department urges parents and guardians to follow weather announcements carefully. An orange alert has been issued for the Reykjavik capital area tomorrow morning. Younger children should by no means go to school unaccompanied.

There are plenty of tourists in Iceland in February despite the cold and snow.

Why do tourists visit Iceland in February?

19 Feb 2018 This weekend's edition of Morgunblaðið published interviews with tourists visiting Iceland to find out what on earth they are doing in Iceland in stormy, cold February!

The weather forecast for Wednesday February 14th. As you can see with the red colour a storm rages in the South and South East.

Storm hits South Iceland - windspeeds up to 50 m/s

14 Feb 2018 The storms are hitting Iceland relentlessly it seems and this morning the Iceland Met Offie put out an orange alert for South and South East Iceland. The no.1 road between Hvolsvöllur and Jökulsárlón is closed. All traffic through Hellisheiði and Kjalarnes has also been put to a stop.

Ash Wednesday is costume day for kids in Iceland.

Dress-up day for kids- Ash Wednesday in Iceland

14 Feb 2018 It's Ash Wednesday, a day where children in Iceland dress up in fancy-dress and go out to collect sweets. It's kind of like the Icelandic version of Halloween.

VIDEO: Tourists disregard warning signs at Gullfoss waterfall

29 Jan 2018 Tourists disregarded warning signs at Gullfoss waterfall last week and climbed over a gate that blocks the lower walking path to the waterfall.