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Kerlingafjöll mountains, an aerial view.

Winds of 72 metres per second in Icelandic highlands

9 Jan 2018 The Iceland Met Office measured wind speeds of 72 m/s in Kerlingarfjöll mountains in the central highlands last night. This is not a record but it's very close. Winds have been extremely strong in the capital area for the last few hours.

Úlfar Viktor Björnsson was punched in the face for being gay.

Young Icelander beaten up for being gay in central Reykjavik

8 Jan 2018 "It's always been in the air. I've always endured all kinds of awful degrading comments. I feel like I've always ben waiting to experience physical violence as well," says Úlfar Viktor Björnsson on being attacked in central Reykjavik on Saturday night.

Meet Iceland's first porn star

8 Jan 2018 Iceland's first porn star, Stefan Octavian Gheorghe, says he's sometimes very scared but takes responsibility for his own life. Stefan, who was adopted as a child from Romania, also made headlines in Iceland when he searched for his real mother in a TV series on Stöð 2.

Chaos at Keflavik International Airport earlier today.

Hundreds of people stranded at Iceland International Airport as flight engineers go on strike

17 Dec 2017 An enormous amount of passengers have been waiting all day at Keflavik International Airport today outside the Icelandair office. Flight engineers went on strike today.

Garðabær is a municipality of Reykjavik.

Teenagers attacks ten year old girl in Garðabær

13 Dec 2017 A schoolgirl aged 10 was attacked by a teenager, who put his hand across her mouth and puller her away from her friends. The girl managed to escape and it is thought that the attacker was aged between 17- 19 years old.

Ívar Björnsson with a warning sign he designed.

"Iceland has been marketed as a country without dangers"

3 Dec 2017 Graphic designer Ívar Björnsson made warning signs his focus for his final project at the Icelandic Academy of Arts upon graduation. "Iceland has been marketed too much as a country without dangers," he says to Morgunblaðið.

A new five course Christmas menu at hip Kex Hostel

2 Dec 2017 Get into the Christmas spirit at Kex Hostel in central Reykjavik who began their month of Christmas celebrations, KEXmas, yesterday. This year they're presenting a gorgeous five course Christmas lunch menu served between midday and 3 pm daily.

Katrín Jakobsdóttir ,Leader of the Left Green Movement and Prime Minister of Iceland walks into the House of Parliament yesterday.

Meet Iceland's new Prime Minister

30 Nov 2017 Iceland's new Prime Minister is Katrín Jakobsdóttir, leader of the Left Green Movement. Jakobsdóttir is 41 years old and a mother of three and becomes the second woman to head a government in Iceland.

William Crawford with his two daughters, Bryce and Shannon on the morning of the terrible accident in Iceland.

Iceland hot spring burn victim tells his story

28 Nov 2017 William Crawford was holidaying with his two daughters in Iceland last year when he had a terrible accident at the Secret Lagoon in South Iceland. He fell into a hot spring by the side of the pool and suffered burns over the majority of his body. Now, one year later, on his road to recovery, he wishes to express his eternal gratitude to the people who helped him in Iceland.

Ragnheiður Birgisdóttir on the left and Gígja Sara Björnsson on the right, the women behind the new cat café.

First cat café set to open in Reykjavik

27 Nov 2017 The first cat café is set to open before Christmas in the Reykjavik city centre. "We adore cats so now that pets are allowed in restaurants we decided to jump at the opportunity and go forward with an idea that we've had brewing for a while," says Gígja Björnsson, who owns the café with Ragnheiður Birgisdóttir.