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Hannah Kent’s new memoir is a love letter to Iceland and an ‘enthralling’ murderer

Hannah Kent is the reason I went to Iceland. Her award-winning first novel Burial Rites (2013) is a speculative biography of the murderer Agnes Magnúsdóttir, the last woman to be executed in Iceland. The novel is often set for VCE English in Victoria and I picked it up because my…

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Simon Reeve: ‘Travel helps us to question who we are and where we’re from – that’s how we learn’

The adventurer and presenter speaks to Amelia Neath about swapping the heat for the cold, city breaks for rural adventures and the beauty of Scandinavia

The Independent UK

Military-free Iceland should have 'skin in the game' in securing Arctic region, PM says

The country's prime minister stressed on Wednesday that although the island nation doesn't have a military, "that doesn't mean we don't have strong defences and a role to play in NATO."

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Lammy in Arctic mission to counter threat of Putin’s Russia

Foreign Secretary David Lammy is visiting Norway and Iceland to examine measures to counter Russia’s activities.

Evening Standard

From the Accursed Mountains to Bali’s beaches, this photo prize captures the planet in flux

The competition celebrates the camera’s ability to capture “both the fragility and strength of communities facing environmental challenges.”

Euronews

Conor Bradley can deal with fresh competition at Liverpool, says Michael O’Neill

O’Neill has welcomed Bradley back into his Northern Ireland squad for the friendlies against Denmark and Iceland.

The Independent UK

Icelandic orcas have been including baby pilot whales in their groups – but scientists aren’t sure why

Scientists have come up with several possible reasons for the unusual behaviour

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Steve Clarke names 25-man Scotland squad for June friendly double-header

Steve Clarke has named his Scotland squad for upcoming friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein.

The National (Scotland)

Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why.

Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.

LiveScience

Puma have dropped some serious heat with their Euro 2025 shirts

Portugal, Switzerland and Iceland have all seen their latest jerseys released ahead of this summer's Euros

FourFourTwo

Ultra-swimmer inspired by Thor actor Chris Hemsworth to take on Iceland swim

Ross Edgley said the challenge will be the ‘closest thing yet to swimming around Asgard’ as he plans to swim 1,000 miles around the island.

The Independent UK

Which Iceland stores are set to close this summer?

The latest closures mean that the frozen food retailer will have shut over 20 stores since the beginning of 2023

Evening Standard

17 Dark And Twisted Comics By Hugleikur Dagsson

Hugleikur Dagsson, the Icelandic cartoonist and comedian, brings you a collection of comics that dive into the shadowy side of humor.

Bored Panda

Eurovision 2025 final: The 26 countries competing tonight

Ireland was left broken-hearted after failing to qualify from the second semi-final, while delegates for Israel, Greece and Austria were voted through

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Is flying from Manchester to London via Iceland cheaper than train?

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Flying from Manchester to London via Iceland is cheaper than getting the train, TikToker reveals

The traveller saved £94 by taking two flights, compared to the full train fare

The Guardian - UK

‘Fighting with nature’: Iceland’s Grindavík play again after 18-month seismic gap

The town was ripped apart and the economy decimated. But now the football club will make an emotional return

The Guardian - AU

Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent review – absorbing memoir brings Iceland to life

The Burial Rites author traces her abiding love affair with the country that inspired both her award-winning debut and her brilliant literary career

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The Guardian - UK

Rio’s record, giant dogs and a psychic crocodile – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Evening Standard

Want to work remotely from an EU country this summer? These are the visas you'll need

Working remotely in a vibrant foreign location could be the way to spice up your summer

PC Gamer

EVE Online studio CCP is making a medieval-style tome of epic poetry inked with the blood of players to commemorate the game: 'It turns out, to store information, a really good way is to take blood and write on calfskin'

CCP is giving most of the fan blood to the Blood Bank of Iceland, while keeping some to write a calfskin illuminated manuscript about EVE Online.

Evening Standard

Kevin McCloud's guide to Akureyri and intrepid Iceland

The Grand Designs presenter heads to the far north, where ferocious waterfalls and elemental beauty await

The Guardian - AU

Hannah Kent: ‘I was kind of having a second adolescence’

The acclaimed writer on Iceland, euphoria and how a box of her own teenage writings made her reckon with the story she had told about herself

Motor1

Volkswagen Could Give Ford More Reskinned Cars

Ford of Europe is not doing well. Last year, the Blue Oval moved 426,307 cars in the 27 countries that make up the European Union, plus the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. That’s 87,174 fewer vehicles than the year before, causing the brand’s market share to drop to…

The Independent UK

Ross Edgley aims to be ‘as fat as possible but as fit as possible’ for huge Icelandic swimming challenge

Consuming 10,000 calories per day, spending 12 hours in the water and inhaling baguettes wrapped in pizzas – this isn’t your typical training camp

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