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South Iceland is bracing for strong winds and rain today, while the north and east will see calmer conditions. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued yellow warnings for the southern regions.

Strong winds and yellow weather warnings in South Iceland

News from Iceland

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Yellow snow warnings for capital and southwest

Chair of the Icelandic Handicraft Association, Kristín Vala Breiðfjörð, and the Christmas Cat.

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It's another double episode today from RÚV English Radio.

RÚV English Radio - SOVEREIGNTY DAY AT ÁRBÆR / REYKJAVÍK, THE CHRISTMAS CITY

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“We are not going to starve”

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The Court of Appeal overturned yesterday the conclusion of the Reykjavík District Court, which had ruled the Þjóðkirkjan (National Church of Iceland) liable for damages towards a priest who lost his parish.

No damages over parish mould abolition

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People may now be named Mannsi, Jörvaldi and Enora, amongst other appellations.

Nine new names get nod

Mynd af merkjum Dalabyggðar og Húnaþings vestra á ljósum bakgrunni. Mynd samsett fyrir frétt um mögulega sameiningu sveitarfélaganna.

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A residents’ referendum began this morning in Dalabyggð and Húnaþing vestra on of the proposed merger of the municipalities. The voting runs until 13 December.

Dalabyggð and Húnaþing vestra merger vote underway

Fiskþurrkun Samherja á Laugum í Reykjadal. Myndir teknar í nóvember 2025.

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After having aimed to close the fish-drying plant at Laugar in Reykjadal a year ago, Samherji has taken a u-turn and decided to embark upon improvements to pollution controls. Residents have for the past decade complained about smells and noise.

U-turn on closure; new promises on smell and noise

Myndir af Edition hótelinu við Austurbakka í Reykjavík.

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A woman suspected of having killed her husband and daughter in a hotel in the centre of Reykjavík has been ordered to remain under a travel ban until 27 February. Police believe they now have a fairly clear picture of the sequence of events.

Travel ban extended by three months in Edition case

Þetta vegrið stakkst í gegnum bíl og gjöreyðilagði hann.

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A fatal accident was narrowly avoided when a car drove into the new barrier on Sæbraut in Reykjavík at the weekend. The barrier pierced the car right beside the driver. Vegagerðin is examining the case.

Barrier went through car right next to driver

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133 km/h city driver loses licence

Hafsteinn Hauksson aðalhagfræðingur Kviku.

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The chief economist of Kvika bank says the new inflation measurement indicates that inflationary pressure has eased. November discount days however play a part in the measurement and some of the price reductions may partly reverse in December.

Bank: inflation figures 'good news' for households

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A petition has been launched in which people protest that the inter-town bus service will soon stop driving into Ásbrú. Residents believe this could reduce people’s ability to attend school and work and hinder the integration of newcomers.

Petition claims bus cuts could hurt student prospects

Móttaka á nýju björgunarskipi á Ísafirði.

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Westfjords on mains power despite earlier cut

Auðskilið / Sabine Leskopf, chair of Reykjavik Human Rights Council

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Today on RÚV English Radio, a double episode: our usual learning Icelandic show, and the policies shaping multiculturalism within the City of Reykjavík over the next four years.

RÚV English Radio -  AUÐSKILIÐ - SIMPLE ICELANDIC LEARNING / REYKJAVÍK CITY MULTICULTURAL POLICY

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From December 3–6, the Latin American Film Festival Reykjavík 2025 comes to the capital.

Iceland links with Latin America & Caribbean through film and food

Inflation in Iceland is now at a five-year low

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Inflation in Iceland has fallen to 3.7%, down from 4.3% a month ago. It is now at its lowest level since 2020.

Inflation falls to five-year low

Mark Rutte og Þorgerðu Katrín Gunnarsdóttir á Keflavíkurflugvelli.

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Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is in Iceland.

NATO leader visiting Iceland

Hilmar Stefánsson, forstöðumaður almenningssamgangna hjá Vegagerðinni. Í bakgrunni er landsbyggðastrætó, vagn 55 við Keflavíkurflugvöll.

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There has been dissatisfaction over the fact that the landsbyggðarstrætó (rural bus service) will soon stop driving into Ásbrú. The first bus to Reykjavík departs from Reykjanesbær before the municipality’s own buses begin operating in the morning.

Vegagerðin: Ásbrú bus stop cut in line with government policy

Alþingi 4. júlí 2025. Þingi hefur ekki enn verið frestað þótt komið sé hásumar. Alþingissalur.

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The Ombudsman of Alþingi believes that cases are still being delayed in their processing by the úrskurðarnefnd um upplýsingamál (Information Appeals Committee).

Concern remains over Alþingi information case delays

Myndin sýnir sjúkraþyrlu við nýjan Landspítala.

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Doctors want answers about whether and where emergency helicopters can land at the new Landspítali hospital. Close to 40 minutes could pass from the time a helicopter lands, until a patient reaches medical care.

37 minutes could pass between landing and treatment

almannavarnastigin fjögur - óvissustig, hættustig, neyðarstig og þjóðarvá.

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The minister of justice hopes that it will never become necessary to declare "þjóðarvá", a state of national peril, which will, if the bill on Civil Defence becomes law, be the highest Civil Defence preparedness level.

New "þjóðarvá" state of peril will hopefully never be declared

Látið blómin tala / Song of the Rebel Flower, during Reykjavik Dance Festival 2025.

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Today on RÚV English Radio, your third (and last for the moment) chance to see the piece which closed this year's Reykjavík Dance Festival.

RÚV English Radio - LÁTIÐ BLÓMIN TALA / SONG OF THE REBEL FLOWER

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The board of RÚV (Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) wants Israel to be barred from taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest next year. It has not yet been decided whether Iceland will compete, if Israel does.

RÚV board wants Israel barred from Eurovision

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Highest costs in Nordics but second-highest purchasing power

Bátavogur í Reykjavík. Myndir í tengslum við morð í Bátavogi.

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Hæstiréttur Íslands (Supreme Court of Iceland) today upheld the verdict of Landsréttur (Court of Appeal) in the case of Dagbjört Guðrún Rúnarsdóttir. She had earlier been sentenced in Landsréttur to 16 years in prison for killing her partner.

Supreme Court upholds Bátavogur case verdict

Mynd af manni loka rimlahliði utan við kísilver PCC á Bakka við Húsavík.

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About thirty more residents of Húsavík who worked at the PCC silicon plant will be without work on the first of December. The chair of their trade union says the employment situation in the municipality is very difficult and many people are worried.

“This is the worst time of year to lose your job”

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MAST investigates damage at Reyðarfjörður fish farm

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Child struck by car in Ísafjörður

A gate viewed though a windswept and rain soaked car windscreen.

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Sleet and showers, with stronger winds on the way

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir utanríkisráðherra að loknum ríkisstjórnarfundi við Hverfisgötu þann 30. september

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The defence of Iceland’s interests in the tariff case was among the most extensive ever undertaken, and the strength of such was seemingly not lost on some civil servants in Brussels.

Brussels civil servants struck by strength of Iceland and Norway's defence

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The capital's mayor has invited residents in Grafarvogur and in Kjalarnes to a joint residents’ meeting in Kjalarnes.

Grafarvogur residents puzzled over joint meeting with Kjalarnes

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Possibility of Heimaey tunnels to be investigated

Frá æfingu Spænska flughersins á Keflavíkurflugvelli

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Iceland "exposed" by location, not sheltered, says analyst

Gunnar Guðlaugsson forstjóri Norðuráls.

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Norðurál CEO: nothing unusual about power company dispute reaching court

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Today, RÚV English Radio is in Eskifjörður, in east Iceland.

RÚV English Radio - SJÓMINJASAFN AUSTURLANDS / EAST ICELAND MARITIME MUSEUM, ESKIFJÖRÐUR

Skilti Vélfags á húsi fyrirtækisins. Mynd tekin í snjókomu í október 2025.

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The Icelandic state has been cleared of the claims of the company Vélfag, which was subjected in the summer to trade sanctions in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was also acquitted of the claims of the businessman Ivan Kaufmann.

Icelandic state cleared over Vélfag claims

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The singer Patti Smith plans to give two concerts in Iceland next spring, one in Eldborg in Harpa and the other in Hof in Akureyri. This is far from the first time she has come to the country, as she is fond of Iceland.

Patti Smith to perform in Reykjavík and Akureyri

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Municipalities in Suðurnes consider the planned changes to bus services from 1 January to be a serious reduction. The number of stops is set to fall from eight to two, and buses will no longer enter Ásbrú.

Severe cuts to bus services in Suðurnes

Today, the Harpa facade is illuminated in orange.

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Harpa turns orange for UN campaign

Framkvæmdir við Fjallaböðin í Rauðukömbum í Þjórsárdal eru í fullum gangi.

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The cost of a new hotel and bathing lagoon in Þjórsárdalur runs to eight billion ISK. The facility is to be inside the mountain.

Hotel and lagoon carved into Þjórsárdalur mountain

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The Supreme Court has rejected the claim of landowners in Drangavík on the Strandir coast to alter the property boundaries so that they would cover a larger area of land. The conclusion strengthens the position of the Hvalárvirkjun power plant.

Supreme Court rejects Drangavík land claim

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Many smaller construction firms have had to carry out layoffs and abandon unfinished new-builds.

Small contractors tighten belts in uncertain market

Alma Ýr Ingólfsdóttir, formaður ÖBÍ réttindasamtaka. Merki ÖBÍ er í baksýn á fjólubláum grunni.

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The Organisation of Disabled [people] in Iceland believes that the capital is breaking the law by failing to provide for the cost of 42 approved personal user contracts in its 2026 draft budget.

Disability group asks if city plans to violate people's rights

Hópur af unglingum á gangi eftir bílaplani. Myndin er tekin aftan á hópinn. Meirihlutinn er stelpur. Öll bera bakpoka. Flest eru léttklædd, á peysum eða bolum. Sól skín á gróður við enda bílaplansins.

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A lecturer in education science says young people who attend youth centres are more likely to drink alcohol. This may explain a difference between survey results and the experiences of youth centre staff when it comes to alcohol use among teenagers.

Children "generally doing well" despite teen drinking concern

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Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland.

RÚV English Radio - THE WEEK IN ICELAND: SILICON, GRINDAVÍK, TEEN DRINKING, TIME, BJÖRK, LIGHTHOUSES

Myndir af styttu Leifs Eiríkssonar á Skólavörðuholtinu 9. apríl 2025. Verið er að gera við styttuna

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Police deport two suspects in pickpocketing cases

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Rúnar Þórisson is a musician, songwriter and guitarist with a very long career in Icelandic pop and rock music. Many collaborators from his life in music will join him in Bæjarbíó in January of next year.

Rúnar Þórisson: anniversaries, album, & concert

Starfsmaður slasaðist í vinnuslysi í álverinu á Grundartanga.

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The aluminium company Norðurál has been much discussed because of a failure in the company’s plant and a shutdown in one of its two potlines. Behind the scenes the company has been trying to respond to transformer failures for some time.

Repeated transformer failures at Norðurál

Björgunarsveitarmenn aðstoða göngumenn sem lentu í sjálfheldu á Skessuhorni. Dróni var notaður til að lýsa fjallið upp í myrkrinu.

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Three rescued from mountains

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Fourteen people were involved in two car accidents in black ice yesterday. None are considered to be in a life threatening condition.

Black ice causes two accidents in north

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Last year an Icelandic aircraft lost cabin pressure over Greenland due to a failure in a door latch mechanism. Investigators recommend that the manufacturer change the durability parameters of the component to prevent similar incidents.

Door latch failed in 2024 aviation incident

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Cold and calm start to the week

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A songwriter and lyricist calls the training of artificial intelligence on artists’ works the greatest intellectual property theft of all time. He says it is necessary to introduce rules on such use.

“The greatest theft of all time”

Slökkviliðsmenn á Sléttuvegi eftir að tilkynnt var um eld í rafmagnstöflu.

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Arson suspected in Hafnarfjörður

Vinnuvélar vinna að því að hrindra framgang hraunsins með jarðvegsgörðum og kælivatni.

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Executives at HS Veitur and the Blue Lagoon were caught off guard when they received a request from the Ministry of Finance’s lawyer for an expert assessment on the cost of defensive operations in Grindavík and their possible participation in such.

Caught off guard by government Grindavík request

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The úrskurðarnefnd umhverfis- og auðlindamála (Environmental and Natural Resources Appeals Committee) has annulled the permit granted to Landsvirkjun to expand Sigölduvirkjun.

Permit for expansion of Sigölduvirkjun power plant annulled

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