Litter is making the UK look like an impoverished nation, says Iceland boss Iceland boss said parts of the UK resembled ‘one long continuous rubbish dump’ He said thoughtless drivers who tossed litter out of car windows worst culprits Sir Malcolm particularly noticed the mess in Cheshire, where the Iceland HQ is By Colin Fernandez Environment Correspondent … Read more
Iceland boss calls for digital sales tax to help save high streets as he defends not paying back Covid rates relief Iceland’s home deliveries grew by 300 per cent in the 24 weeks to September 11 UK grocers have agreed to hand back about £1.9billion in business rates relief Richard Walker: ‘You need to completely … Read more
Iceland volcano erupts for the first time in 900 years sending molten lava spewing into the skies as a red glow is seen for miles and flights are banned Police and coast guard raced to the scene 25 miles from Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, just after 9.45pm Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, is only 25 miles away, but the … Read more
Dramatic moment five-man BBC film crew are airlifted to safety after their boat started to take on water off of Iceland Incident occurred north of Iceland’s northern Hornstrandir peninsula on Tuesday The Icelandic Coast Guard winched the five film crew members into a helicopter Local authorities said boat was starting to take on water, prompting distress call … Read more
A volcanic eruption in Iceland ‘could be imminent’ after more than 18,000 earthquakes hit the island in the past week, authorities have warned. On Wednesday alone, there were about 2,500 earthquake detected and since midnight on Thursday almost 800 earthquakes measured, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO). The largest earthquake measured magnitude 5.6 on the … Read more
Photographs taken in 1989 and 2020 by a father and son reveal how Vatnajökull, one of Europe’s biggest glaciers, has shrunk by about 150 square miles (400 square kilometres) due to climate change. Dr Kieran Baxter from the University of Dundee followed his father’s footsteps to Iceland more than 30 years on to recreate photos … Read more
Asda and Iceland’s 33p mince pies beat posh rivals Waitrose and M&S in Which? Best Buy survey (but ‘claggy’ Sainsbury’s come last) Budget supermarkets Iceland and Asda came out top in the Which? taste test Beat competition from M&S, Waitrose, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Co-op Sainsbury’s and Morrisons received the lowest scores and attracted … Read more
Fury as England team are given special permission by the Government to take on Iceland at Wembley next week, despite travel ban on coming to UK from Denmark due to Covid-19 mink scare Iceland’s squad has been given special dispensation to fly from Copenhagen Non-British nationals have been barred from entering the UK from Denmark … Read more
England’s Nations League clash with Iceland could be held in ALBANIA after FA held urgent talks with Government amid new Covid laws… and additional travel is set to annoy Premier League clubs amid hectic schedule England are scheduled to host Iceland in the Nations League next Wednesday There is a Government ban on people entering … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Take a sailing ship to Iceland and meet TV’s Kate Humble By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 If you need something to look forward to next year, Iceland makes a stunning destination. Its landscapes featuring towering waterfalls, … Read more