(This article relates to the 2010 eruption at Eyjafjallajokull. For information on the May 2011 eruption at Grimsvotn, please check the IceNews homepage for regular updates) Some 200 tonnes of new earth are being created by the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in South Iceland every second, according to the Icelandic Met Office and the Earth Sciences Department of the University of Iceland. Read the full story

Keflavik International Airport and Reykjavik’s domestic airport both re-opened yesterday afternoon, and ash cloud forecasts show clear skies for the foreseeable future and no further closures predicted for the time being. Read the full story

(This article relates to the 2010 eruption at Eyjafjallajokull. For information on the May 2011 eruption at Grimsvotn, please check the IceNews homepage for regular updates) The gas cloud from South Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption reached a height of ten kilometres yesterday evening before settling back to six kilometres. Gunnar Gudjonsson at the Icelandic Meteorological Office told Visir.is that the volcano is producing large amounts of ash again and the cloud is darker than in previous days. Read the full story

Activity at South Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano last night is described as ‘gentle’ and the current force of the eruption is barely 20 percent of its peak. All indications suggest that the volcano is only now erupting from one of its three craters. Read the full story

Farmers in South Iceland are not letting the thick layer of ash coating their land disturb them unduly. Read the full story

The intensity of the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in South Iceland increased last night, although the cloud of volcanic ash being produced is much smaller now than it was late last week, according to new radar readings. Read the full story

Most UK aeroplanes will remain grounded until 01.00 on Saturday and the ash from Iceland is reaching the ground in some parts of the UK. The plume is thought to be harmless but people are warned to monitor symptoms. Read the full story