Some argue the Icelandic government has been weakened by Saturday’s massive ‘no’vote in the Icesave referendum and nobody believes its domestic position was improved by it. As a result, members are calling for something to be done. Read the full story

The first ever Muslim MP to be selected as a member of the British cabinet is Tooting (Borough of Wandsworth, South London) MP Sadiq Khan, a London Met University visiting professor and alumnus. Mr Khan was chosen Minister for Transport in the recent government reshuffle, making him the most senior Muslim politician in the UK and the first Muslim to join the Privy Council or attend Cabinet. Read the full story

The new Icelandic government coalition of the Social Democrats and the Left Green Movement will come together for its first official cabinet meeting later today.

The meeting will take place in the northern town of Akureyri, and will be one of the first times a general cabinet meeting has been held outside of Reykjavik, mbl.is reports. Read the full story