Posted on 09 August 2011.
Iceland, like many other countries, is watching the rioting in London and elsewhere in England closely; with the same sort of incredulity as most British people are. So far, however, the situation has not stopped Icelanders travelling to the UK. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 July 2011.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has asked the UK High Court to block an extradition order to Sweden where he faces questioning on sexual assault allegations. His lawyer, Ban Emmerson, claims the arrest warrant is flawed as Assange has suffered a “mismatch” of Swedish and English law on what constitutes a sex crime. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 March 2011.
The seven people arrested in London yesterday in the Serious Fraud Office investigation into the collapse of Iceland’s Kaupthing Bank, have all been released on bail. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 March 2011.
Sigurdur Einarsson, former chairman of Kaupthing Bank, and Robert Tchenguiz, who was the now-defunct bank’s biggest customer, were both arrested this morning in London in a joint operation by the Serious Fraud Office and Iceland’s Special Prosecutor into the banking crash. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 October 2010.
A United Airlines passenger jet en route from London to San Francisco had to land at Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport this weekend due to smoke in the cabin. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 September 2010.
Agust Gudmundsson, commonly associated with the companies Bakkavor and Exista, has reached a settlement, along with his wife, with creditors over a lawsuit brought against them at the High Court in London. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 August 2010.
The play “In the Beginning” will be shown for free this evening in the Reykjavik Art Museum. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 June 2010.
The Icelandic band Sigur Ros has been honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the Mojo Awards in London. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 May 2010.
Two young women used as a “honey trap” to lure a wealthy young man into a violent robbery were yesterday sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. They will be released immediately due to time served before and during the trial. The judge advised the “innocents abroad” to go home and get on with their lives. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 May 2010.
The former Chairman of Kaupthing Bank, Sigurdur Einarsson, is now on the wanted list of the international police co-operation bureau, Interpol. Read the full story
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Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
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Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
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