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Suspected baby killer tells court she was never pregnant


The woman accused of having killed her newborn baby and disposing of the corpse in a Reykjavík hotel’s dustbin last summer is today on the witness stand in court and sticking to her story that she was never even pregnant. Read the full story

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More people cycling in Reykjavík


A new survey of transport in Reykjavík has revealed an upward trend in cycling. Read the full story

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Pearl purchase offers published on internet


As previously reported, one of Reykjavík’s best-known landmarks, Perlan (The Pearl), is for sale as part of the restructuring of its indebted owner, Reykjavík Energy. Now all purchase offers received have been published online. Read the full story

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Abandoned car found in Icelandic lake


A car was found in an Icelandic lake this morning, but emergency services and divers found nobody nearby. How the car got into the lake remains a mystery. Read the full story

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Reykjavík bomber confesses


A man in his seventies has admitted setting off a small bomb near to the Icelandic Prime Minister’s office around two weeks ago. Read the full story

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Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today


Reykjavík’s annual Winter Lights Festival kicks off tonight when Marcos Zotes transforms the Hallgrímskirkja cathedral with his trademark moving lights show. Some 300 different events make up the festival, which runs until Sunday. Read the full story

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Police still searching for Reykjavík bomber


Icelandic police are searching for a man (pictured) and a white Renault Kangoo van in connection to their investigation into the explosion and bomb which were found in central Reykjavík on Tuesday. Read the full story

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Reykjavík schoolboy threatens teacher and classmates with knife


A student at a Reykjavík elementary school yesterday went to his school armed with a knife and threatened a teacher and fellow students. Read the full story

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Suspicious package in controlled police explosion at Iceland prime minister’s office


A suspicious box was found early this morning at the corner or Hverfisgata in Reykjavík — just outside the country’s Prime Ministry. A bomb disposal robot blew the package up and others are being searched for. Read the full story

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Reykjavík police in cannabis drugs sting


Reykjavík police this morning released details of two raids on premises last night where they found that cannabis plants were being grown. Read the full story

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