Icelandic officials urged Labour ministers to stop using Iceland’s financial problems to “undermine the case for Scottish independence”, TimesOnline.co.uk reports.

Even top level politicians have got involved in the bitter slanging match. Read the full story

Iceland lost to Scotland in a even match where Scotland got to 0 - 2 and Iceland scored from a penalty 1- 2 and got few good chances to even the score in the last minutes of the game. Iceland has never qualified for a major international tournament in their football history and it seams that it will not be the case for this world cup either.

Scotland held on for a needed win to continue their 100% record against Iceland.

Goals
Kirk Broadfoot (18)
Barry Robson (59)
Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen (penality, 77)

Team Lineups:

Iceland: Kjartan Sturluson (goal), Birkir Saevarsson (Veigar Gunnarsson, 78), Bjarni Eiriksson (Indridi Sigurdsson, 46), Kristjan Sigurdsson, Gretar Steinsson, Aron Gunnarsson (Palmi Palmason, 63), Hermann Hreidarsson, Stefan Gislason, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Heidar Helguson, Emil Hallfredsson. Read the full story

The men’s football (soccer) teams of Scotland an Iceland will clash this evening in Reykjavik in both teams’ second qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup, to be held in South Africa.

Iceland come to the match in Reykjavik having drawn 2-2 away against Norway on Saturday, while Scotland will be desperate for victory after their surprising 1-0 defeat at the hands of Macedonia in Skopje, also on Saturday.

The Tartan Army has been arriving in Iceland since the weekend, MBL.is reports. 1,100 tickets have already been sold to Scottish fans, with more expected to buy tickets at the stadium. Read the full story

Stemming from their successful exhibition in Edinburgh’s Old Town in March this year, Mhari Baxter and Melissa MacRobert will present a series of light boxes in The Arches, Glasgow.

‘SEYDISFJ R U ’ is a site-specific installation created by the artists following their joint residency at Skaftfell Cultural Centre in Iceland last year and their resultant love of East Iceland.

Baxter and MacRobert were students at the Iceland Academy of Arts (Listahaskoli Islands) in Reykjavík in 2006 and last year made a return journey to the small harbour town of Seydisfjordur in the east fjords. It was in Seydisfjordur that Baxter attended a workshop in conjunction with the Dieter Roth Academy- which honours the late German-born Swiss artist who lived and worked extensively in Iceland.

Calling on the familiarity and understanding of the place and people ‘SEYDISF J R U’ explores the life of this small town, so far flung from the hub of Reykjavík.

Melissa MacRobert is currently studying on the postgraduate course Art Space and Nature at Edinburgh College of Art. Mhari Baxter is a graduate from Edinburgh College of Art, currently working at the Warehouse Studios in Glasgow.

For further details about The Arches, including the ‘SEYDISFJR U’ exhibition, go to the Arches website.

According to PRWeb, Wise Property Care, a Scottish company specialising in the treatment of woodworm, recently received a call for emergency help all the way from Iceland.

Although woodworm infestation in te North Atlantic nation is extremely rare, it appears to be a real enough threat that the company dispatched one of its employees with a load of chemicals to tackle the problem.

A Wise Property Care worker based in Aberdeen, Mr. Kerr, was sent to Reykjavik. He said: “It’s really common here in the UK, 75% of houses get it, but it seems there’s no one in Iceland who knew what to do. Very few of the houses apparently use softwood which woodworm like. My usual patch is between Montrose and Wick but they must have thought I was the closest.”

The company believes that woodworm may have arrived in Iceland in some imported softwood furniture. The problem was identified by a local professor, but as it is so uncommon in Iceland, no one could be found locally to treat the infestation.

The 42-year-old Mr. Kerr said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity. I’ve never been to Iceland before. It will be interesting to see if there’s a growing problem there. It’s usually too cold and dry for woodworm.” Upon arrival in Iceland, he is reported to have changed his mind on just how dry the country is.

Woodworm is fairly common in houses built from softwoods in the UK, particularly in buildings with exposed timber. Only a handful of cases have ever been recorded in Iceland, where the lower temperatures make it harder for eggs and worms to survive.