A report has claimed that heating British homes with geothermal energy from Icelandic volcanoes is a very plausible concept.
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Iceland-UK geothermal energy deal moves closer
Posted on 27 November 2012.
Posted in Energy, Environment, General, Iceland, United Kingdom3 Comments
Icelandic researchers: rare gene increases Alzheimer’s risk
Posted on 23 November 2012.
Icelandic and British researchers have pinpointed a gene variant that appears to triple the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The news comes via a new report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which said that the rare variant, dubbed TREM 2, is found in only about one per cent of the population.
Posted in General, Iceland, Science, United Kingdom1 Comment
Icelandic government responds to mackerel debate
Posted on 21 November 2012.
Both Iceland’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and the chief negotiator on mackerel fishing have issued statements today in regards to the ongoing mackerel dispute between Iceland and the United Kingdom.
Posted in Economy, Environment, General, Iceland, Icelandic PM´s office, Politics, United Kingdom0 Comments
Local council in England recoups more losses from Iceland banking collapse
Posted on 20 October 2012.
The local council in Wiltshire, England, has been compensated for almost half of its losses suffered in the 2008 banking crash in Iceland.
Posted in Business, Finance, Iceland, United Kingdom1 Comment
Icelandair announces flights to Iceland from London Gatwick for winter 2012/2013
Posted on 19 October 2012.
Iceland’s leading airline Icelandair has announced that it has added London Gatwick to its UK flight schedule for winter 2012/2013.
Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Travel, United Kingdom0 Comments
British investigators abandon inquiry into Iceland’s Kaupthing bank
Posted on 17 October 2012.
Fraud investigators in the UK have dropped a probe into the collapse of Reykjavik-based Kaupthing bank due to a lack of evidence.
Posted in Business, Finance, Iceland, United Kingdom1 Comment
Assange could be in embassy for a year, father says
Posted on 20 September 2012.
The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said his son could spend up to a year in the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
Posted in General, Politics, Sweden, United Kingdom1 Comment
BIOEFFECT skin care products launched in London department stores Selfridges and Harvey Nichols
Posted on 18 September 2012.
The popular range of BIOEFFECT skin care products by the Icelandic innovation company, Sif Cosmetics, have received praise since their recent launch in London’s high-end department stores Selfridges and Harvey Nichols.
Posted in General, Health, Iceland, International, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, United Kingdom1 Comment
