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Big issuesThe country's payment system was down for half an hour – the nation experienced, for the first time in decades, nothing being deducted from it
CultureRÚV allowed to shut one radio channel – merges them into Channel 1.5
Small mattersMan who thought he was in a taxi gives the police five stars – “best ride I’ve ever had downtown”
SportSports journalists redefine “the Icelanders’ team” – it is now enough for an Icelander to have bought a shirt
Big issuesLandsvirkjun board clarifies: the meetings without the CEO were formally informal
SportManchester United supporters in Iceland form a self-help group – they meet in secret and claim to support Liverpool in public
Big issuesBlue Lagoon goes public – magma build-up under Svartsengi listed in prospectus as “untapped growth potential”
Big issuesYoung couple bought a flat without help from their parents – Statistics Iceland investigates
Small mattersProgrammer who lost his job to AI rehired to fix what the AI did
Big issuesPrimary school pupils to get numbers instead of the letters that replaced numbers
Big issuesServers in Iceland now outnumber residents – and get the electricity first
Big issuesChild gets a preschool place in Reykjavík – by then she was in upper-secondary school
Big issuesState property company unveils plan to draw up a plan for Grindavík residents to buy back their homes
Big issuesMagma under Svartsengi at record levels – eruption expected “in the coming days”, as it has been for eight months
Big issuesMan who went to the out-of-hours clinic with a cold recovered in the waiting room
Big issuesArchaeologists find an older “new hospital” beneath the new hospital
CultureChristmas concerts now outnumber what the population can attend – organisers appeal to tourists
Small mattersEmployee delivered project on time – colleagues are worried
Big issuesWorld oil prices fell 30 percent – the price of petrol rose by two krónur
Big issuesJón paid off his loan for 22 years – now owes twice as much and gets an award from the bank
Big issuesCentral Bank raises rates to fight inflation caused by rate rises
WeatherMet Office apologises for good summer forecast – 40,000 cancel holidays in the sun
Small mattersInfluencer goes on digital detox – posts 340 times about it