The Latest Breaking News from Iceland

A revolutionary shift in genomics tech has enabled population-scale sequencing, leading to unprecedented insights into humans’ genetic diversity. UK's 100K Genome project, deCODE's Icelandic effort, Diversity Human Genome Initiative, AllofUS, 1+ Million Genomes, 3M African Genomes, Emirati genome programme, GenomeAsia, IndiGen, and GenomeIndia - all aim to sequence lakhs of…

The draw for the tournament takes place today, but Europe’s best player already knows he won’t be there – thanks to an extremely unfortunate chain of events

The warning comes as the Bluge Lagoon attraction extended its closure to 7 December for safety concerns

Iceland’s hottest tourist destination since Reykjavík’s Phallological Museum may have shown itself in Grindavík, writes Barney Davis

Killing Joke’s Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, one of the most influential and respected guitarists of the post-punk era, has died

Has Iceland’s hottest tourist destination since Reykjavík’s Phallological Museum shown itself in Grindavík, Barney Davis asks

The Blue Lagoon has closed as the latest eruption begins

The residents had just minutes to leave the little harbour town on Iceland’s west coast, as fissures rent the streets and houses collapsed. The question now is will they ever see their homes again

Cats, dogs, hamsters and even hens were at the centre of rescue efforts, reports Barney Davis from Iceland