Child’s balloon from England found in Lapland
In a lighter bit of news, a balloon released from a special children’s centre on England’s eastern shore over a year ago floated more than 1,500 kilometres across the sea and landed in the wilds of...
View ArticleSwedish billionaire buys English village
Stefan Persson, the billionaire owner of Sweden’s clothing retail chain H&M, is set to sign the papers to purchase an entire village in the southern English countryside. The cost of becoming Lord...
View ArticleArsenal to train future Icelandic football stars
Between 14th and 16th June next year, the English Premier League football club Arsenal will hold a training course at the KA sports ground in Akureyri, northern Iceland. Four coaches from the Arsenal...
View ArticleEidur Smari Gudjohnsen moves to Stoke City
Yesterday’s clinching of a deal to sign Icelandic international Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen is being hailed as something of a coup for Stoke City FC in England’s Premiership. But he doesn’t come cheap. DV...
View ArticleIcelandic statue stolen from British city
A 300 kilogramme bronze statue by the Icelandic sculptor Steinunn Thorarinsdottir has been stolen in Hull, UK. The statue was unveiled in 2006 and is half of a two-part work. The other half is still in...
View ArticleCardiff v Liverpool in the Carling Cup final: an Icelandic perspective
Aron Gunnarsson hopes to turn his homeland into a nation in mourning this weekend by steering Cardiff City to Carling Cup glory against Icelandic favourites, Liverpool. By Phil Cadden The 22 year-old...
View ArticleWhat if England had the same naming tradition as Iceland?
The England national team face Iceland in the second round at Euro 2016 in France on Monday evening for a place in the quarter-finals. Iceland have won over a number of fans during their first three...
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