All news by author: Lucy Thornton in Iceland

The 4,000 inhabitants left homeless after the fissure split open have been told they may return again to the town between 7am and 4pm

Experts at an emergency meeting on Saturday, told their Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the magma is now “very close” to the surface

Around 90 residents were today allowed to go back to Grindavik in Iceland to collect their valuables - and were given just 30 minutes to do so, as fears of a volcanic eruption grow