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Local safety chief’s stark advice as visitors return to Grindavík – with more activity expected

Government disbanded due to disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson

Finance entrepreneur becomes second woman to be elected head of state since independence in 1944

Richard Walker, who owns Iceland supermarkets, spoke about how Rishi Sunak was "clearly quite p***ed off" after the businessman made comments about the rise in foodbank usage

Conservationists criticise ‘disappointing’ and ‘dangerous’ move to allow harpooning of fin whales after curbs last year

An Iceland volcano near the town of Grindavik has erupted for the third time in just three months, with locals fearing it could last for years to come, as lava spurts from the ground and heads for the world-famous Blue Lagoon

With snow anticipated again, forecasters note high pressure will soon be blocked from the UK and as a result "cold air masses" are likely to send temperatures plunging

The price cuts for Apitmil baby formula come in response to falling cost prices in production for manufacturer Danone who have passed on the 7% reduction onto retailers

Harpa Sigurdardottir, from Grindavik, recalled the frightening moment lava struck properties next to her brother's house following a volcanic eruption in Iceland

Multiple houses were hit by molten-hot lava after a volcano erupted in Iceland’s Reykjanes today in an event described as the 'worst of its kind in half a century'

Molten lava came perilously close to engulfing the fishing village of Grindavik

The volcanic eruption at the Sundhnjúka crater happened near Hagafell on the country's Reykjanes Peninsula on Monday night after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks

Following a recent volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland, locals have been cautioned to keep their windows shut amid worries caused by volcanic gases spilling out the following the seismic activity

Icelandic volcano Sundhjuka has sent molten lava and smoke skyward as thrill seekers were seen trying to drive near to the eruption and witness the spectacle at first hand

A volcanic eruption north of Grindavik, by Hargafell in Iceland, is taking place and a series of earthquakes has also shaken the island just weeks after thousands were evacuated

The Icelandic Met Office says the risk of an eruption in the next few days remains 'high', with two giant walls being built to protect the power plant and abandoned town of Grindavik

At least 4,000 people were forced to flee the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik 10 days ago, after weeks of increasing seismic activity indicated that the nearby mega volcano was close to a catastrophic eruption

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The Fagradalsfjall volcano is expected to erupt and, as the town of Grindavík is sinking further every day, more than 4,000 people have been evacuated in preparation

There is significant likelihood of a volcanic eruption near Grindavik. Iceland has been shaken by more than 10,000 earthquakes and tremors since Friday

Experts say a massive eruption could destroy an entire town and bring instability that may last 'decades' after a wave of earthquakes sparked fears about the Fagradalsfjall volcano

More than 4,000 people were forced to flee their homes as Grindavík, Iceland, was split in two and now residents fear the fishing town could end up "frozen in time like Pompeii"

Residents that made the trip back to a town in Iceland evacuated over fear of eruptions described being given a five-minute window to retrieve their belongings as police officers waited with them

Shocking images and footage have emerged showing roads split apart nearby as magma underground is spreading and also causing buildings to buckle under the pressure in Iceland

Experts have warned that the town of Grindavik in Iceland could be destroyed if the bubbling Fagradalsfjall volcano erupts following a weekend of earthquakes