Supermarket juggernauts Iceland have adopted Chester Zoo’s whole rookery of Humboldt penguins in a bid to support the popular attraction which is facing an uncertain future. Chester Zoo launched a campaign last Wednesday as government coronavirus laws keeping zoos shut mean it could be closed ‘indefinitely’. The campaign has generated over £2million already and now supermarket … Read more
Iceland has tested one-tenth of its population for coronavirus at random and found that half of people have the disease without realising. They also discovered that 1,600 people have been infected with Covid-19 since the start of the outbreak. Of these cases, there were only seven deaths, indicating a fatality rate of just 0.004 per cent, … Read more
‘There’s only so much loo roll you need in your life’: Iceland boss says panic buying is FINALLY easing off but urges young people to come INTO supermarkets and save online delivery slots for the elderly MD of Iceland supermarket today said ‘healthy people’ should be using stores Said they should shop in store to … Read more
A couple who were due to get married today have revealed how they are spending the evening snuggled up with a frozen pizza instead, after their wedding was cancelled to fight coronavirus. Ian and Ashley Hutchinson, from Stanley, were due to get married this morning, but had to cancel after Boris Johnson announced the ban … Read more
Two Iceland delivery vans are destroyed by vandals in arson attack as customers wait on vital supplies during coronavirus lockdown Two Iceland supermarket vans were destroyed in arson attacks on Monday night Retailer’s managing director said the attacks were ‘sickening’ at a time like this The delivery vans were destroyed outside an Iceland store in … Read more
British and Irish supermarkets have opened up early today to allow older customers to shop safely and avoid coronavirus-related panic buying. Iceland, Lidl and Tesco are offering a ‘silver hour’ for elderly and vulnerable shoppers only, in an attempt to stem the crisis. The Nationwide Building Society is also set to trial new branch opening times during … Read more
Timing is everything – especially when it comes to travel. After all, turning up to see animals migrate when they’ve all left or visiting a fascinating desert city when it’s 45C is no fun at all. Luckily, help is at hand from the adventure experts at Lonely Planet, who have produced a ‘where to go … Read more
Breathtaking drone footage shows the stunning landscape of Europe’s largest glacier, which covers nine per cent of Iceland Stefano Tiozzo filmed a series of unique aerial images of the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland earlier this year It is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and at its deepest point it is 1,000 metres … Read more
Iceland was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans. And as these incredible photographs show, we haven’t done much with the place. And that can only be a good thing because Iceland is one of the most staggeringly extraordinary places on earth. These images are from a new book in … Read more