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08/05/2026

Email addresses and communications between students and teachers at Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland) in the learning management system Canvas were leaked, when its parent company was attacked. Margrét Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, head of teaching affairs, says the damage is not as great as it could have been.

The parent company of the learning management system Canvas was attacked last night, resulting in email addresses and communications between students and teachers at Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland) being leaked.

08/05/2026

Baltasar Kormákur and Charlize Theron will join forces again. After the success of the film Apex, the Icelandic director and the Hollywood actor are preparing a new thriller.

Baltasar Kormákur and Charlize Theron will join forces again. After the success of the film Apex on Netflix, the Icelandic director and the Hollywood actor are preparing a new thriller for Universal Pictures.

08/05/2026

One person was taken for medical attention with minor injuries after a collision between two cars today.

RÚV.is

08/05/2026

The debate of electoral-list leaders in Hafnarfjörður showed clear differences in approaches to transport, urban development and social policy. Representatives of six parties presented their priorities ahead of the vote on 16 May.

08/05/2026

A debate of electoral-list leaders ahead of the municipal elections was held in Akranes. The discussion focused mainly on the municipality’s finances, the pace of investment, demographic pressure, and the operation of public services.

08/05/2026

Infrastructure fee impact on cruise ships could last four years

It is hoped that after three to four years, bookings by cruise ships to Iceland will be back in balance. An infrastructure fee that the authorities imposed on the ships’ operators at the beginning of 2025 saw ship arrivals fell significantly.

08/05/2026

Four electoral lists are competing in Árborg in this spring’s municipal elections. In an RÚV debate, party leaders discussed the municipality’s finances, the pace of development, and the quality of public services.

08/05/2026

A pilot who worked for Icelandair for 43 years says he believes the airline intends to hire staff through Malta to save costs. He has written a critical article on the matter.

08/05/2026

Children in Vesturbær in Reykjavík are looking for every possible way to prevent a “multipurpose house” that they have built and designed in recent years from being demolished. The hut is not a safety-certified piece of play equipment.

08/05/2026

Seven electoral lists are standing in Kópavogur in the municipal elections. In the leaders’ debate, most attention was paid to preschools and the childcare system, as well as taxes, investment and the direction of development.

08/05/2026

The mountain road through Miklidalur between Patreksfjörður and Tálknafjörður is ruined in sections, and part of it is to be rebuilt.

A tender will be issued for the reconstruction of part of the Miklidalur road between Tálknafjörður and Patreksfjörður.