Konstantine Vlasis never imagined that a single track on a Sigur Rós album would lead him to studying the ice on Iceland's highest peaks.

Iceland has removed the cross from some of its hot cross buns and is replacing it with a tick – infuriating shoppers who are now threatening to boycott the chain. The British supermarket is ...

Supermarket Iceland has sparked backlash after introducing hot cross buns with a tick instead of the traditional symbol. A hot cross bun is decorated with a cross to represent the crucifixion of ...

Some have reacted angrily, seeing the new hot cross bun as a slight on the symbol of the cross. But Iceland have stressed that they are not getting rid of their traditional hot cross buns.

One early Icelandic custom was for those having beachfront property to burn a distinctive symbol on any washed up piece of wood, the way U.S. ranchers branded cattle. Wood was valuable. Iceland ...

Some have reacted angrily, seeing the new hot cross bun as a slight on the symbol of the cross. But Iceland have stressed that they are not getting rid of their traditional hot cross buns. A ...