iceland was established as a republic in one thousand and forty four and rapidly. to rapidly some would say in two thousand and eight its banking system imploded the cards most of its value people lost livelihoods. so i mean treat to meet one man who despite starting his restaurant at what seemed like the worst possible time managed to turn crisis into opportunity. good never called just listen is the owner of dill his restaurant is credited with pioneering the use of locally sourced ingredients which is help to revitalize traditional food production. time to story about dill. so we open the bill this is two thousand and seven we had literally just. started working on a project. then the crisis hit the country and we kind of. you could say we could we could can scale yes you know so the investors the job of the work and we were kind of alone there and we were going to have like a full blown kitchen with a whole lot of chefs and the same verse from the server but we just had to train a flick change the whole thing and make you fine dining. on the new way we actually

and i used to say the icelandic see this saved us we ate it and three. and the skin to keep this war. in iraq. interesting seems that sheep are as important as fish in the story of icelandic survival. soli thomas dot here is a politician and a leading voice for women's issues she's also a massive foodie who enjoy sharing the cuisine and culture of home. so sorely what are we cooking today. lamb lamb lack actually i think at this the most popular me it's that the so tell me when you were growing up what was a typical new for you boiled fish with potatoes we ate fish six days a week and then on sunday this only with salt potatoes maybe some can't cut it or something but we didn't have many her store you know but staples from around the world so it was when a simple not minced taste but it was the sunday steak and it was always on sunday program of that you know and loans for the fabulous at them and see you're making something risky yes well guess they make all kinds of things with skewer make this search me that the bread cursed and making sauce out of it

anybody can make spirit yes but you have to have high quality icelandic meek. and askia catches them why do market share abroad it's evolved into something of a dashing young married trashing the planet . iceland has a population of three hundred and thirty thousand small but growing and increasingly from migration. in the past decade people from more than one hundred forty countries have received citizenship yeah national pride is strong seen even in the closing of these only in iceland yes by fence by hand. and agreement has seen it for centuries and it's about fifteen years since we started it was send it to a tourist and fool us both that this is a trick or not but this and the look ok so you know about the science and what makes it the look of peace it's the icelandic rule it's what especially if it's from the icelandic soup that's been really been here for centuries and i used to say the icelandic see this saved us we ate it and we used and the skin to keep us warm i mean you. know. in egypt interesting seems that sheep are as important as fish in the sto

glass and these lights was made using icelandic sand. in the same building visitors can see other works by all of your son including this glass brick it's called a classic brick and it is. as you can see a kind of a shape a brick and when you stack this break you can make a surface and that is how it was done at the house. the harbor is a concert hall that's become a landmark in reykjavik all of her earlier sun designed its colored glass for side . he's also well known for his the weather project which brought the blazing sun into london's tate modern in two thousand and three. in two thousand and eleven he created your rainbow panorama glass walkway in or who's denmark in three years later he transformed denmark's louisiana museum of modern art into a riverbed all of you know son and his sister share lots of fun memories of their childhood in reykjavik their pop up restaurant is housed in the marshall house a form of fish meal factory. live both long dreamed of operating a restaurant in this building which is now a cultural center. we t

begin to toss is an icelandic activist working to stop the killing of whales. she posts photos and videos on the internet hoping to inspire others to act against whaling mainly her own countrymen. this is not a tradition here really it started with norwegian still in it we have we have a long tradition of even kale in iceland and growing kale so if kale not the way you. want. the whaling company owner places no value on such criticism as a teenager he harpooned whales from his father's boat and eat the meat. where you meet it's. the only meat without any harm or i think i don't feel that but it's being banned in all e.u. . us due to some reasons but if this sentiment is going to take over here i don't think i think iceland will be. will not be existing as a dependent nation in a couple of years if you're going to use that argument these aren't the everything groups they want to ban all fisheries they're protesting everything. was that here these demonstrators outside the parliament building in reykjavik aren't protesting everything only for protection for the e

teachin one o one in the icelandic capital ricky. said nothing about this trump up restaurant is a collaboration between siblings through your son and victoria and the us daughter she is the head chef and uses mainly authentic icelandic ingredients in her dishes . as the combine the experience of course of bringing the all of us art in the studio the work here as you also can see and then the concept of the food from berlin colliding with icelandic seafood and so one of the great things about this for this obviously is that it's also about ecology sustainability and so it's a lot of the op that i'm interested in and involved with as well so there is a kind of i did object the connection here victoria at least on her and her team are creating icelandic city chip after marinating lobster and cod in line juice spiced with chili pepper the dishes rounded off with oyster plant and icelandic strawberries cooking for me means for example coming together it means family time means a swell course. after training as a chef at a restaurant in r

sunday show more and more icelanders opposed whaling. the government could end the hunt at any time. instead it granted lost sons wailing company a permit to kill one hundred ninety one fin whales in two thousand and eighteen. the uncle of our finance minister is the c.e.o. for the way the company so if this doesn't scream corruption i don't know what does but we have all the cards in parliament and they are against whaling and i hope that it will be forbidden by law to wm iceland i hardly anything is left of the giant fin whale at the station the meat has generally been sold to japan the only export market for. this son has a new business idea he wants to make a compound to treat iron deficiency. we will freeze there are even meat. you get about thirty percent of the meat that will be then ground down. and used as a shipment. or as or just as a. marine biologist meghan whitaker reacts to such business ideas with sheer horror . just look you know the other threats these animals face i will take a long time for us to rectify whaling is so

the glass in these lights was made using icelandic sand. in the same building visitors can see other works by all of your earlier sun including this glass brick it's called a classic brick and it is. as you can see a kind of a shape a break and when you stack this break you can make a surface and that is how it was done at the house. the harbor is a concert hall that's become a landmark in reykjavik olafur elio sun designed its colored glass for side. he's also well known for his the weather project which brought the blazing sun into london state modern in two thousand and three. in two thousand and eleven he created your rainbow panorama a glass walkway in or who's denmark in three years later he transformed denmark's louisiana museum of modern art into a riverbed all of your indio son and his sister share lots of fun memories of their childhood in reykjavik their pop up restaurant is housed in the marshall mouse perform a fish meal factory. live both long dreamed of operating a restaurant in this building which is now a cultural center. w

teachin one o one and the icelandic capital ricky. a sadness about this prop up restaurant is a collaboration between siblings through aerial sun and victoria and the us daughter she is the head chef and uses mainly authentic icelandic ingredients in addition. as the combine the experience of course of bringing all of us art in the studio their work here as you also can see and then the concept of the food from berlin colliding with icelandic seafood so one of the great things about this food is obviously that it's also about the quality sustainability and so it's a lot of the op that i'm interested in and involved with as well so there is a kind of i do it all to the connection you're a big jorja at least on her and her team are creating icelandic city chip after marinating lobster and cod in line juice spiced with chili pepper the dishes rounded off with oyster plant and icelandic strawberries cooking for me rings for example coming together it means family time means a swell course. after training as a chef at a restaurant in reykj

i don't think i think iceland will be. will not be a sting as a preventive measure in the government if you're going to use that argument. that a survey showed that a growing number of icelanders oppose whaling this demonstration is taking place outside the parliament building and reykjavik. the government could stop the hunting at any moment instead it granted last songs welling company a permit to kill one hundred ninety one fin whales this year alone. the uncle of our finance minister is the c.e.o. for the wally company so if this doesn't scream corruption i don't know what does that we have other parties in parliament and they are against whaling. the whale meat has mainly been sold to japan the only export market for it. but now the whaling company has a new business idea to make a medicinal compound for treating iron deficiency. we plan to frege that are even meat. you get about thirty percent. of the meat that will be then ground down in powder. and used as a food shipment. marine biologist make an whitaker is horri

this year your thought is in iceland have given hunters permits to kill more than two hundred fifty miles in order countries the only remaining nation worldwide to allow the hunting of these wells but even in iceland. appears to be turning. marine biologist megan whitaker takes people whale watching off the coast of iceland a dream job for the marine biologist would occur has spotted something a whale is eating its way through school a fish. with a bit of luck the guests may even catch sight of the much larger humpback whale. in the same waters where the tourists are taking snapshots others are whale hunting. these animals they have skid like alsace nerves they can feel there's pain so there is a heartbeat that goes into the wild and explosion and then they bring these wells on board so it can take you know thirty minutes after an hour of these wild bites a long painful process. ice lands only whaling station lies hidden at the end of a few orde far away from reykjavik. the whale catchers have captured a fin whale the second largest mammal on earth and an endangered species that is

the whale hunting season underway in iceland we need the activists who say it is time to end the killing of these endangered and. i'm sumi so much going to have you with us we start in general italy where rescue teams are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the morandi bridge collapsed on tuesday the government has declared a year long state of emergency for the region but with hopes of finding more survivors fading anger is growing over how such a disaster could have happened charlotte shell some reports. as hopes of finding survivors fades the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure past the focus of criticism is now shifting to. the company responsible for the bridge locals say the long been concerns about its upkeep. when we drive on this motorway and it's full of traffic automatically trying to go over fast. because touchwood. crossed fingers we go i've heard fast hoping it doesn't come a

iceland is home to some of europe's last remaining underwater secrets. from the commodore got to be as close as specializes in showing visitors icelandic diving highlights today an almost unknown place is on the agenda to help. unexpectedly it's located in iceland's highlands a diving paradise spot from the coast. states wind and guns presented we're going to a very special diving site because only a handful of people have dived here before we didn't even discover it until recently and it's something very special that's so in the us. and. to be as true as it has been the head of the dive organization in reykjavik for almost twelve years today it is iceland's best known diving company. its international clients include actors like the american ben stiller pierce second from the left. sweden's king cole costar. and hollywood star tom cruise. users from the icelandic kinds are characterized by sponsor vegetation and fast flowing streams just getting his neck bench and itself. up to crossing a number of mountain ridges and rivers the drive is reach a plateau

legal to hunt these whales but as our next report shows more and more icelanders oppose the hunt. marine biologist macon whitaker takes people whale watching off the coast of iceland a dream job for the marine biologist whittaker has spotted something a mink whale is eating its way through school a fish. with a bit of luck the guests may even catch sight of the much larger humpback whale. in the same waters where the tourists are taking snapshots others are whale hunting. these animals they have good like us that have nerves they can feel there's pain so there's a heart when that goes into the wild and explosion and then they bring these wells on board so it can take you know thirty minutes after an hour for these wild bites a long painful process i slams only willing station lies hidden at the end of a few orde far away from reykjavik. the whale catchers have captured a fin whale the second largest mammal on earth and an endangered species that is dead animal rights activists document the stripping of the forty ton whales blubber . they post photos and videos online hoping to ins

and behind it you can see that fresher air coming all the way from iceland, there's iceland there, thatet to thursday, and right across the country by friday. and you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it's 19 in london, and by friday it's only ia degrees in belfast. cooler ia degrees in belfast. air invading the uk by thursday. bye— bye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: a warning of medicine shortages and confusion. nhs trusts criticise a lack of planning for a possible no—deal brexit. calls for tougher regulation of bailiffs, as families fall behind on essential bills. there's a new plan to boost exports. the government says businesses have nothing to lose and everything to gain from brexit. in sport, they're on the attack. sadio mane puts the shine on liverpool's 2—0 win at crystal palace, as they maintain their winning start to the premier league season. and it was a very special delivery, the baby born in a helicopter en route from the isles of scilly.

and behind it you can see the fresh air coming from iceland, there is iceland there, that cooler airriday. you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it is 19 in london and on friday it is only 14 degrees in belfast. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: pope francis condemns sex abuse ‘atrocities‘ — and cover—ups by the church — in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. venezuala's neighbours say they're struggling to cope, as more and more migrants flee hardship and hyperinflation. the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala. floods have forced a million people into relief camps. tears ofjoy — as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. and a directorial debut for actor idris elba — just don't mentionjames bond.

there are warnings for gales in south—east iceland. hajek norwegian based on. expected aos iceland. the shipping forecast in the uk is the world's first storm warning system. it covers an area from the south coast of iceland and mid atla ntic south coast of iceland and mid atlantic in the west to the danish coast in the east, right down to the north coast of africa. portland, plymouth, north biscay, showers later, good. it broadcasts several times during the day on bbc radio a. it isa times during the day on bbc radio a. it is a pretty big undertaking to paddle in all the areas. the funny thing about the shipping forecast is that i think so few people understand its actual meaning or releva nce, understand its actual meaning or relevance, but so many people love it and enjoy listening to it. so there is this funny balance between its meaning, or its practical meaning, and its cultural meaning, ina meaning, and its cultural meaning, in a way. south biscay, variable, three or four... in a way. south biscay, variable, three or four. .. the radio was on quite a lot in our house when i g

and behind it you can see that fresher air coming all the way from iceland, there's iceland there, that time we get to thursday, and right across the country by friday. and you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it's 19 in london, and by friday it's only 11! degrees in belfast. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news. broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. venezuala's neighbours say they're struggling to cope, as more and more migrants flee hardship and hyperinflation. the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala. floods have forced a million people into relief camps. tears ofjoy as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. action! and a directorial debut for actor idris elba. just don't mentionjames bond.

but what i found in iceland, what was fascinating to me was the difference between iceland and otherhere is, that the men are as likely to see the gender gap as a problem as the women are. it is not seen as a female issue. it is seen as a humanitarian issue. and the men -- >> you point out that men will very often describe themselves as feminists. >> absolutely. i would sit down with the burliest fishing boat captain, and he would bang the table and say, of course i am a feminist, as if to say, of course i'm a human being. there is no political connotation whatsoever to the word feminist. men as well as women also believe, by the way, that the world economic forum is wrong, that they are not equal. and their point is if we're number one, it just shows you how far we have to go in the rest of the world. >> pleasure to have you on. >> a pleasure to be here. thank you. >> and we'll be back. ♪ ♪ keep it comin' love. if you keep on eating, we'll keep it comin'. all you can eat riblets and tenders at applebee's. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. ancestrydna can open you to a worl

it's time now for a new episode of our serious you know mix the lax which takes us to iceland this time around the country is known for its breathtaking landscape with many volcanoes and springs we were invited it's to a house that i care vic which was once just an old conquered bungalow but a make over turned it into a really modern home. hello welcome to my house. please come in. on a good as doctors bungalow in a suburb of the icelandic capital reykjavik is a modern concrete looking below with a previous life. like almost all the houses here it was built in the one nine hundred sixty s. on and her husband have modernized the bungalow and renovated it competing with its surroundings. i am told to stay here all the lights and the nature to be in contact with the nature here it's very much a balance between inside and outside that you feel very. good connection only that just. the idea for the conversion came about in twenty fifteen but first on i only wanted to redesign the kitchen and dining room. but that led to a total conversion. now the responding of room for ana and her husband a

on it going to start just bungalow in a suburb of the icelandic capital reykjavik is a modern concrete looking villa with a previous life. like almost all the houses here it was built in the one nine hundred sixty s. ana and her husband have modernized the bungalow and renovated it and keeping with its surroundings. i am told to stay here and all the lights and the nature to be in contact with the nature here it's very much a balance between inside and outside smriti you feel very. good connection and relaxed. the idea for the conversion came about in twenty fifty at first are not only wanted to redesign the kitchen and dining room. but that led to a total conversion. now the response of room for ana and her husband and their daughter who often visits. the first one we started really to break things down it's like a journey you don't know where to where you're going because you never thought it there was so much. that turned out to be have to say that because it was all this more and more and more. but it was also a sign to the left. hardly anything remains of the old house this specia

brent: next to sporting, and icelandic elder who wanted something special for his birthday. he is a former weatherman in iceland and thought conquering his fear of jumping out of a plane with only a piece of cloth to slow his dissent was the perfect gift to himself, so he did just that. with a little help from a trainer. the weather was fine, the landing was fine, and he earned the moniker "95-year-old skydiver." they have got good bones in iceland. you are watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] and from saudi twenty total. welcome back about no nine million. from the french companies they've just judging in. we'll have lines. imagination run riot. sounds great racing affects us how how long. in

but what i found in iceland, what was face gnattiscinating w difference between iceland and other countries likely to see the gender gap as a problem as the women are. it is not seen as a female issue. it is seen as a humanitarian issue and the men -- >> you point out men very often describe themselves as feminists. >> absolutely. i would sit down with the burliest fishing boat captain and bang the table and say of course i'm a feminist. men as well as women also believe by the way that the world economic forum is wrong, that they are not equal and their point is if we're number one, it just shows you how far we have to go in the rest of the world. >> joann lipman, pleasure to have you on. >> pleasure to be here. >> thank you. >> we'll be back. s. and now we have zero account fees for brokerage accounts. at fidelity, those zeros really add up. ♪ maybe i'll win, saved by zero ♪ at fidelity, those zeros really add up. i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired b

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and behind it you can see that fresher air coming all the way from iceland, there's iceland there, thatd you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it's 19 in london, and by friday it's only 1a degrees in belfast. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: pope francis has strongly condemned child sex abuse and cover—ups in the catholic church. he apologised for the failure of the church to expose the crimes, saying it had abandoned the abused children. he set out his views in an unprecedented letter addressed to the world's one point two billion roman catholics. venezuela's neighbours say they're struggling to cope with growing numbers of migrants fleeing the country's economic crisis. many say they're hungry and don't have access to medical services in venezuela. brazil has promised to keep its borders open. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala, which has been hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. a million people are reported to be living in relief camps. more than 400 people have died and thousands more remain maro

and behind it you can see that fresher air coming all the way from iceland, there's iceland there, thatursday, and right across the country by friday. and you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it's 19 in london, and by friday it's only 1a degrees in belfast. bye— bye. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: calls for a national strike in venezuela, as hardship and hyperinflation force thousands to flee the country. the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala where more than a million people are living in relief camps. and fan frenzy in australia, as the world's fastest man turns his talents to football. the world's biggest miner, bhp billiton, saw a 37% drop in net profit. find out what drove earnings lower. the world

and behind it you can see the fresh air coming from iceland, there is iceland, that cooler air invadingy friday. you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it is 19 in london and on friday it is only 1a degrees in belfast. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: dozens of families from north and south korea have been reunited for the first time in at least 65 years. a group of elderly south koreans travelled to a tourist resort in the north for the event. the korean war in the 1950s left the peninsula divided, and many on the northern side were unable to leave. pope francis has written an unprecedented letter condemning child sex abuse and cover—ups in the catholic church. the 2,000—word letter is addressed to the world's1.2 billion roman catholics. and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport. staff had to write flight information on whiteboards for most of the day due to a technical problem. the airport says the issue has now been resolved.