An Icelandic volcano, dormant for 200 years, has erupted, ripping a 1km-long fissure in a field of ice.
The volcano near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt just after midnight, sending lava a hundred metres high.
Icelandic airspace has been closed, flights diverted and roads closed. The eruption was about 120km (75 miles) east of the capital, Reykjavik.
About 500 people were moved from the area, a civil protection officer said.
This volcano now has meant all flights have ground to a halt in the UK as airports close due to an ash cloud from Iceland.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm
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