Iceland, facing economic meltdown, tries to help neighbor Britain stay warm

LONDON (AP) — Icelanders are shipping warm woolen clothing to their needy North Atlantic neighbors in Britain.The tiny island nation has severe economic troubles of its own. But after a popular morning radio show in Reykjavik broadcast an item about elderly people in Britain unable to pay heating bills and dying as a result of the cold, they decided to do something about it.A container full of 3,000 items made from unique Icelandic wool should be in Britain by the end of next week.Neil Duncan-Jordan, who speaks for an organization representing the elderly, on Thursday called it a generous act of compassion.Iceland's banks collapsed in the fall sparking a deep economic crisis, with spiraling inflation and unemployment.