Evacuated residents of the town of Grindavik in Iceland begin returning for daytime visits as the volcanic eruption eases, though their hopes of spending Christmas at home have been dashed. "We don’t get much reassurance by living here … Because we never know what’s going to happen … It’s pretty frightening," says David Arnason who has come back to check on his house. "My kids don’t want to come back!" IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES