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VIDEO: Woman killed in an apartment in Los Cristianos
VIDEO: Woman killed in an apartment in Los Cristianos

Her husband was also in the apartment and had several stab wounds. He is now in police custody...

Tenerife’s supercomputer is tracking seismic activity in La Palma
Tenerife’s supercomputer is tracking seismic activity in La Palma

Teide HPC is the second most powerful computer in Spain and the 138th in the world... just for predicting weather?

VIDEO: Three tourists arrested for beating up an undercover policeman
VIDEO: Three tourists arrested for beating up an undercover policeman

The officer was trying to prevent a robbery and the aggressors mistook him for a thief...

Tenerife to set new world record with 10,000 people dressed as ABBA
Tenerife to set new world record with 10,000 people dressed as ABBA

Everyone is asked to dress up as the legendary Swedish group for the Eurorainbow Festival in June…

No masks on planes or at European airports from next Monday
No masks on planes or at European airports from next Monday

You will have to wear one if you are travelling to or from places where they are still mandatory…

Police confirm that the two bodies found are of a missing father and daughter
Police confirm that the two bodies found are of a missing father and daughter

Their car was spotted first by a police helicopter this morning...

A cooler Wednesday with a drop in temperatures as the calima clears
A cooler Wednesday with a drop in temperatures as the calima clears

Parts of Gran Canaria had electrical storms during the night. Here’s the full forecast for each island...

Nightmare Jet2 flight from Tenerife: diversion, problem passenger, and medical emergency
Nightmare Jet2 flight from Tenerife: diversion, problem passenger, and medical emergency

Things got from bad to worse when it couldn’t take off again after landing at different airport because crew had exceeded hours...

5 reasons to go for a holiday in Tenerife
5 reasons to go for a holiday in Tenerife

Do you enjoy travelling and visiting new places? Why not try Tenerife, the biggest of the Canary Islands…

The Canary Islands returned to pre-pandemic flight levels in April
The Canary Islands returned to pre-pandemic flight levels in April

There were almost 30,000 flights in and out of the islands with the biggest increase of 5% on international ones…

Woman stopped with 6.5 kilos of cocaine in her luggage at Tenerife airport
Woman stopped with 6.5 kilos of cocaine in her luggage at Tenerife airport

She had two suitcases that appeared to be too rigid for the material they were made with, that smelt of chemicals…

EU Parliament agrees to keep Covid Certificate in place for another year
EU Parliament agrees to keep Covid Certificate in place for another year

They have given the green light to the Member States to keep the EU Digital Covid Certificate in place until June 2023...

Man faces 32 years in prison for abusing his underage stepdaughter for over a year
Man faces 32 years in prison for abusing his underage stepdaughter for over a year

He told her that when she turned 14 he was going to penetrate her, making her believe it was ‘acts of love’...

Man arrested for killing his 90 year old aunt and setting fire to her house
Man arrested for killing his 90 year old aunt and setting fire to her house

He surrendered to the police after beating her to death, moving her body, starting the fire, and then fleeing from the scene...

Swedish tour operator Ving will resume its operations with Fuerteventura this winter
Swedish tour operator Ving will resume its operations with Fuerteventura this winter

This summer there will also be direct flights with Finland and Denmark…

British estate agent has arrest warrant issued in the Canary Islands for fraud
British estate agent has arrest warrant issued in the Canary Islands for fraud

She is wanted for allegedly stealing 67,000 euros during a property transaction and operated in Tenerife and Lanzarote…

Plans for over-development of El Puertito in Adeje include illegal private beach
Plans for over-development of El Puertito in Adeje include illegal private beach

Janet Anscombe responds to your questions and comments against the construction of the new 5-star resort…

Fuel prices have only risen by 2.5% since the Government discount was applied
Fuel prices have only risen by 2.5% since the Government discount was applied

The discount was introduced on March 29th until the end of June as part of the response plan for economic emergencies...

1,200 people take part in Adeje walk for the Virgin Incarnation
1,200 people take part in Adeje walk for the Virgin Incarnation

The night walk was to celebrate the canonical patronage by the Vatican with mass officiated by the bishop of Tenerife...

44 people killed trying to reach the Canary Islands in a small boat
44 people killed trying to reach the Canary Islands in a small boat

12 people were rescued, 7 bodies were retrieved, and 37 are in a watery grave in the Atlantic...