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A cloudy Sunday with scattered showers at altitude
A cloudy Sunday with scattered showers at altitude

Sunset will be at 7.10pm tonight; here is today’s forecast for each island...

WHO gives green light for molnupiravir, the first antiviral against Covid
WHO gives green light for molnupiravir, the first antiviral against Covid

It is recommended for patients who are at high risk of hospitalization and is important for long term management of the virus…

21-year-old man suffers head injury after falling from a bridge in Veronicas
21-year-old man suffers head injury after falling from a bridge in Veronicas

The incident occurred shortly after 1:30am this morning in the main area of Tenerife for nightclubs…

A man has drowned in Tenerife after swimming in the sea after dark
A man has drowned in Tenerife after swimming in the sea after dark

There are currently weather warnings across the Canary Islands for winds and dangerous sea conditions…

A 9-year-old girl is run over in the south of Tenerife
A 9-year-old girl is run over in the south of Tenerife

She was transferred by ambulance to Hospiten Sur for treatment to chest injuries…

New drive-in movie theatre opens in the south of Tenerife
New drive-in movie theatre opens in the south of Tenerife

It has the largest screen in Spain with space for 650 cars showing the latest films…

Football fan fired after ending up in Tenerife after a Rangers win
Football fan fired after ending up in Tenerife after a Rangers win

The Scottish fan doesn’t remember coming to Tenerife after celebrating his team's victory against Borussia Dortmund…

Green light for 117m euros TF-1 improvements to ease congestion in the south
Green light for 117m euros TF-1 improvements to ease congestion in the south

A two-level road with a tunnel is going to be built between Las Americas and Fañabe to stop traffic jams…

The Canary Islands are concerned that the war will cause another tourism crisis
The Canary Islands are concerned that the war will cause another tourism crisis

Russian tourists spend more per head than any other nationality on holiday in the Islands...

Naked man arrested after dancing and making a ‘mess’ in the street
Naked man arrested after dancing and making a ‘mess’ in the street

He tried to get in someone’s car with them and then rubbed his backside on another’s bonnet...

A rare biotoxin is killing dozens of dolphins around the Canary Islands
A rare biotoxin is killing dozens of dolphins around the Canary Islands

Global warming has increased the presence of microalgae that are causing a series of toxins which are lethal for these mammals...

Tenerife cuts all ties with its tourist promotion office in Russia
Tenerife cuts all ties with its tourist promotion office in Russia

Turismo has cancelled its participation in the MITT Fair in Moscow, which is scheduled to be held between March 15th and 17th...

RESTRICTIONS UPDATE: Capacities return to 100% but still no dancing
RESTRICTIONS UPDATE: Capacities return to 100% but still no dancing

Gran Canaria goes to Level 3, and all islands have the equivalent of Level 1 restrictions with 100% indoors and outdoors…

Covid update: New cases jump back up to over 2,000 and the R rate increases too
Covid update: New cases jump back up to over 2,000 and the R rate increases too

The R rate of contagion was as low as 0.47, but has now increased to 1.33…

Steven Gerrard Academy students from Tenerife are securing coaching jobs overseas
Steven Gerrard Academy students from Tenerife are securing coaching jobs overseas

The benefits of this prestigious training course are being seen already as some were signed up immediately on a trip to the UK…

The National Police detonate a suspicious suitcase left in the port of Santa Cruz
The National Police detonate a suspicious suitcase left in the port of Santa Cruz

The person who alerted the Police reported that the owner of the suitcase "spoke in Arabic" before leaving it behind on purpose…

AEMET reactivates weather warnings in the Canary Islands for more strong winds
AEMET reactivates weather warnings in the Canary Islands for more strong winds

On Saturday an orange warning will be activated on some islands for gusts up to 90 km/h and waves up to 4 metres high…

The Canarian Government will continue to relax more restrictions today
The Canarian Government will continue to relax more restrictions today

Half of the Canaries municipalities still have incidence rates at very high risk despite the decline of the sixth wave...

Business owners in Golf Del Sur complain of more break-ins and pickpockets
Business owners in Golf Del Sur complain of more break-ins and pickpockets

They demand more police presence, especially at night, as there are more robberies in businesses and of tourists...

Ukrainian sailor arrested for trying to sink Russian boss’s luxury yacht in Mallorca
Ukrainian sailor arrested for trying to sink Russian boss’s luxury yacht in Mallorca

His employer is the CEO of a military weapons company that he claims are being used to bomb his countrymen…