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Judge sends driver of the GC-1 car chase to prison
Judge sends driver of the GC-1 car chase to prison

He has been locked up for various crimes including reckless homicide after the hit and run of an 8 year old boy...

Government makes new proposal to the self-employed for Social Security contributions
Government makes new proposal to the self-employed for Social Security contributions

It includes requests for the modification of the concept of net income and more deductable expenses...

Hugh Elliott: ‘There is currently no negotiation to change the 90/180 day rule’
Hugh Elliott: ‘There is currently no negotiation to change the 90/180 day rule’

Canarian Weekly sat down for a chat with the British Ambassador to Spain to find the answer to your most asked question...

Sunny in the south, showers in the north, cloudy this afternoon
Sunny in the south, showers in the north, cloudy this afternoon

Tenerife and Gran Canaria will have a north-south divide with today’s weather...

Why have active cases in the Canary Islands dropped by 80% in 24 hours?
Why have active cases in the Canary Islands dropped by 80% in 24 hours?

The Canary Islands now have the second lowest 14-day incidence rate in the whole of Spain...

Insurance agent arrested in Tenerife for keeping money leaving clients without cover
Insurance agent arrested in Tenerife for keeping money leaving clients without cover

He is accused of keeping 8,000 euros during lockdown, taking payment via mobile phone...

Man arrested after car chase in a stolen car only stops by crashing into police
Man arrested after car chase in a stolen car only stops by crashing into police

The incident took place on the GC-1 motorway in Gran Canaria...

The change in restrictions for UK travellers has boosted holiday bookings
The change in restrictions for UK travellers has boosted holiday bookings

The combination of less requirements when arriving in England, and Spain now allowing teens, has made a big difference...

Union warns of ‘chaos’ for Canarian companies if the ERTE is not extended
Union warns of ‘chaos’ for Canarian companies if the ERTE is not extended

The CEOE has asked the Canary Islands Government to get involved in the negotiations to establish an agreement…

Covid update: Active cases drop by over 87,000 today in the Canary Islands
Covid update: Active cases drop by over 87,000 today in the Canary Islands

There have been 598 new cases and six deaths today, as this data adjustment is the first big sign that 6th wave is ending…

'Bodies' the world-famous exhibition of real human bodies comes to Tenerife
'Bodies' the world-famous exhibition of real human bodies comes to Tenerife

It is an amazing display of preserved and dissected bodies revealing what is behind our skin…

A motorcyclist is killed after a fall in the south of Tenerife
A motorcyclist is killed after a fall in the south of Tenerife

Paramedics tried to revive the 28-year-old but didn’t succeed...

A cooler start to the week with some rain showers today in the Canary Islands
A cooler start to the week with some rain showers today in the Canary Islands

The AEMET forecast shows a drop in temperatures across the islands with more wind and some gusts...

Covid continues to fall in the Canary Islands: 459 new cases and 6 deaths
Covid continues to fall in the Canary Islands: 459 new cases and 6 deaths

Incidence rates have dropped again, Lanzarote and Tenerife both now have an IA7 of less than 200...

Woman killed in head on accident between two cars in Fuerteventura
Woman killed in head on accident between two cars in Fuerteventura

She was trapped in her car and second vehicle rolled onto its roof due to the impact on the FV-2 in Tuineje...

Santa Cruz gives favourable report for two zip wires over Las Teresitas beach
Santa Cruz gives favourable report for two zip wires over Las Teresitas beach

The capital's Urban Planning Department has released a positive feasibility report for the project...

Two planes make emergency landings in Tenerife with injured passengers on board
Two planes make emergency landings in Tenerife with injured passengers on board

Paramedics managed to save the life of both people who had suffered from heart attacks...

Covid update: 872 new cases and 12 deaths in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 872 new cases and 12 deaths in the Canary Islands

The downward trend is continuing, and hospital occupancy of both ICU and wards has dropped by 5% in the last 24 hours...

Chemists can now supervise self-diagnosis tests and send the results
Chemists can now supervise self-diagnosis tests and send the results

The new diagnostic system, which aims to help relieve Primary Care in hospitals, started yesterday...

The Canary Islands are relieved that Spain opens to the British but ask ‘is it too late?’
The Canary Islands are relieved that Spain opens to the British but ask ‘is it too late?’

They want to know why a PCR and not an Antigen test is required from 12 to 17 year olds like from other countries...