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No barbeques or smoking in the mountains due to risk of forest fires
No barbeques or smoking in the mountains due to risk of forest fires

The Cabildo activates this and other preventive measures due to extreme heat...

VIDEO: Road closed by Siam Park due to subsidence and cracked asphalt
VIDEO: Road closed by Siam Park due to subsidence and cracked asphalt

The local authorities in Tenerife have said it is due to a burst pipe and will stay closed until it is fully repaired…

AEMET increases level of weather warnings to red and orange in the Canary Islands
AEMET increases level of weather warnings to red and orange in the Canary Islands

Temperatures of more than 41 degrees are forecast for this Wednesday…

The dead body of a decapitated child is found on a beach in Tarragona
The dead body of a decapitated child is found on a beach in Tarragona

It was discovered this morning by a council worker cleaning the beach who thought it was a child’s doll at first…

Port worker on sick leave sets up Europe’s largest cocaine lab in Spain
Port worker on sick leave sets up Europe’s largest cocaine lab in Spain

Police have arrested 18 people in Galicia and have seized thousands of kilos of cocaine in the process...

Too hot to sleep? Here are 10 ways to help you in the heat this summer
Too hot to sleep? Here are 10 ways to help you in the heat this summer

The heatwaves make it more difficult to fall asleep with temperatures not dropping below 20 degrees at night...

British Royal Navy Ship docks in Santa Cruz
British Royal Navy Ship docks in Santa Cruz

This will be the last time HMS Scott visits Tenerife as it is being retired at the end of this year...

Adeje Council start taking down fences surrounding park in San Eugenio
Adeje Council start taking down fences surrounding park in San Eugenio

The company behind the car park haven’t removed them, so the council have taken over…

More weather warnings as a Saharan air mass brings extreme temperatures
More weather warnings as a Saharan air mass brings extreme temperatures

There are yellow warnings in different islands but Gran Canaria will go to orange on Wednesday…

Spain is sitting on the largest unmined gold reserve in Europe
Spain is sitting on the largest unmined gold reserve in Europe

The gold has remained intact for more than 2,000 years and is worth up to two billion euros…

UPDATE: The illegal plots in the south of Tenerife have 110 houses built on them
UPDATE: The illegal plots in the south of Tenerife have 110 houses built on them

The owners of the properties in Lomo Negro say they knew they couldn’t build legally and want it all to be legalized…

180,000 passengers hit as easyJet cancels 1,700 flights
180,000 passengers hit as easyJet cancels 1,700 flights

The airline has axed flights in July, August, and September to destinations around Europe including the Canary Islands...

A 68-year-old man killed in a ‘hit and run’ accident in the south of Tenerife
A 68-year-old man killed in a ‘hit and run’ accident in the south of Tenerife

Over the weekend one man was killed and 12 people were injured in various accidents on Canary Islands roads...

The FCO issues two travel updates to Brits planning to go on holiday to Spain
The FCO issues two travel updates to Brits planning to go on holiday to Spain

One has to do with the procedure for reporting crimes and the other with the coronavirus...

A brand new luxury resort is almost ready to open in La Gomera
A brand new luxury resort is almost ready to open in La Gomera

The BANCAL Hotel & Spa will open its doors to guests in November in a stunning location overlooking Tenerife...

Cueva del Viento: One of Tenerife’s hidden gems that most people don’t know about
Cueva del Viento: One of Tenerife’s hidden gems that most people don’t know about

This week it celebrates 15 years of showing visitors the secrets of the Pico Viejo volcano in the largest lava tubes in Europe...

Binter starts flights directly from the Canary Islands to Ibiza
Binter starts flights directly from the Canary Islands to Ibiza

The airline now has connections to all airports in the Balearic Islands this summer with residents discount!

EasyJet asks 19 passengers to get off a plane in Lanzarote before leaving for Liverpool
EasyJet asks 19 passengers to get off a plane in Lanzarote before leaving for Liverpool

The flight was delayed for several hours as it was too heavy due to the weather conditions...

The High Court agrees on the limitation of residential properties used as holiday homes
The High Court agrees on the limitation of residential properties used as holiday homes

They have ruled that the prohibition of holiday homes in residential buildings that do not meet the requirements is legal...

Another heatwave is on its way with temperatures of 40°C next week
Another heatwave is on its way with temperatures of 40°C next week

AEMET forecasts show that temperatures will be most intense from Wednesday...