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A 25 year old young man dies after being electrocuted by a ride at the Alcalá fayre
A 25 year old young man dies after being electrocuted by a ride at the Alcalá fayre

The fiesta has not been cancelled but the rides are closed as they are subject to judicial investigation...

Meet 'Captain Canarias' who clears cigarette butts from beaches
Meet 'Captain Canarias' who clears cigarette butts from beaches

Ollie is on a one man crusade to clear the beaches and teach children of all nationalities to recycle...

Ryanair: No more 10 euro flights as fuel prices drive up air fares
Ryanair: No more 10 euro flights as fuel prices drive up air fares

Michael O'Leary says that average flight prices will increase by up to 25%...

El Puertito activists chain themselves together and stop construction work
El Puertito activists chain themselves together and stop construction work

The protesters held a sit-in in a strategic place that prevented the entry of workers and machinery to the site...

58-year-old man loses an arm in motorbike accident in Tenerife
58-year-old man loses an arm in motorbike accident in Tenerife

He was involved in a collision with a car and has suffered several serious injuries...

367 migrants rescued in Canarian waters including a child in critical condition
367 migrants rescued in Canarian waters including a child in critical condition

The six-year-old boy went into cardiorespiratory arrest but was revived by rescuers…

Social media mayhem: Tenerife beautician refuses to give a man a manicure
Social media mayhem: Tenerife beautician refuses to give a man a manicure

She claims that she is not homophobic, but that it is ‘against her beliefs’

The cost of living continues to rise in the Canaries with prices up 9.4% in July
The cost of living continues to rise in the Canaries with prices up 9.4% in July

Inflation has been above 10% for two consecutive months with increases in housing, transport, food and drink the most affected...

21-year-old drug dealer arrested in Torviscas area of Costa Adeje
21-year-old drug dealer arrested in Torviscas area of Costa Adeje

He was arrested while carrying different narcotic substances and 950 euros in cash, but his name flagged up when checked...

The Perseids meteor shower returns to Teide this weekend
The Perseids meteor shower returns to Teide this weekend

The ‘Tears of San Lorenzo’ will reach their maximum activity tonight, although the full moon will affect visibility...

Parents arrested after their 19 month old baby tests positive for cocaine and cannabis
Parents arrested after their 19 month old baby tests positive for cocaine and cannabis

They took him to hospital in Gran Canaria as he was sleepy and walking unsteadily...

Abandoned crayfish found in a park in Tenerife: ‘You can be fined 200,000 euros for this’
Abandoned crayfish found in a park in Tenerife: ‘You can be fined 200,000 euros for this’

The ‘river crabs’ are considered to be dangerous for the Islands since they change the natural environment and lay up to 500 eggs each...

Almost 50 motorhomes go up in flames as fire spreads through a caravan park
Almost 50 motorhomes go up in flames as fire spreads through a caravan park

The wind, gas cylinders, and mattresses acted as a “breeding ground" for the fire which spread very quickly…

Tenerife and El Hierro drop to alert level 1 for risk of Covid
Tenerife and El Hierro drop to alert level 1 for risk of Covid

Good news as the incidence, hospital pressure, and occupancy of conventional and ICU beds continues to drop…

VIDEO: Wizz Air ‘lowest ever landing’ is caught on film
VIDEO: Wizz Air ‘lowest ever landing’ is caught on film

Watch the dramatic footage of the Airbus A321 literally metres above people’s heads as it lands on a Greek Island…

The Canary Islands follows protocol and turns off their lights
The Canary Islands follows protocol and turns off their lights

Tourist areas weren’t really affected but metropolitan and commercial areas went into darkness...

At last an agreement is made for the exchange of UK driving licences
At last an agreement is made for the exchange of UK driving licences

The UK says that an agreement has been finalised and that the annexes are now being worked on...

Lidl, Mercadona and Aldi told to withdraw contaminated ice creams from shelves
Lidl, Mercadona and Aldi told to withdraw contaminated ice creams from shelves

AESAN recommends not to eat these ice creams if you have them at home due to the presence of "foreign bodies"

The Canary Islands will be plunged into darkness from 10:00pm tonight to save energy
The Canary Islands will be plunged into darkness from 10:00pm tonight to save energy

The order to follow the Royal Decree-Law has been sent to all government, cabildo, and council buildings…

World record for 12 brothers and sisters with a combined age of 1,057 years old
World record for 12 brothers and sisters with a combined age of 1,057 years old

They all still live in the municipality of Moya in Gran Canaria and are aged between 76 and 98 years old…