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UPDATE: Forest fire in Los Realejos in Tenerife is under control
UPDATE: Forest fire in Los Realejos in Tenerife is under control

The emergency services have extinguished the blaze in an area called Lolita just outside the town…

Three Moroccans attack a National Police officer with acid
Three Moroccans attack a National Police officer with acid

They recognised the off-duty officer and threw some type of acid at his face. He is hospitalized with a seriously affected eye…

Police arrest one of the most dangerous and wanted men in Tenerife
Police arrest one of the most dangerous and wanted men in Tenerife

The 39-year-old man has two search and arrest warrants and 33 cases against him for knife crime, armed robbery, and GBH…

Gran Canaria takes first step to being a venue for the 2030 World Cup
Gran Canaria takes first step to being a venue for the 2030 World Cup

The official presentation to the Spanish Football Federation regarding plans for the stadium, took place yesterday...

Spain extends entry restrictions for another two months
Spain extends entry restrictions for another two months

This applies to British holidaymakers going to mainland Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands this summer....

Covid update: Gran Canaria rises to alert level 3 for risk of infection
Covid update: Gran Canaria rises to alert level 3 for risk of infection

Head Virologist, Luis Enjuanes, is asking for restrictions to be brought back, saying: "We are undervaluing the virus, it’s crazy"

All occupants walk away from a very nasty car accident in Gran Canaria
All occupants walk away from a very nasty car accident in Gran Canaria

Only two of them were slightly injured in the accident and needed further treatment...

‘A wet backside is not proof’ British tourist who slipped in a Tenerife hotel loses her case
‘A wet backside is not proof’ British tourist who slipped in a Tenerife hotel loses her case

She was asking for 130,000 euros compensation after slipping over at breakfast when barefoot...

ALDI continues opening new stores with its first two in Tenerife
ALDI continues opening new stores with its first two in Tenerife

The company opened stores in Arafo and Los Rodeos yesterday, three in the south will open in August...

Man in critical condition after falling on to rocks by a Costa Adeje beach
Man in critical condition after falling on to rocks by a Costa Adeje beach

He was rescued from the sea by lifeguards who gave him CPR until paramedics arrived...

Formula 1 star is coming to Tenerife to officially launch the Race Track project
Formula 1 star is coming to Tenerife to officially launch the Race Track project

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is making a presentation at the Tenerife Auditorium in Santa Cruz next Tuesday…

New campaign to encourage vaccination as cases and incidence are still rising
New campaign to encourage vaccination as cases and incidence are still rising

The Ministry of Health insists that vaccination is still the best defence against getting seriously ill from SARS-CoV-2…

Aldi opens their first two stores to the public in Gran Canaria
Aldi opens their first two stores to the public in Gran Canaria

The anticipated arrival of the German supermarket chain is here; Two stores in Tenerife are ready to open too…

Inflation reaches 10.2% in Spain the highest rate since 1985
Inflation reaches 10.2% in Spain the highest rate since 1985

The biggest price rises have been seen in transport costs, housing, leisure, and food and non-alcoholic beverages...

Firemen find a dead body in the yesterday’s fire outbreak in La Gomera
Firemen find a dead body in the yesterday’s fire outbreak in La Gomera

The fire was controlled and stabilised within a few hours, but the body remains a mystery...

The Tenerife Cabildo asks for more time to discuss the ‘Teide Master Plan’
The Tenerife Cabildo asks for more time to discuss the ‘Teide Master Plan’

The objective of the proposal is to preserve the natural environment of the National Park...

Covid update: 16 more deaths in the last 4 days, 52 so far in July
Covid update: 16 more deaths in the last 4 days, 52 so far in July

There have been 2,027 new cases since Friday in the over 60s and 8,155 in the last two weeks as the virus continues to spread...

Involcan records another seismic swarm of small earthquakes under Teide
Involcan records another seismic swarm of small earthquakes under Teide

The most likely origin of this type of low-magnitude swarm is the movement of steam, gas or water under the volcano…

Six arrested in Adeje for falsifying residency documents for immigrants
Six arrested in Adeje for falsifying residency documents for immigrants

They issued fake work contracts and social security registrations for up to 3,000 euros a person…

Scotsman is new president of Age in Spain
Scotsman is new president of Age in Spain

John Rafferty joined the organisation as a volunteer on its Residency Helpline during the Brexit negotiations…