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An overcast start to the bank holiday weekend in the Canary Islands
An overcast start to the bank holiday weekend in the Canary Islands

Cloudy skies are forecast today but expect an increase in temperatures...

VIDEO: 215 kilos of cocaine found in a container in Las Palmas port
VIDEO: 215 kilos of cocaine found in a container in Las Palmas port

The drugs were hidden in sacks of white sugar on a boat that had sailed from Brazil and have a street value of 13 million euros...

Local Police arrest man selling ‘laughing gas’ to tourists
Local Police arrest man selling ‘laughing gas’ to tourists

It is illegal to sell nitrous oxide for recreational use as it can lead to long term health problems...

British tourist attacks three policemen as they were escorting him off a plane
British tourist attacks three policemen as they were escorting him off a plane

Agents were called to meet the plane as it landed in Lanzarote because he was abusive to cabin crew…

Three arrested for trying to steal 48,000 euros in Los Cristianos by the ‘puncture method’
Three arrested for trying to steal 48,000 euros in Los Cristianos by the ‘puncture method’

The target was the owner of a money exchange business who had just withdrawn the money from the bank…

Police save woman’s life after she had a heart attack in Las Americas street
Police save woman’s life after she had a heart attack in Las Americas street

Officers of the National Police were the first at the scene, and performed CPR until paramedics arrived...

A 5-year-old boy and his mother injured after hitting a wall on the TF-1 in Adeje
A 5-year-old boy and his mother injured after hitting a wall on the TF-1 in Adeje

She lost control of her car and crashed on a slip road to the motorway...

Police warn of a new method that thieves are using to target apartments
Police warn of a new method that thieves are using to target apartments

The National Police advise you to check your front door and frame for traces of glue...

Police find the bodies of two dead dogs floating in the sea, one with its jaws tied
Police find the bodies of two dead dogs floating in the sea, one with its jaws tied

The Local Police has called for citizen collaboration to locate those responsible for this cruel act…

150 beaches in the Canaries are at risk of disappearing by 2050 due to climate change
150 beaches in the Canaries are at risk of disappearing by 2050 due to climate change

It is estimated that more than 10% of our coastline will have disappeared in the next 28 years…

New check-in and boarding gates open at Tenerife South airport
New check-in and boarding gates open at Tenerife South airport

This new area will speed up the process for thousands of passengers every day, particularly for Ryanair and EasyJet...

Covid update: 1,029 new cases and 7 seven deaths since Saturday
Covid update: 1,029 new cases and 7 seven deaths since Saturday

Data for the over 60s is still being updated twice a week by the Ministry of Heath...

VIDEO: The Freestyle Zombies are coming to the Canary Islands
VIDEO: The Freestyle Zombies are coming to the Canary Islands

The show is coming to Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and La Gomera and features seven of the world’s best riders...

New data shows the extent of the recovery of tourism so far in 2022
New data shows the extent of the recovery of tourism so far in 2022

Hotel overnight stays in the Canary Islands during April increased by 762% compared to 2021…

Four Brits are being investigated for falsifying documents to live in Tenerife
Four Brits are being investigated for falsifying documents to live in Tenerife

They falsified papers to show that they had been living on the island before end of 2020 when Brexit took effect…

Spain will study containment measures to stop Monkeypox
Spain will study containment measures to stop Monkeypox

The Public Health Committee is meeting today to analyse the situation as nine regions are now affected...

A cloudy Tuesday with some showers and strong winds in parts of the islands
A cloudy Tuesday with some showers and strong winds in parts of the islands

It will generally be a cloudy, windy day today; check the forecast for your island here...

First Monkeypox case is confirmed in the Canary Islands
First Monkeypox case is confirmed in the Canary Islands

The Ministry of Health are studying five other cases in the islands as virologists suspect that the illness is airborne…

Heartbreak for couple who have wedding cancelled days before Spain lifts travel restrictions
Heartbreak for couple who have wedding cancelled days before Spain lifts travel restrictions

Their wedding was first postponed last year due to the pandemic, but since then the nightmare has just got worse and worse…

Two Brits arrested at airport as they try to flee Tenerife after trashing hotel room
Two Brits arrested at airport as they try to flee Tenerife after trashing hotel room

They had agreed to 2,000 euros compensation but decided to leave without paying it…