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A cooler Wednesday with a drop in temperatures as the calima clears
A cooler Wednesday with a drop in temperatures as the calima clears

Parts of Gran Canaria had electrical storms during the night. Here’s the full forecast for each island...

Nightmare Jet2 flight from Tenerife: diversion, problem passenger, and medical emergency
Nightmare Jet2 flight from Tenerife: diversion, problem passenger, and medical emergency

Things got from bad to worse when it couldn’t take off again after landing at different airport because crew had exceeded hours...

5 reasons to go for a holiday in Tenerife
5 reasons to go for a holiday in Tenerife

Do you enjoy travelling and visiting new places? Why not try Tenerife, the biggest of the Canary Islands…

The Canary Islands returned to pre-pandemic flight levels in April
The Canary Islands returned to pre-pandemic flight levels in April

There were almost 30,000 flights in and out of the islands with the biggest increase of 5% on international ones…

Woman stopped with 6.5 kilos of cocaine in her luggage at Tenerife airport
Woman stopped with 6.5 kilos of cocaine in her luggage at Tenerife airport

She had two suitcases that appeared to be too rigid for the material they were made with, that smelt of chemicals…

EU Parliament agrees to keep Covid Certificate in place for another year
EU Parliament agrees to keep Covid Certificate in place for another year

They have given the green light to the Member States to keep the EU Digital Covid Certificate in place until June 2023...

Man faces 32 years in prison for abusing his underage stepdaughter for over a year
Man faces 32 years in prison for abusing his underage stepdaughter for over a year

He told her that when she turned 14 he was going to penetrate her, making her believe it was ‘acts of love’...

Man arrested for killing his 90 year old aunt and setting fire to her house
Man arrested for killing his 90 year old aunt and setting fire to her house

He surrendered to the police after beating her to death, moving her body, starting the fire, and then fleeing from the scene...

Swedish tour operator Ving will resume its operations with Fuerteventura this winter
Swedish tour operator Ving will resume its operations with Fuerteventura this winter

This summer there will also be direct flights with Finland and Denmark…

British estate agent has arrest warrant issued in the Canary Islands for fraud
British estate agent has arrest warrant issued in the Canary Islands for fraud

She is wanted for allegedly stealing 67,000 euros during a property transaction and operated in Tenerife and Lanzarote…

Plans for over-development of El Puertito in Adeje include illegal private beach
Plans for over-development of El Puertito in Adeje include illegal private beach

Janet Anscombe responds to your questions and comments against the construction of the new 5-star resort…

Fuel prices have only risen by 2.5% since the Government discount was applied
Fuel prices have only risen by 2.5% since the Government discount was applied

The discount was introduced on March 29th until the end of June as part of the response plan for economic emergencies...

1,200 people take part in Adeje walk for the Virgin Incarnation
1,200 people take part in Adeje walk for the Virgin Incarnation

The night walk was to celebrate the canonical patronage by the Vatican with mass officiated by the bishop of Tenerife...

44 people killed trying to reach the Canary Islands in a small boat
44 people killed trying to reach the Canary Islands in a small boat

12 people were rescued, 7 bodies were retrieved, and 37 are in a watery grave in the Atlantic...

What to do if an ATM doesn’t give you money when on holiday
What to do if an ATM doesn’t give you money when on holiday

It’s rare that it happens, but sometimes, after having carried out a transaction, you do not receive the cash...

Two arrested in south Tenerife for giving work contracts to defraud the Social Security
Two arrested in south Tenerife for giving work contracts to defraud the Social Security

They gave contracts to people just so they could be legal, pay less social, or to get Social benefits...

1,800 homeless people are living on the streets, in caves and in shacks in Tenerife
1,800 homeless people are living on the streets, in caves and in shacks in Tenerife

Cáritas warns of an increase in the homelessness, especially in tourist areas in the south of the island...

Yellow weather warning activated for extreme temperatures and strong winds
Yellow weather warning activated for extreme temperatures and strong winds

The heat will be especially noticeable in areas of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura today...

118 immigrants rescued in two inflatable boats heading to the Canaries
118 immigrants rescued in two inflatable boats heading to the Canaries

They were intercepted with 50 miles of Gran Canaria and taken to Arguineguín...

The first stone of the new Cuna del Alma luxurious tourist village is laid in Adeje
The first stone of the new Cuna del Alma luxurious tourist village is laid in Adeje

The new mega-complex is being developed by those behind Baobab Suites and the Corales Hotel in La Caleta...