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No more locator forms or tests when travelling to the UK
No more locator forms or tests when travelling to the UK

Grant Shapps has lifted all remaining travel requirements to the UK from Friday at 4am...

Chaos on board ferries due to stormy weather and sea conditions
Chaos on board ferries due to stormy weather and sea conditions

People have been sharing photos from their journey on the Fred Olsen ‘Bentago Express’ to La Palma…

Strong winds from Storm Celia start to affect the islands airports
Strong winds from Storm Celia start to affect the islands airports

Three flights have been diverted, two cancelled, and several delayed; airlines advise checking the status of your flight...

STORM CELIA: 90kmh winds, over 100 emergency incidents, and schools closed
STORM CELIA: 90kmh winds, over 100 emergency incidents, and schools closed

Teaching has been suspended this afternoon due to the weather and schools are closing early...

The Canary Islands Government is ‘open’ to lowering tax on petrol
The Canary Islands Government is ‘open’ to lowering tax on petrol

The price of petrol and diesel continue to skyrocket and have reached another historical high this week...

Property sales increased by 44% in the Canary Islands during 2021
Property sales increased by 44% in the Canary Islands during 2021

Property sales increased by 44% in the Canary Islands during 2021

Spain maintains its plan to eliminate masks despite the increase in Covid cases
Spain maintains its plan to eliminate masks despite the increase in Covid cases

The Minister of Health insists that the end of the mandatory use of masks indoors will be "sooner rather than later"...

The Canary Islands are on orange weather warning as storm Celia arrives
The Canary Islands are on orange weather warning as storm Celia arrives

Bad weather will spread throughout the archipelago. Rain, wind and rough seas are expected throughout the islands...

Four people have drowned over the weekend due to bad sea conditions
Four people have drowned over the weekend due to bad sea conditions

A 9-year-old girl is still in a critical condition after being rescued from the sea...

Covid weekly update: 8,786 new cases and 12 deaths this week
Covid weekly update: 8,786 new cases and 12 deaths this week

The downward trend of cases, incidence rates, and more importantly, hospital pressure, has slowed down this week...

Isla de Lobos... a true piece of paradise in the Canary Islands
Isla de Lobos... a true piece of paradise in the Canary Islands

Lobos Island is an islet just north of Fuerteventura, a largely uninhabited nature preserve that's known for its clear waters...

Vaguito, the dog that sits in front of the sea waiting for his deceased owner
Vaguito, the dog that sits in front of the sea waiting for his deceased owner

The faithful dog goes to the beach every day and stares at the sea waiting for his owner to return...

Chaos at Canaries airports due to the volume of tourist arrivals
Chaos at Canaries airports due to the volume of tourist arrivals

Some passengers claim to have waited more than an hour to pass through passport and health control points...

44 people have died trying to cross the Atlantic from Morocco
44 people have died trying to cross the Atlantic from Morocco

Among those on board the flimsy inflatable boat were 16 women and 7 babies...

Police uncover holiday rental scam for holiday homes that don’t exist
Police uncover holiday rental scam for holiday homes that don’t exist

Two people have been arrested for 12 cases of fraud so far where people have paid deposits then communication has stopped...

Man in rubber ring airlifted to safety in Costa Adeje in the south of Tenerife
Man in rubber ring airlifted to safety in Costa Adeje in the south of Tenerife

He was swept up the coast by strong currents and couldn’t get out due to big swells and dangerous sea conditions...

16 children from an orphanage in Ukraine arrive in Fuerteventura
16 children from an orphanage in Ukraine arrive in Fuerteventura

The group come from a town just 30 kilometres from Kiev and include a baby less than two years old...

The Canaries final of the 'First Lego League' is taking place in Tenerife
The Canaries final of the 'First Lego League' is taking place in Tenerife

There are 37 teams and 220 contestants taking part at the science park in La Laguna...

The Ukraine crisis has not affected holiday bookings to the Canary Islands
The Ukraine crisis has not affected holiday bookings to the Canary Islands

Airlines have insurance against varying fuel prices so prices are guaranteed in the short term...

TUI joins Jet2 and ditches face masks for passengers on most UK flights
TUI joins Jet2 and ditches face masks for passengers on most UK flights

Passengers on planes from England and Northern Ireland no longer have to wear a face mask during their flight...