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VIDEO: Holidaymaker killed after falling down 100 metre high cliff at Roque Nublo
VIDEO: Holidaymaker killed after falling down 100 metre high cliff at Roque Nublo

A rescue helicopter was needed to access the rocky area where she landed…

Lanzarote on high alert due to fire at landfill site near Costa Teguise
Lanzarote on high alert due to fire at landfill site near Costa Teguise

The public are advised to avoid the area and stay inside with doors and windows shut…

Police identify 12-year-old boy as being responsible for bomb threat at Tenerife school
Police identify 12-year-old boy as being responsible for bomb threat at Tenerife school

The school was evacuated and the bomb disposal unit called in to search the premises. The boy’s parents are now liable for his actions…

Caleta de Fuste is to have a summer market all season long
Caleta de Fuste is to have a summer market all season long

It will not only offer a variety of stalls but also include children's activities, musical performances, and street shows…

TUI to invest in residential housing in the Canary Islands instead of hotels
TUI to invest in residential housing in the Canary Islands instead of hotels

They have announced that they are shifting focus to housing amid mass tourism backlash and because of the number of holiday homes…

Courts rule against Council in legal battle over new water sports on Los Cristianos Beach
Courts rule against Council in legal battle over new water sports on Los Cristianos Beach

Arona Council rejected an application for a ‘cable waterskiing’ business but didn’t let the applicants see why they turned it down…

Top Social Media APIs you should know about
Top Social Media APIs you should know about

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, social media platforms have become a part of our daily lives, APIs can open up a world of possibilities…

Jet2 unveils winter sun program for 2025/26 with increased capacity and new routes
Jet2 unveils winter sun program for 2025/26 with increased capacity and new routes

There are flights to seven destinations in Spain including the Canary Islands…

Motorcyclist killed in tragic accident in the south of Tenerife
Motorcyclist killed in tragic accident in the south of Tenerife

A 19-year-old driver of a car collided with a motorbike on Sunday morning…

Air Traffic Controller strike in France may impact flights to the Canary Islands
Air Traffic Controller strike in France may impact flights to the Canary Islands

Any flight needing to cross French Airspace, including from the UK, could experience problems or delays…

Guardia Civil seize 1,600 kilos of drugs in an inflatable boat on a beach in the Canary Islands
Guardia Civil seize 1,600 kilos of drugs in an inflatable boat on a beach in the Canary Islands

The two crew managed to escape in a 4x4 that was waiting for them at Los Mozos beach…

Emergency landing at Tenerife South airport due to possible fuel leak
Emergency landing at Tenerife South airport due to possible fuel leak

The plane had not long taken off from Gran Canaria when a problem was reported to Air Traffic Controllers…

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake rattles the east coast of Tenerife
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake rattles the east coast of Tenerife

It was felt by the local population who reported it to the emergency services…

Canary Islands see rental prices reach historic highs in May
Canary Islands see rental prices reach historic highs in May

It’s a year since the new housing law was introduced to protect rental increases which has had the opposite effect…

The Canary Islands are having more intense calimas due to a change in weather patterns
The Canary Islands are having more intense calimas due to a change in weather patterns

A new study shows that over the last 40 years we are having less calimas but with more haze and dust particles…

How the Canaries can benefit from digital supply chains
How the Canaries can benefit from digital supply chains

One way could be to create attractive schemes for digital nomads to provide digital technologies…

Diver with decompression sickness airlifted to Tenerife from El Hierro
Diver with decompression sickness airlifted to Tenerife from El Hierro

He needed to be flown to the HUC hospital where they have a hyperbaric chamber to treat this type of ailment…

Home-based crack lab discovered in Tenerife
Home-based crack lab discovered in Tenerife

Police raided an apartment in the capital where crack cocaine was being made and prepared to sell…

Top films you didn't know were shot in the Canary Islands
Top films you didn't know were shot in the Canary Islands

Film makers have a massive choice of locations from sand dunes, deserts, mountains, volcanoes, and the sea all close to each other…

Fuerteventura welcomes new flights from the Czech Republic this summer
Fuerteventura welcomes new flights from the Czech Republic this summer

There are also new flights starting from Germany in the winter season bringing more European tourists to the island…