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CEST and San Miguel Council discuss progress on the Las Chafiras Interchange works
CEST and San Miguel Council discuss progress on the Las Chafiras Interchange works

The Oroteanda interchange from the south is expected to be open in November…

San Miguel council approves construction of three new hotels
San Miguel council approves construction of three new hotels

They will be built in Amarilla Golf and Golf del Sur boosting tourism and the local economy…

Lanzarote leads hotel occupancy in the Canary Islands with a rate of 82%
Lanzarote leads hotel occupancy in the Canary Islands with a rate of 82%

Teguise was one of the only two municipalities in Spain that exceeded 90% in July…

VIDEO: CCTV captures the moment of the accident in Corralejo on film
VIDEO: CCTV captures the moment of the accident in Corralejo on film

A British tourist was driving the car that inexplicably went out of control and injured eight people…

7 people injured as rent a car crashes into a packed bar terrace in Corralejo
7 people injured as rent a car crashes into a packed bar terrace in Corralejo

One of the injured is a 4-month-old baby who has been flown to hospital in Gran Canaria for specialist treatment…

Tenerife Cabildo invests €7.7 million in two state-of-the-art firefighting helicopters
Tenerife Cabildo invests €7.7 million in two state-of-the-art firefighting helicopters

They will be based at the south airport to ensure a quick response time and will assist in training exercises for BRIFOR firefighters…

Beach in Gran Canaria flies a purple flag due to the presence of a shark
Beach in Gran Canaria flies a purple flag due to the presence of a shark

Here are all the flags that can be seen on beaches in the Canary Islands and what they mean…

Decomposed body of a man found under rubble of a collapsed wall in La Rocar
Decomposed body of a man found under rubble of a collapsed wall in La Rocar

A member of the public detected it due to the foul smell it was emitting…

Dutch mafia ship loaded with hashish is intercepted in the Canary Islands
Dutch mafia ship loaded with hashish is intercepted in the Canary Islands

In total they found 6,000kg of drugs on board and raided bases in mainland Spain…

Experts warn that ‘the worst fires are yet to come’ in the Canary Islands
Experts warn that ‘the worst fires are yet to come’ in the Canary Islands

We are a “tinder box” for mega forest fires that could break out simultaneously on multiple islands with disastrous consequences…

The Minister of Tourism believes that tourismophobia ‘is starting to get worrying’
The Minister of Tourism believes that tourismophobia ‘is starting to get worrying’

The sector is calling for prudence before it starts affecting arrival numbers and stops people coming to the islands…

Santiago del Teide begins to repair the sewage pipe broken by the tide
Santiago del Teide begins to repair the sewage pipe broken by the tide

Analysis of the seawater is being carried out every two days to guarantee the public’s health…

EasyJet to run five repatriation flights to Gatwick for stranded passengers
EasyJet to run five repatriation flights to Gatwick for stranded passengers

They are focussing on key holiday destinations to return people home, and will also operate larger aircraft on key routes…

Magnificent 150 million euro superyacht ‘Boardwalk’ docks in Santa Cruz
Magnificent 150 million euro superyacht ‘Boardwalk’ docks in Santa Cruz

Another amazing luxury yacht stops off in Tenerife on its travels around the world…

FIRE UPDATE: These are all the measures still in place due to the Tenerife fire
FIRE UPDATE: These are all the measures still in place due to the Tenerife fire

The fire remains stabilized as efforts focus on La Matanza, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava, and Güímar…

VIDEO: A car catches fire in LIDL car park in Vecindario
VIDEO: A car catches fire in LIDL car park in Vecindario

Shoppers tried to put it out with fire extinguishers but it just got bigger so they moved their cars until the fire brigade arrived…

Gran Canaria beach is closed due to abnormal levels of bacteria
Gran Canaria beach is closed due to abnormal levels of bacteria

The presence of ‘intestinal enterococcus’ in the water has led it to be closed by the council until new test results come back…

Thousands of Brits 'stranded' at Tenerife airport due to the problems in the UK
Thousands of Brits 'stranded' at Tenerife airport due to the problems in the UK

At least 6,000 people have not been able to return home due to a technical problem with air traffic control…

Importers warn of a shortage of potatoes in the Canary Islands
Importers warn of a shortage of potatoes in the Canary Islands

Supply has stopped from England because of the presence of the Colorado beetle in crops…

UK air traffic control latest: 'Significant' disruption and more delays expected today
UK air traffic control latest: 'Significant' disruption and more delays expected today

UK airports have warned disruption will continue today despite the air traffic control glitch being fixed…